Maternity Portraits: Leslie

When I did Leslie's maternity session we decided to do something a bit more artistic and out of the ordinary. We tried a few outdoor shot since the weather was nice and they turned out great! I love the whole mother earth feel they have and the sun flare from the back gives the image a nice warm glow.
We also tried something new I've been thinking about with damp cheese cloth- yes I know it sounds terrible, but it looks cool and that's what counts! I wanted the convey the idea of the belly as a mold or and unfinished sculpture and the cheese cloth provided the perfect texture while allowing the outline of her hands to still show through.
We finished up with a plaster belly cast, Leslie opted to do one so that we could use it as a prop when we do little Remy's newborn session. You'll have to wait a little while to see what we do with that!