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?
Studio, 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.
Working with Samantha Awalt, Ph.D. of Although Therapy: A Shared Passion for Supporting Mothers
Samantha runs Although Therapy. Her session and our conversation about what perinatal support actually looks like in practice.
Empowered to Run: Celebrating the Strength of Pregnant Women
Running through pregnancy is its own kind of strength. A session built around motion, breath, and not stopping.
Celebrating Strength and Grace: Katie Purdy’s 2021 Maternity Shoot
Katie's 2021 session leaned timeless. Studio frames built to outlast the trends of the year I made them in.
Celebrate Your Journey: Enchanting Maternity Photoshoot Themes to Inspire You
A maternity photoshoot is a chance to embrace the beauty of this transformative time in your life. Whether you prefer timeless elegance, natural charm, or something bold and creative, there’s a theme that will perfectly capture your journey. Let these ideas inspire you to create memories that you and your family will treasure forever.
A Magical Film Maternity Session with Carley and Her Daughter in Boulder
Carley and her daughter, Boulder, golden hour, medium format film. The kind of frames film does better than digital.
Running Through Motherhood: Capturing Katie Follett's Journey as a Professional Athlete and Mom
Katie's session ran calm and warm. Studio frames built to feel intimate without ever feeling staged.
Nude and Implied Nude Maternity Photography: What It Is, How It Works, and Why You Stay in Control
Notes on nude maternity portraiture. How I run the session, what the frame shows, and where the line is between fine art and provocation.
From Climbing Peaks to Embracing Motherhood: A Studio Maternity Session with Pro Climber Alex Puccio
Pro climber Alex Puccio at the Denver studio. The climbing body becomes the carrying body, same calm intensity.
Celebrating Full-Term Beauty: Capturing Jameka’s Empowering Maternity Journey
Jameka at 39 weeks. A Denver studio session at the edge of labor, paced calm and built to honor that exact moment.
Alexandra Lewis's Studio Maternity Session
Alexandra Lewis anchors the news at 9NEWS. Twenty years on camera will do something for a person: fifteen minutes into her maternity session, my studio felt like her second set.
Embracing the Goddess Within: Caitlin’s Empowering Maternity Photoshoot Journey
Caitlin's session leaned goddess. Flowing fabric, sculpted light, classical posing, frames built timeless.
Skiing and Snowboarding Adventure Maternity Photography: Unleashing Colorado’s Magic
A pregnant skier and snowboarder, Colorado high country, snow and gear. Adventure maternity that meant it.
Celebrating Brooklin’s Growing Bump: Two Pregnancies, One Beautiful Story
Brooklin returned for a second pregnancy session. Two pregnancies, two years, same room. The contrast reads.
Celebrating Alex’s Pregnancy with an Ethereal Maternity Photoshoot at Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Alex's session at Paint Mines. Hoodoos, dust, sunset, and a landscape nothing else in Colorado looks like.
Celebrating Strength, Style, and Motherhood: Joanna Rabon's Empowering Maternity Photography Experience
Joanna's session ran strength, style, and personal. Three setups, three reads on the same expecting mom.
Jessica Porter's Maternity Sessions
Denver7 anchor Jessica Porter, twice. Two studio maternity sessions four weeks apart. Cake Maternity at 32 weeks, glamour-forward at 36 weeks.