Maternity Portraits - Ashanti

Posted on March 30, 2008

I had the pleasure of doing a maternity portrait session yesterday for Ashanti. I also had the pleasure of shooting her wedding last July. Originally, we were going to do these on the beach and combine that with a family portrait session, but the weather didn’t cooperate, and there were time constraints to be dealt with. So, I decided to shoot the maternity session indoors, using all natural light. No flash, no nothing. Just window light and reflectors. (Ok, a big reflector!)

It was a wonderful portrait session. The whole family came down with Ashanti to help out, so I included everyone in the shots in some way. Here are some of my favorites from this maternity portrait session.

I did a few things differently in the capture of these portraits and in the post processing. I much prefer a low key lighting scheme for portraits over high key, so I was trying to push the limit of the camera. I had to use a tripod. There was no way around that. But the results were worth all the effort in my opinion.

This is Ashanti and Steven’s FIFTH child. I always thought of them as just very serene people. Now I know it’s just an outward sign of complete EXHAUSTION. The above image is One hand on the new unborn child from every member of the family. Obviously, the new baby’s name is Sidney!

This was a great maternity portrait session! Best of luck on the new baby Ashanti and Steven! Keep em’ coming!

Here’s some words from Ashanti below:

Bill is extraordinary. We got married on one of the most highly publicized days of 2007; that’s right 7.7.7! We decided to drive down on a Sunday in March 2007 to visit the Norfolk Botanical Gardens one more time and this is where we met Bill. My husband, being a photographer, already knew what he wanted. Well, Bill was all that and more. And get this, he was still available for our wedding, now only 4 months away. We knew he was heaven sent â€“ prices and all.

Bill has always been professional and makes us feel extremely comfortable. We are more than honored to recommend him to anyone looking for photography needs. At the wedding he seemed to have disappeared, but he clearly captured every single moment of our special day â€“ even the children were in the spotlight. I couldn’t believe that was me in the photos. Almost a year later, people are still giving me compliments and emailing our link of photos across the country.

In fact we recently drove 4 hours with our four child, with one on the way to meet Bill for a family and photography shoot. I discussed what I wanted and again, he delivered! No not the baby, but awesome photos to celebrate our new arrival!

If you are looking for quality, punctuality, flexibility, affordability and talent? Call Bill!

We will continue to call on Bill to meet our needs as our family grows, as feel like he has become a part of our family as well.

Thank you Bill!

Aww shucks!…… Thank YOU Ashanti!

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