MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY
Happiness on the way
Maternity is the field that got me into people photography in the first place. One of my friends was pregnant in 2017 and I did a small shoot in her home trying to freeze the moment and capture her baby daughter growing inside her tummy. At that stage, I was still figuring out the right camera settings and working out how to play with light and shadow. 7 years later, I am still taking photos of bumps but there's a lot less guesswork when it comes to light and shadow.
My son Kaspar was born in 2022 and I can still recall how my feet disappeared underneath my belly and how exhausting everything became towards the end. I took hundreds of mirror photos to document the changes that happened to my body and I do love these memories. However, what I cherish most are the early morning beach photos taken by Aimee Louise. The photos show exactly how excited my husband and I were to meet our baby boy soon.
I want to capture that sense of excitement (and nervousness!) in my maternity shoots. There is no better point in time to document your life than when you are mastering the highs and lows of pregnancy and looking forward to the start of parenthood.
COCO & GUI
January & February 2019 & October 2021
Berlin, Germany
This shoot is a beautiful story about colleagues becoming friends. Coco and I worked together in Berlin at an event agency. When she asked me to come to her home to document her pregnancy I was more than humbled! The baby "Bud" was due soon and we had to find a day in January to take the photo. There aren't many daylight hours in January so we had to get creative with some artificial light. The results are warm, cosy and atmospheric. Not knowing what they were expecting, Coco and Gui asked friends and families to leave gender and birthday guesses in a calendar. I was very close with my guess and was even invited for the newborn photo shoot and another family photo shoot with an additional family member in 2021!
FAMILY VINK
November 2018
Raglan, New Zealand
During my travels in New Zealand I approached Melzi in a café and asked her if she would like to do a photo shoot. Only hours later, I was standing in her living room taking photos of her and her gorgeous family. This is a relatively old photo shoot but remains one of my favourites simply because of the story and the trust they all gave me. My shooting style and editing has grown a lot since then but it's always great to see how far I have come in developing my skills and this is why this photo shoot deserves a spot on my website.
MELINA & NILS
August 2019
Berlin, Germany
In 2018, Melina and Nils were excitedly expecting their first child. Melina was wearing a bright red dress that made her stick out of her surroundings - an absolute winner in all our outdoor photos. Back then, they lived next to a construction site but we managed to find a little green oasis which turned out to be perfect for our photo shoot. I was delighted to be one of the first people to hear about the arrival of their sweet daughter. I then met her weeks later for her very own photo shoot.
JULIA & MARVIN
July 2018 & August 2019
Berlin, Germany
Julia asked me to take some maternity photos of her and her little family whilst waiting for baby number two to arrive. I remember my heart beating so loudly during the shoot, it's not every day that you have a professional photographer in front of your lens! Luckily Julia was super relaxed and even gave me some tips - a win-win for me! The photos turned out to be exactly what Julia had imagined and I was overjoyed to receive great feedback from her. I was invited for family photos again after that first "interview".
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