How to Hire the Best Philadelphia Maternity Photographer

So you’re looking for a Philadelphia maternity photographer.  

Firstly, congratulations!

This is such an amazing and exciting time.  

This is the beginning of a lifelong journey filled with love, a story that begins with a bump.  Many years from now you will look back on this time with your little one and be able to show them how small they once were in mommy’s belly and how much mommy loved them from the start.  

Here are some tips on hiring the best photographer to tell your story. 

STEP 1: Find a Philadelphia maternity photographer whose style and artistic vision aligns with yours

Your body is amazing.  

Your motherhood story begins with your pregnancy, a beautiful time during which you fall in love with your baby.

Your photographer should be able to capture the depth of the love you already have for your baby.

Different photographers have different artistic styles and methods.  Some use simple studio setups, some use home environments. Some use milk baths, some use dramatic window backlighting.

Since I also have a passion for landscape photography, I highlight the enormity of my clients’ love for their babies by placing them in natural, boundless outdoor scenes.  

The key to finding the right maternity photographer for you is to identify which style to which are most drawn and find a photographer whose work matches this style.

STEP 2: Find a Philadelphia maternity photographer that will capture your bond with your baby

Even photographers like me who place our subjects in amazing scenery should be able to capture the intimate bond you have with your baby.  

There is a reason they say a mother’s love has no bounds...and this is true even from the start.

A good maternity photographer should make you feel at ease, be able to highlight your love for your baby and make you look stunning.  

Look for a photographer whose maternity subjects are glowing, those who seem connected and natural rather than stiff or unnaturally posed.

When you look at the photographer’s work, pay attention to how the portrait makes you feel.  If you are taken aback by the mother’s beauty and can almost feel the bond she has with her child, the maternity photographer has succeeded.

Step 3: Find a Philadelphia maternity photographer that can create heirloom art that will last generations

Finding a photographer whose work you love is only half the battle.  

The biggest tip I can offer is find a photographer who can provide professional art pieces such as heirloom albums and wall art to tell your family’s story.  

A professional photographer will have printing expertise and should be able to offer you different tangible artwork to showcase your portraits.

It’s one thing to hire a photographer and simply post digital files to social media where they will surely get many likes; but it is a completely different and a much more valuable thing to hire a professional who has access to and can provide you with the finest wall art and albums the industry has to offer.  

Having an heirloom album that features your maternity portraits means in the future you be able to snuggle up on the couch with your little one and show them, page by page, how important they were from the beginning.

Step 4: Find a Philadelphia maternity photographer that will tell your and your baby’s complete story

Your pregnancy is an important beginning of your baby’s story, but it is just that, only the beginning.  

Equally important is telling you and your baby’s story when he or she first arrives via newborn portraits.  

From there, a 6 month session and 12 month cake smash tells your family and baby’s complete first year story. 

While you need to secure a photographer now, you should consider if the photographer can also capture all the critical milestones from your baby’s first year, which is often offered in a Baby Plan.  

So when considering a maternity photographer, it is best to look closely at their other work and offerings as well to ensure it suits your style. Having a photographer whose work and style you admire photograph all the first year milestones will bring a cohesiveness to your and your baby’s story.  

There are many wonderful maternity photographers in Philadelphia, PA.

If you’re looking for maternity photography in Philadelphia, I would love to chat with you not only about capturing your maternity portraits, but also about my Baby Plan so that we can capture you and your baby's entire first year.