For someone as preggers as Nicole, the girl did great during for our session. The woman is 9 months uncomfortable. Ready to have this baby! The park where we met held many photo ops: benches, paths, trees, ponds. She pointed to a 20 foot radius of lawn. "This is my area. I'm not moving anywhere but here. Not one step further than I have to." Alrighty then. I can work with that.
We had a lot of laughs laying mama down on the grass. Hoisting her back up. It was a lovely maternity shoot as husband Steve was enthusiastic about every second. The guy is simply thrilled. I brought along a few props: chair, old suitcase and the blue gerber daisy. But the magic was all theirs. I turned around to change a lens. When I looked back, Nicole sitting with Steve praying at her belly. So relaxed. So them.
Both parents are big fans of the novel "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. One of their favorite quotes:
"Sometimes there's just no way to hold back the river."
That can mean a lot of things. To this couple, it encapsulates how they feel about their relationship and expected baby boy. Fitting then, they've decided to name the child River. I can't wait to meet him.
And as for Nicole's little radial area, even I was shocked how many fantastic images we snapped within limited space. At parks with families, I usually hoof it all over the place. Breaking a sweat chasing young children over slides and swings. Boundless energy, etc... This was a nice reminder that great things come in small packages. For memorable shots, you don't need much more than a patch of green grass and a couple whose madly in love.
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