It’s best to schedule your maternity photography session between your 7th and 8th months of pregnancy (28-34 weeks). This is to make sure you have the perfect baby bump for your session.

If you’re having multiples, we recommend having it a little earlier, about 6 or 7 months (24-30 weeks).

We have also scheduled maternity sessions as early as a few weeks for pregnancy announcements and gender reveals.

For ideal lighting, we schedule all our sessions in the evening just about an hour before sunset. Depending on the season the time will vary.

If that doesn’t work for you, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

We typically do not schedule sessions for noon/early afternoon due to harsh lighting (creates shadows on faces) unless absolutely necessary and or if we choose a location that would provide sufficient shade/cover for less than ideal lighting conditions.

Your outfit or wardrobe is very important and we will coordinate to make sure that you have picked an outfit perfect for your session depending on the look you’re going for.

All our collections come with a pre-session consultation. This is when we will plan your wardrobe and we will make suggestions. Please check out our maternity gallery for inspiration.

Long, flowy, earthy tones or neutral colored dresses are our favorite for maternity sessions.

This is entirely up to you. However, from our experience, unless you are really good at doing your own make-up, we suggest getting it done professionally.

For Long Beach based clients, please contact Jyz Reyes-Padilla for make-up and hair styling needs for your maternity session.

Yes, of course! We would love it if your husband and your children join the session. It would make the session even more fun and memorable.

Please understand that sessions are timed and the more time used for “family” portraits will decrease the amount of time to focus on your maternity session. 

The session will be 60 minutes. We ask that you arrive early to be ready to shoot at the agreed time.