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Long Beach Long Island Maternity Photography

It was an honor doing this Long Beach Long Island Maternity Photography session. This session was planned right before the start of the summer and we had a beautiful day. We first started the photo session by taking a few in studio portraits against a regular white background. I always like to add some drama especially on pregnant bellies so I did a few photos with some dramatic lighting. Afterwards we drove down to Long Beach just in time to catch the sunset. We first did some photos on the boardwalk and then walked to the sand to get some shots with the sunset in the background. I used both the natural golden hour light for some of the shots and some flash for some dramatic photos. I love both styles and I always try to shoot both ways to give the client two different looks to choose from. It is always exciting to see their reactions when they see the photos using the flash as it always illicitates a huge WOW from them.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Let me know which style you like better. Pastel skies or rich and dramatic skies. Or both.

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Long Beach Long Island Maternity Photography

Long Island Maternity Photography

Kelly got in touch with me about a month ago to book a maternity session in her seventh month of pregnancy. It is recommended that you book your maternity photography shoot at 7 or 8 months into your pregnancy in order to be able to showcase that beautiful baby bump. When I arrived at her home, we discussed the details that she wanted to include in her shoot as well as location options in her home. Since I usually try to keep things as simple as possible when I am on location, I will try to utilize as much natural light as I possibly can if it is available. It was a bit overcast on the day of her shoot and her home did not have much natural light but it was adequate enough lighting for some of the shots. I did have to use some flash on some of them but I used it as subtly as I could in order to maintain a natural looking feel.