Clarissa contacted me for a studio maternity session. She was pregnant with her first baby, a little girl. She had previously gone the DIY route with a hobbyist friend, and realized that hiring a professional would ensure the results that she envisioned. She drove all the way from Hampton, Georgia to work with me!

When Clarissa came into the studio, she told me that she had fallen in love with the images on the website and knew I was the perfect photographer for her. She tried on several pieces from the wardrobe and chose a lace dress and a split front dress as well since she knew she wanted a few bare belly images. All clients decide their comfort level. Some clients know they want bare belly images, and others know they don't. This is YOUR maternity session, so we will craft it to fit what you envision within the setting you choose. We talked about all things pregnancy and afterwards, and had lots of fun chatting. She works as an ER trauma nurse, so I told her that it was likey that very little about being a mother would faze her since she's seen it all at this point! Clarissa definitely has the perfect personality and demeanor to work in the nursing field: she is calm and serene, and makes others feel at ease immediately.

The day of her studio session, we arrived and began shooting. She had brought a flower crown with her to wear with one of the dresses. We do have a couple of options for flower crowns in our studio wardrobe as well! There was lots of laughter during the session and we had a great time. She looked absolutely beautiful in the dresses that she chose. When she saw her finalized images, she let me know how much she loved them and that she would let me know when her daughter was born. I'm excited to share images from her newborn session later this month, and the story about how that newborn session happened!

*this session was photographed before the installation of our new white studio floors

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman wearing a see through lace dress, leaning against a wall and holding her belly.

Side by side, black and white images, the first image is a close up of an African American woman's pregnant belly with one of her hands holding it below and one holding it from the top. The second image is of a pregnant African American woman smilin…

Black and white image of a pregnant African American woman wearing a sheer lace dress with on hand on her belly.

Side by side, black and white images of a pregnant African American woman leaning against a wall with her hands under her belly, taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Black and white image of a pregnant, African American woman standing in front of a window, wearing a sheer white lace dress, with her hands under her belly.

Side by side images of a pregnant, African American woman wearing a split front dress showing her bare belly, with a flower crown on her head. Taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Photo collage of a pregnant African American woman wearing a sheer cream lace dress, taken in the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Side by side images of a pregnant African American woman sitting on a bed. The first image she is looking at the camera and smiling and in the second she is looking down, taken int he natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

If you're pregnant and looking for a newborn or maternity photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Be sure to view this short 1.5 minute film to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!

Lily Sophia Photography specializes in newborn, baby, maternity, and birth photography in Atlanta, Georgia and surrounding areas.