I was excited when I got Crystal and Shane’s e-mail: not only was it a chance to work again with one of my great former wedding clients, but also in that they were keen to participate in this maternity series idea I’ve had floating around for awhile.

At this first session, Crystal was about 5 months into her pregnancy and, for the most part, was hard to tell that she was even expecting! I look forward to documenting her progress as she gets closer to term.  Some sneak peeks from the first session:

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Like I said, our frisbee team is prolific at procreating.  Margie and Nic are the latest couple on the team that will be joining the ranks of parenthood.  Her due date was coming up fast, but we managed to get Margie into the studio before the baby popped out.

Armed with a sunny smile and a cheery demeanor, Margie is just fun to be around whether on or off the field.  Already an easy subject to photograph, her big round belly made for a lot of great pictures. The smile was never too far from Margie’s face either as she and Nic engaged in their usual playful banter. As a long time NY Jets fan, I wasn’t surprised when Nic pulled out the jerseys for the shoot.  I’m guessing there’s a little newborn version just waiting at home.

If I had to make a prediction, I would say their baby is going to inherit a winning smile and an unorthodox but extremely effective forehand…

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After spending the afternoon doing headshots for Malynda’s upcoming CD release, we spent the evening at a more casual pace doing portraits of her family as well as maternity photos.  It made for a fun day in that I had the opportunity to try out so many different feels, backgrounds, and lighting techniques all in the same shoot – from “fashiony” headshots, to capturing her boys bounding around the studio, to creating a moody feel for the maternity shots.  One of the more interesting challenges was making the transition from avoiding Malynda’s belly at the start of the day to making the belly the central focus of the images by the end.  What was also remarkable was how well Malynda – being 7+ months pregnant – pulled off the entire shoot.  Some faves from Part II:

Always a pleasure to work again with my wedding couples, Christianne and Chuck came in to the new studio space for photos of their bun in the oven.  Now it just remains to be seen if it’s a boy or girl, and whether the Leafs or the Oilers will have a higher draft spot this summer.