I have seen some really cute pregnancy portraits lately. It’s got me thinking about what I might like to do next time around. I did the cliché heart-on-the-belly photo, the daddy-holding-the-bump photo, and the classic stand-by-the-crib shot. I tried (and failed) to take a similar photo every week to track my growth. I really want to be more diligent next time; and I really want to be more creative by capturing both meaningful and humorous elements of pregnancy. Here are some of my ideas:
From the sibling’s perspective: imagine a shot taken at eye level with the big brother or sister-to-be. He or she is standing by mom and dad, and all three are holding hands, but the photo is cropped just above mom’s belly and focuses on the new sibling’s expression.
What happened to your toes? You woke up one morning and you could no longer see them. What better way to capture the scale of your growing belly than to take a photo of what you see every day: your belly blocking the view of your feet.
Leaning in to kiss: during the ninth month, you really have to lean forward to kiss with all that belly in between you. A hug or a kiss between the mom-to-be and the expectant father shows both the romance and cute awkwardness of pregnancy.
Cooking, carrying children, propping a bowl of ice cream on the bump: these everyday moments make for great portraits. I think it would be cute to take some candid photos of the bump in ordinary places: nearly bumping into shelves at the grocery store, standing in line (anywhere) or waiting at the bus stop. The contrast between the ordinary (like the grocery store) and the extraordinary (a 37 week bump) would be both interesting and humorous.
What is the most creative or humorous pregnancy portrait you have taken?