Past, Present, and Future: Creative Maternity Session in a Graveyard.
When you think of a maternity session, you think of pastel gowns, bright airy days, soft smiles, holding hands over rounded bellies, sweet booties. As a society we so often look forward, breathlessly awaiting that NEXT. The next session showing a sweet bouncy baby, the next holiday to see posed holiday themed children's photos, the next wedding in a family to ooooo and ahh over a lovely bride. Sometimes, the past is briefly touched on through a token: a grandmother's baby bonnet passed down, a picture of a loved one on a bouquet. How many times do you really take that idea of what has come before, and meld into one image with what comes after? This has long been a running dialogue in my head. Something eternally beautiful about an elegant woman on the cusp of birth giving homage to those who brought her here.
"Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end." ~Zhuangzi
I have a few people in my life who can attest that I've long wanted to do a maternity session in a graveyard, and then came Laura. My beautiful friend who is so vivacious and would look stunning in red. The perfect contrast to a dark colorless winter day amidst old stones. The perfect graveyard where many of my own ancestors are buried, that has a huge historical impact on the area, and gave us appropriate permissions and rules for our session. With this crazy weather we have had, we even ended up with a perfect day. It all came together perfectly and the impact the photos have had on my art and passion for what I do are incredible.
"Birth and death are not different states, but they are different aspects of the same state." ~Mahatma Gandhi
My assistants were invaluable and while the photos may look serious, I promise we had a blast (and maybe one day, I will get a blooper reel put together but that's another post for another day.) This entire session could not have been pulled off without the full crew and I'm excited to say I am looking forward to future maternity sessions. I would love to design a creative and engaging session that is perfect for you.
I hope you love this as much as I do! Leave me some comments and tell us what you think of this out of the box maternity session! XOXO~Krista
For more from this session be sure to check out the video!
