Relaxing on a swing at Honeymoon Island State Park Florida during a maternity photo shoot - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 1/200th ISO 200 - Strobist: SB-800 & SB-600 to frame left & rightA lot can happen in 4 years and so it has for a past DSLR photography student of mine. I first met Betty in November of 2010 for a couple of 1-on-1 DSLR photography lessons with her Canon T1i. She contacted me this fall inquiring about maternity portraits and after a bit of schedule gymnastics, we were able to find a date and location that worked out. It seems that in those 4 years she was busy, not so much with her photography as she informed me sadly, but in her personal life getting married and now expecting a baby.
I added a digital white background to this maternity portrait actually made on a beach at Honeymoon Island State Park Florida - Nikon D300 Nikkor 80-200mm @ f/9 1/250th ISO 200 - Strobist: SB-800 to frame left & SB-600 to frame rightIt is always nice to see a past photography client again and especially so to photograph a new part of their life. It was a bit breezy out on the beach at Honeymoon Island State Park, but otherwise the weather cooperated pretty well. I had a number of different styles of shots I wanted to try, including the tightly composed profile photo above. I cut out the existing background as it was not very vivid to begin with and replaced it with a pure white digital background.
Willing to get sandy for a maternity photo at Honeymoon Island State Park Florida - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 1/250th ISO 200 - Strobist: SB-800 & SB-600 angled down
For the last shot of the afternoon I asked them how willing they were to get a bit sandy. They were quite willing so I was able to try out an overhead shot I thought was a bit different than the usual maternity composition angle. I look forward to photographing Betty and baby in 2015!
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