We always love to find out from our clients when they come for their maternity shoots, how exactly the moment played out when they told their husbands they are now pregnant, and we love to hear the different stories. Many people were together, many phoned their husband with the exciting news – and we always enjoy the proud father’s tale of how this new ear, is so special for them, and how they can’t wait for little baby to arrive.

We can’t stress enough how quickly time flies, we have all experienced it when a new year starts, suddenly Easter comes along, winter feels like it suddenly dawned on all of us overnight, and then the end of the year looms again. Therefore we encourage all future parents, or mommies and daddies thinking about having a shoot done with mommy’s pregnant tummy, and then later when little one has arrived, to go ahead and make that booking, it isn’t something you’ll regret.

It’s a time where you literally see your life changed in instants, and know that things will never be the same for your family ever again. You receive this amazing opportunity to build and shape the life of a little human being and however daunting it may seem, it’s one day at a time, and trying as best you can. Make sure to spend one of those days with us here at the studio, where we will give you a very rewarding and amazing product, one to treasure forever.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pregnancy and newborn photoshoots

Our Maternity/Newborn packages offer you something very special in that treasured time when you are still pregnant, and when baby have been born, to capture those moments that pass al too soon. Just like little puppies, who are very cute and cuddly when small, but get to grow way to fast into energetic dogs, even more so do babies grow, and suddenly they get to learn these significant skills, such as smiling, using their little arms to make all sorts of gestures and that flap wildly when they get excited. And all sorts of sounds are learnt – and then they actually start communicating with you.

Having a baby, is a miracle, all things are forgotten and forgiven very fast, and you get to focus on this small person but already with a significant role to play, and it such a huge part of your life, instantaneously. Making sure that all of this does not go unseen and forgotten to quickly because of time that jut seems to fly past, we find it necessary to have a shoot to remember all of your special moments by.

Being a Mommy for the first time, or even having to get the privilege of more than once, makes a woman realize how another little human being’s life is in their own hands now, and before birth, literally within themselves. That is a proud moment, and we would encourage all parents, either first-time, or having had been through it before, to celebrate this new life by enjoying a shoot at our LDP studio, and being amazed at the results.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pregnancy photographer

So you have just heard you are pregnant and you are ecstatic, well you should be J  It is one of the most amazing times in your life.  I have always thought of pregnant women to be similar to angels (yes I know that sounds very dramatic) but you are part of a miracle when you are pregnant – or that’s the way I see it.

When you get to 34 – 37 weeks you might not think you are “pretty” enough to be taken photos of and that is why we do our utmost best to make this an awesome experience and give you very arty photos, so that you can look back at this time with a sense of wonder.

Looking at other sample photos on the net is definitely recommended as it will give you a better idea of what to expect from your photoshoot, and if you are not sure what to bring or to do in your shoot, you are more than welcome to give our pro female photographers a call and chat to them to make you more comfortable with the whole concept. 

Someone asked me once if they HAVE to be naked in these photos, and I replied that not necessarily.  I would still recommend some shots where you wear something like a boob-tube so your tummy isn’t covered and showing, but you can also bring textured materials with which we can “wrap you” and do shots like that.

I guarantee you that it’s the experience of a lifetime…

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Arty pregnancy photography

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

Elizabeth Stone This quote gives a good idea of the emotions we try and portray in the photos of your pregnancy photoshoot.  It’s all about you and your partner deciding together to bring a new life into this world and share the absolute magic joy only children can bring to our lives. We understand that you might not feel 100% glamorous when you are pregnant (as only women know) and so we use beautiful flattering lighting and a “little bit of photoshop magic” to make you look like the glowing pregnant mommy we know you are.  Dad’s please don’t miss out on this special shoot either because you are part of this process and we’d love to incorporate your masculine energy into these beautiful works of art (and who else can make their wife’s smile by whispering sweet nothings about shared jokes…) Let’s also try and personalise your pregnancy photos with some items from home.  Blocks spelling your baby’s name work well, as well as small cute teddies (maybe the new baby room is peter rabbit or the likes),  a sport supporter jersey  if that’s your passion or anything else for that matter, the sky is the limit! Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz Arty pregnancy pictures

With all the pregnancy photoshoots we do I find it fascinating to see how uniquely pregnant every special mommy is.  I promise you that no two tummies look the same, similar maybe but not the same.  And it all depends on where and how the baby is lying throughout the pregnancy.

The “N” family decided rather late in their pregnancy that they would like to have photos taken and so we die their pregnancy photoshoot at 39 weeks (slightly stressful but it worked out perfectly)  We don’t have many mom’s come so late during their 40 weeks and so if you looked closely at mommy’s tummy you could see every time baby made a move, really incredible.

We had so much fun in the studio seeing that mom and dad were really interested in taking some arty semi-nude pregnancy photos.  We used little baby socks and textured material as props to enhance the shape of tummy  nicely.

All in all I cannot wait to meet your little guy

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Arty pregnancy photoshoot

Getting creative, makes for very interesting shoots, and we always welcome it with open arms. We thoroughly enjoy it when a couple or family brings a prop, or an outfit that is different to the norm, and have an idea in mind for a fun shot.

Our maternity couple was such a hoot, they made jokes with each other the whole time, and even when they brought their beautiful little baby girl for her very first shoot a few weeks later, their playful banter between each other didn’t stop, and we enjoyed both their shoots so much. Her baby shower had a Doctor Seuss theme, and they brought the hats along to their Maternity shoot as a great prop to use.

We always say to our clients that we as a studio do not stock a lot of props for the simple reason that each family are unique, and if we were to sue the same props over and over again on the amount of families we get to shoot, we would be creating monotonous memories, which isn’t our aim, we want to give you a unique product, true to who you are.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Beautiful pregnancy photos

We are very proud to call ourselves a unique photographic studio. Not only in the way we shoot – meaning that w encourage all clients to bring their personalities to their shoots and incorporate and sense of their own beings to make it special, but also in our approach, as we have been told numerous times we go the extra mile for people and how they appreciate it, and we feel humbled by people’s positive feelings towards our services offered.

Maternity shoots are shoots where we get to be quite creative, with lighting as well as with people’s characters, as many new mommies- and daddies-to-be, bring interesting props to make their images special and different. We encourage that fully, and would like people to be nothing but comfortable in their shoot, feeling they were able to show a part of themselves and their personalities. Maternity shoots are celebrations in itself, as a new life will very shortly present themselves, and we get to photograph this little baby.

If ever you feel you want to bring something along for you Maternity shoot, please do, as we will incorporate it in your beautiful images, and present you with a unique product that you can be proud of.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pregnancy Photos