The Colorado Maternity Blog
Real maternity sessions from the studio, the Front Range, and the Colorado high country, alongside guides on when to book, what to wear, and where to shoot. Start with the guides if you're planning, the sessions if you want to see what your week looks like on someone else.
Featured Resources
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When should I book?
The 30 to 34 week window, why twins run earlier, and what to do if you're already past it. Nobody is too late.
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What do I wear?
Fabrics that move, colors that hold up in Colorado light, and what the client closet covers so you don't have to buy anything.
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Where do we shoot?
tudio, foothills, or high country, sorted by season and drive time, plus the spot I only share with booked clients.
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Before Your Shoot
Timeline, prep, and what to bring, so the day of feels like showing up, not homework.
A Doula in Front of the Camera: Briauna’s Signature Spot Session
She has talked other women through labor. She still asked me twice what to do with her hands.
Her Wedding Dress, Round Two: Chelsea’s Creative Studio Session
We shot it on Portra 400 medium format film alongside plenty of digital. Film is the add-on I reach for when a session is this cinematic; the grain does something no preset can fake, and nobody else in Colorado maternity offers it. The studio made the set builds possible, and the film page shows what Portra does to skin and light.
A ‘90s Gap Ad With a Bump: Lily Chapman’s Studio Session
Lily came to the studio with a concept I loved immediately: clean, playful, straight out of a '90s Gap ad. She brought her husband and her daughter, and the three of them leaned all the way in.
Why I Still Shoot Film for Maternity Portraits (And What Makes It Different)
After seven years and 500+ maternity sessions, I still shoot on a Hasselblad 503CW loaded with Portra 400. Here's why film maternity photography produces portraits with a presence, texture, and honesty that digital can't replicate.