Last week I had the priviledge of capturing a beautiful Mommy-to-be (her third) with just a few more weeks to go before her due date. Ms N. is a sweet, soft soul whom I've known since we were both on the PTA at the "Little School" for our first girls about 4 years ago. (Our little PTA gang has remained friends and we see each other fairly often.)
So, I'm portfolio building and needed a pregnant gal and asked Ms N. and she was very willing. It was the easiest hour I've ever spent behind the lens. (Ha, she didn't move - not once!) It was noon so I had trouble with a very bright sun and shadows, even through the trees, but this setting just spoke to me.
Ms N. is very zen and this little spot of green had zen written all over it.
Of course, being gorgeous didn't hurt one bit either.
Thank you Ms N. for sitting so pretty for me.
Join Lisa and all the others for some photo fun today.
And have a good one everybody!!
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
31 comments:
Beautiful photos, beautiful place, beautiful mommy to be! My favourite is the very last one with the sun picking through the trees and brightening her face perfectly! Well done!
Wow! She is a beautiful woman, and you took some very beautiful photos of her, Wanda! Great job :) I think you did a great job with the tricky noon day sun too! Hope you've been well. I've been a bit absent from blogging world as my photography business and life in general has been so very busy! I've missed keeping up on your blog! Hope things are well with you :)
Beautiful Photos.
Great photos for her to remember her "wait" time. You are an excellent photographer! Love the light, so not an issue in my eyes. Just making the blog "rounds" again, I need to make an appointment each week so that I save time to catch up on your news!
Alyzabeth's Mommy
You are well on your way to building a fantastic portfolio! Love these Wanda. I've tried taking pics during that time of the day. It's not easy. You really did a great job, especially with positioning the shadows so they didn't fall on her face.
Love them all! Congrats!
Hugs,
Grace
Beautiful pictures! Love the last one. I'm sure she'll love these =)
Great photos, i love the soft light and the location you chose. You captured her beautifully!
That is a truly beautiful black and white portrait.
Erika B
Way to go Wanda! How exciting that you are portfolio building! I love these and I have to agree that she is just gorgeous!
Wanda! These are beautiful, beautiful pictures. Great job!!
Beautiful...you captured in such a surreal fashion. Love the location and you did awesome in the bright sunlight...I couldn't even tell! What a perfect momma to be! Definately add worthy to the portfolio!
This is such a beautiful photo shoot. Great work Wanda!
Beautiful Wanda! How exciting that you are getting together your portfolio!!
Wanda ~ oh my.....absolutely stunning photographs of this beautiful Mama to be!!
Your talent is amazing, the spot you chose brilliant and throughout it all, its easy to see her radiance/glow and your joy of being behind the lens!!
I just love these!!!!
xoxo
Bravo my friend......you will be fending off clients by the dozens should you decide to go that route!!!
What a beautiful Mama and setting! WOW!
Janet
Oh, so pretty! There's something magical about a pregnant woman and you captured it so beautifully!
Donna
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These are FABULOUS Wanda!!! Great job!!!! I love, love, love the second one!
Gorgeous pics Wanda...oh my word. You did a fabulous job with them. And what a stunning mamma to be! I'm sure she's delighted to have these!
xoxo
This Mama is beautiful, she really glows in her pregnancy. And you Wanda, did an incredible job of these pictures. Love the peaceful setting you chose. Fabulous!
Jill
Gorgeous is right! Great photos.
She is absolutely beautiful and you captured her beauty wonderfully! Great job!! I love your work!
What a beautiful session, Wanda!! You're right...she's absolutely gorgeous!! And she's also glowing from her pregnancy! Beautiful! So happy you're portfolio building!! YAY!!
Wow what a beautiful Mommy! I love your location and your posing. I think you did a fantastic job with the light.
WOW ~ these are gorgeous shots ~ and your model is too! :D
My first thought: Are you cheating? I bet its impossible to take a bad pic of that gorgeous lady!
On second thought, imagining the blurry mess I'd make of the poor woman answers my own question. Great job!
Wanda these are beautiful! I love the black and white head shot! Every picture is lovely! You are so talented my friend! I hope you are well! Have a great night!
Mama Hen
These are gorgeous photos, a great way to build up your portfolio! She is lucky to have these memories captured by you. Good luck with the portfolio-building! I'm sure you'll get heaps of requests soon enough, with these photos as your samples.
What a beautiful gift it was for your lovely friend to sit for you! And of course, the pictures you took are such a beautiful way to capture this incredible time in her life.
Wanda, you have such an eye! LOVE all of your photos!
And from the post before this one, Dan is one lucky man! That Chocolate cake post made me crave!!!!!:)
Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. Your posts always are so special. Thank you my dear friend...
xoxo
Wanda, you did a fantastic job with this beautiful momma to be:) Gorgeous photos......I am really so proud of you. I can tell you are using a lot of the things we discussed workshop weekend! I can see the difference in your photos my friend~
Hope to talk to you soon!
xoxo,
Lisa
What beautiful photos and model! Youdid a fabulous job!
GORGEOUS? You can say THAT again! WOWZA!
You captured the "zenness" perfectly and each shot just drew me in. I love the setting and the calmness it inspired.
Great shots, Wanda...really BEAUTIFUL!
xoxoxo
Dita
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