Shell Bailey Photography » maternity

Pittsburgh Maternity Photographer | Danielle and Stephanie

Shell — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:31:59 +0000

Two best friends, due just two months apart, surrounded by their families on a gorgeous spring day, and I was thrilled to be with them to capture this exciting time. We’re counting down to a matter of days- Stephanie is due any time now and Danielle is a little later this summer. I’m definitely looking forward to meeting their little ones! You will be seeing more of them later… :)

Pittsburgh Maternity Photography- Emily

Shell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:57:40 +0000

Emily & Joel are friends of ours from Colorado. They are expecting their first baby in May (so exciting!!) We had talked for a while about setting up a maternity session whenever they would be in town a few weeks ago. We tenatively scheduled it for the weekend. And everyone from the east coast knows what came next… twenty+ inches of snow! What fun!

I don’t know if we’re brave or just plain crazy, but we decided to do it anyway. I let my husband drive- he’s the crazy one. :P We made it, though, and were able to have a fantastic, cozy portrait session, and even stole Joel before the start of the Super Bowl for a few minutes so that we could get some great sunset shots.

There are so many fantastic shots from this session that I had a really hard time picking which ones to feature. Emily is so beautiful and glowy and serene. Here are some of my favorites:

So gorgeous. Many thanks to Chelsea for assisting me (especially with the scarves, I couldn’t have done it without you!) And many thanks & the best of love to Emily & Joel. I can’t wait to meet your little one!

Maternity Portraits: Anna & Dan at Saxonburg Park

Shell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:30:40 +0000

You might remember that a few months ago, I posted some maternity photos that I took for my sister-in-law, expecting her first. Those were taken when she was seven months due, and everyone was waiting to see some baby belly! Well, we weren’t done there. We did another quick session in the park with her husband, Dan, when Anna was nine months due. Just a week before the baby was born! I’m obviously still catching up on my posting, but here are some of my favorites.

Aren’t they adorable?

Anna at Seven Months

Shell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:06:04 +0000

My sister-in-law, Anna, is seven months pregnant with her first. :) It’s been exciting because this is one of the first babies in our generation & circle of friends- and they’re not finding out what it is! There’s been endless speculation and poking her belly for months. A few weeks ago, we finally realised that she’s starting to show enough for belly pictures. This is only the first set… I’ll definitely be taking more around 8-9 months, and in November you have some newborn portraits to look forward to. :) Isn’t she beautiful and glowy?