Introduction
pregnancy pictures• About the Guide
pregnancy picturesThe Basics
pregnancy photography• How to Prepare
Pregnancy tips• Wardrobe

Elements of Posing
maternity photography guide• Posture
Pregnancy tips• Arching
Pregnancy tipsWalkthrough - posture
Pregnancy tips• Gaze
Pregnancy tips• Expression
Pregnancy tips• The Leg Up

Pregnancy photography• Best Foot Forward
belly pics• The Crossover
belly picsWalkthrough the Crossover

Pregnancy photography• Finding a Pose
belly pics• Placement of Hands

Maternity Posing Ideas
pregnancy• The Cradled Belly
maternity• The Proud Mom
belly picsWalkthrough - Proud Mom
belly pics• The Seated Triangle
Pregnancy tips• Just the Belly
Pregnancy photography• The Hands of Love
Pregnancy photography• Over the Belly
Pregnancy tips• Peek-a-boo
Pregnancy tips• The Open Shirt
Couples:
Pregnancy tips• Face to Face
Pregnancy photography• The Kiss
belly picsWalkthrough - Couples
Pregnancy tips• The Bump
Pregnancy tips• Prom Gone Wrong

Pregnancy tips• Dad & the Belly
Posing with Kids:
Pregnancy tips• Holding the Sibling
Pregnancy photography• Bribes & Trickery
Pregnancy tips• The Sibling & the Belly
Pregnancy tips• The Juggling Act
Pregnancy tips• Dad & the Belly
Pregnancy tipsWalkthrough with children

The Camera Angle
nude pregnancy portraits• The Profile
nude pregnancy portraits• Straight On
nude pregnancy portraits• 3/4 View
nude pregnancy portraits• From Above
nude pregnancy portraits• From Below

Creatiing a Progression
nude pregnancy portraits• How to take a progression


The Maternity Silhouette
nude pregnancy portraits• Rules of the Silhouette

Nude and Semi-Nude
nude maternity photography• The Pregnant Nude
nude pregnancy portraits• Working with Fabrics
nude maternity photography• Coverage I
nude pregnancy portraitsWalkthrough - Coverage
nude pregnancy portraits• Coverage II
nude pregnancy portraits• Coverage for Couples
nude pregnancy portraits• The Demi
nude pregnancy portraits• The Seated Nude
nude pregnancy portraits• The Sweep
nude pregnancy portraitsWalkthrough - Swept Fabric
nude pregnancy portraits• The Horizontal Nude

Photographing yourself
nude pregnancy portraits• What you will need
nude pregnancy portraits• Settings

7 Common Problems with Maternity Portraits
maternity posing ideas• Backdrop Trouble
maternity posing ideas• On Camera Flash
belly pics• Harsh Lighting
maternity portraits• The Window Dilemma
maternity portraits• Lost in the Background

maternity portraits• Unflattering Wardrobe
maternity portraits• Overprocessing

maternity portraitsWalkthrough - Processing

 

Katsoulis Photography of Boston

The Illustrated Guide to Pregnancy Photography is now available for the iPad, and Kindle. The guide is filled with over three hundred pages of beautiful, instructive photographs, in-depth walkthroughs, galleries and more, demonstrating how to get great pregnancy portraits.

Katsoulis Photography of Boston

This guide is brought to you by Katsoulis Photography of Massachusetts. Gregory Katsoulis has been creating professional maternity portraits for over 10 years.

If you are looking for more ideas, please visit my online gallery of maternity photography, showcasing some of my best work.

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The Pregnant Nude

Maternity Portrait PosesNew photographers and expectant couples may find the idea of attempting a nude to be a daunting prospect, but there are many encouraging aspects to a nude. In a pregnant nude, you are provided with an obvious contrast of curves and lines, providing amazing opportunities to compose your photo. Most maternity nudes are done on a plane backdrop, so the subject is clean, clear and obvious. Another positive aspect of the nude is that you are freed from worrying about wardrobe and all that comes with it.

Even before maternity photography became popular, the pregnant nude was a part of art. From Gustav Klimt's 1908 'Hope' (below) to Imogen Cunningham's 1959 'Pregnant Nude'

Maternity Portrait PosesToday, as maternity photography has become a popular and inspired way to celebrate pregnancy, many women who would never otherwise consider posing for a nude orsemi-nude photo feel freed by the changes of pregnancy and the temporary aspect of their shape. The external pressures to conform to a certain standard are diminished (though sadly, not eliminated).

Before we begin this section, it will help to define a few parameters about nudes and semi-nudes before continuing.

Nearly everyone who considers doing nude or semi-nude photos will want them to be tasteful. Most will also ask that they be discreet. When proceeding, it is important to remember how subjective the words "tasteful" and "discreet" are. There are people who would consider any sort of maternity portrait to indiscreet, let a alone a nude. There are others who think of tasteful as a matter of artistic presentation. As the photographer, it is your responsibility to keep the photos within the comfort range of your subject and to find out ahead of time what that range is for the subject.

For the purpose of this guide, we will generally stay in the most common range of discreet and tasteful, as it has been my experience over the past ten years. Though it hardly seems necessary to warn you, you should know that this Nude and Semi-Nude section does contain nude and semi-nude images.

 

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