My Husband really wants professional pictures of me while i'm pregnant. I'm not too excited about the idea as I feel like the good year blimp. But he really wants them, so do any of you know of any photographers in the chicagoland area or better yet had these pics done yourself??
Thanks,
jill
A friend of mine had absolutely gorgeous B&W photos of her and her toddler child while she was pregnant with their second child. Diana Rasche in Oak Park was the photographer (she also photographed my babies.) I liked that her studio is in her home. http://www.diphotography.com/studio.htm
Jookie portrait gallery is GREAT! I wish I had found her before we gave birth, but we have had photos taken frequently since then and love her work. Her site is http://www.jookiephoto.com/
JIll- GO FOR IT! I had mine done and absolutely love them. I used Bauwerks on fullerton. She was so professional and made a half naked extremely large (8.5 month)pregnant lady feel very comfortable and very beautiful! Hear is her link...http://www.bauwerks.com/
Her website doesn't have a lot of pregnancy pictures on it, but if you would like to see mine I would be happy to email you a couple.
Good luck!
I didn't get professional pictures taken while Iw as pregnant and I regret it soooo bad.
I've seen some of the work that Sears does with expecting mothers and they take amazing pictures. You should definitely check out their website or even JC Penny.
J.,
I am a woman photographer and owner of StellaLily Studio 1. Take a look at my website to see if you like the work at stellalily.com. You can also call me at ###-###-####. Don't worry about feeling big--we can make a beautiful and tastful document of this stage of you life and have fun doing it!
Thanks,
J. Ryan
I myself have not had this done but a friend of mine( actually she is the wife of a co-worker) does great pictures. Her name is Lisa Scott ###-###-#### and she will come to your house to do the pictures which provides the privacy you would want. She is pretty reasonable and really good, very patient. I have had her take pictures for my daughter a couple of time.
You can check out her website... www.elitestudios.photoreflect.com
Sorry I didn't see this posting earlier, but if you haven't had them done yet check out my maternity page on www.emphotography.net and I have some new additions on www.myspace.com/emolonyphotography
I work from my home in oak Park or can come to your home.
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Jill! I have to start out by saying that I never had a "belly picture" done. I have three kids (16, 13, and 7), and while each time I felt like the Goodyear Blimp, I totally regret not having MORE pics of my super-huge belly! I can remember how miserable and "fat" and puffed-up I felt, but now that I look back on being pregnant (and knowing that I will never be pregnant again) I miss the whole thing - including being plump! I read on the advice given on here that another mom felt the same regrets. Don't hesititate to have them done - you'll appreciate them someday when your kids are growing up too fast! Good luck!
try the Jookie studio in Lincoln Square. She has a really good eye for artsy, touching moments and not really super expensive.
Hi Jill,
I'm a photographer (suzanneplunkettphotographs.com) and have done dozens of belly pictures! For obvious reasons, I don't post them on my website, but I can show you examples (of women who've given permission!) at my studio.
S.
J.,
I had my belly pictures taken by a professional photographer named Jenny Fontaine (____@____.com) and they were amazing. I wasn't sure what I would think of having this done either, but I love them. What makes the photos so special is that they are not photos of your "belly," they are photos of this amazing relationship between you and your baby-to-be. She will come to your house which makes it more private and convenient. I have photos of just me and photos of me and my husband which I consider to be our first family photo. She has also taken all of our professional photos of my family and the children since birth.
We did them ourselves w/ a good quality digital camera. They turned out amazing! We just took the whole afternoon and took about 800 shots. We just kept uploading them to our computer, adjusting the light/ poses, etc. until we had what we wanted. It was a lot of work, but it was fun, and I was definitely more comfortable in my own home, w/ just my husband there.
