Well, I'm done

I'm finally done editing all of the photos from my maternity shoot. Is it self-centered to say I absolutely adore the pictures? I certainly don't mean it that way. I'm so happy and proud of how they turned out. I'm not ashamed to tell you that I was extremely nervous before the shoot. I had several ideas, but not a ton. Posing people is the hardest part for me. I love to shoot people as they interact. It makes for much more interesting photos, in my opinion. However, there are times when you simply must get some arranged poses. I also like to leave room for the client to give me their ideas. After all, it is their shoot, not mine. I want them to walk away from the experience having had a great time and with some great pictures. Due to my nerves, several of the staged poses I had in mind quickly went out of my mind while I was in the moment. It's okay because I think things still turned out well, but even so, I think next time I will take a checklist with me so I don't forget my ideas.

I've read, followed, (a.k.a. stalked), a lot of photographers' blogs and continue to do so. I love to see their ideas, perspectives and I just like to look at pictures. It doesn't matter that I don't know the people; I can appreciate a good photo no matter who is in it and I love it. I've also looked at a lot of websites and one thing that's mentioned over and over, especially on wedding photographers' sites, is what a priviledge they consider it to be able to shoot someone's wedding day. After this shoot with a pregnant mom, I know exactly what they're talking about. This is a time in her and her family's life that can't be replicated. A snippet of time that I got the priviledge of capturing. I can only hope that someday in the future she pulls out these pictures to show her sons of when one was in her belly, and the other one was just a little guy. And I got to take them. A priviledge indeed.