ona | maternity | part two

ae photography — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:00:14 +0000

An update on the health situation: I got 1/3 of the problem taken care of. I have been trying to work as much as possible–during the short amount of time the painkillers actually work! We are trying to get a couple galleries posted to each gallery that is currently being posted to within the next few days. We will then take a short “holiday break” so we can spend some much needed time with our kiddos during their Christmas Vacation. All galleries that are currently being posted to should wrap up by the end of January we are hoping! Remaining galleries will receive dates right after we return from our short break. January-April is strictly “editing season” for us. No other work will be done, so your images will be going up a lot faster!

Here are a few more sweet shots form Ona’s session!

Ona had us take some shots with her sister. They are both such gorgeous women!! I love these sweet, natural moments of the two of them.

Some more of Peter + Ona:

And now, our version of ”American Gothic (with child)”

Haha, I love it.

ona | illinois maternity portrait photographer

ae photography — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:28:10 +0000

Eric and I photographed Ona’s maternity session awhile ago and are just now getting a chance to post a preview of it on the blog. I’m not through with the editing, and I know there are many more lovely ones that I’ll be wanting to share… but here is a selection from what we have so far!

We have done maternity sessions before, but I do believe this will be the first one actually posted on the blog! I love shooting things we don’t get to do very often, because we are so busy with weddings (which we also love, of course!) It’s so fun and special to do maternity photos. I could photograph them every day.

Ona has got to be one of the sweetest women we have ever worked with. She and her husband, Peter, live in Costa Rica and scheduled us for a session when they came to Illinois to visit Peter’s family. We actually photographed the entire session in Peter’s home. You never know what you’re going to get when you head off to shoot a strictly “in-home” session at a place you have never been to before, but we totally lucked out. All of the rooms were painted the perfect shades that we love to make our photos pop. They had some great outdoor spots, as well. Just goes to show you–you can find perfection anywhere you go… you just have to look! And then of course, Ona is gorgeous. So–our job was a piece of cake, and we had so much fun!

They had another family member who was pregnant, as well–so she jumped in to take a few shots with Ona! Did you notice the “post-it belly” shot with all of the names they were considering? ”Lemon” if it was a girl….!!! That is adorable… I love it : ) But, they are having a boy and chose the name Oliver. I love that name, as well. Eric and I had it on our name list with all three kiddos.

Peter and Ona–we wish you the best of luck with your little one. Being a parent is the most wonderful thing you can experience : ) I hope we can do some baby/family portraits next time you visit!

Keep an eye out for another set of photos form their session!

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ona | maternity | part two

ona | illinois maternity portrait photographer