VERY FIRST prego-portrait gig....

[brit41]

I am doing my first portrait shots of a girlfriend of mine who is 8months pregnant very soon. I have an awesome Canon 5D with a 50mm lens and an 80mm lens that I practice working on portrait photography. My main question is does anyone have any suggestions on how I should set up backgrounds for the shoot? I will be going to her home and setting up, but I am not sure about backgrounds to make the pictures look soft and sort of intimate. I thought about just putting a white sheet behind her or a black sheet but I am afraid the pics may come out looking not so great. Should I just order the big sheets of black or white paper to have behind her? Any advice will be welcomed!

[brad]

What are you using for lighting? There are lots of alternatives to light maternity shots.. but if "sort of intimate" is what you want, a window light might be best.

Also, take a look at lots of maternity pics before you get started... look at how they are posed and lit... use them as a reference. My first maternity pics came out lousy cause I treated it much the same way I would a regular session.

Here is my maternity portfolio... feel free to use them as reference.. I'm sure others will post some of theirs, too.

http://jti.smugmug.com/gallery/2995645 (Warning: NSFW)

[loana0320]

I really love my maternity pics with the black drop.. I like to wrap te moms to be in sheer and it looks very natural!
Good luck maternity is lots of fun is one of my favorite things besides babies :)