Choosing between a studio maternity shoot and outdoor maternity photos is an important decision that affects the overall feel of your maternity images.

As an award-winning newborn, maternity, and milestone photography team in the Bay area serving Walnut Creek, San Francisco, and beyond, we offer a full service maternity portrait experience that documents your memories with care.

This article is meant to be a guide, helping you decide whether an outdoor location or our studio would be the perfect location for your maternity session!

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Outdoor Maternity Photos

Outdoor maternity photography can create a beautiful backdrop to document your pregnancy, often including natural lighting and scene backdrops. There are pros and cons to having an outdoor maternity photo session including:

Pros

Natural settings can create a beautiful, colorful look to your images
There are opportunities for wide, open shots and nature in your images
You have more variety with different landmarks or scenic areas

Cons

Requires more planning for wardrobe, travel, and timing
There are uncontrollable factors that can impact the overall look of your images including: lighting changes, weather conditions, and limited privacy

Choosing an outdoor maternity session location can be a great choice if you love a more natural look, and don’t mind being flexible when it comes to the elements that could impact your session.

Studio Maternity Shoot

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Studio maternity sessions are our bread and butter here at Eva Baker Photography, and our Walnut Creek, California photography studio serves many expecting moms and families! Studio sessions are perfect to achieve the signature look of our images, and families can expect consistently beautiful images from their session. Let’s look at some of the pros and cons of a studio maternity shoot:

Pros

Having a private, clean, and comfortable space for your maternity photos ensures that we have the space to create the photos you’ve always dreamt of in a calm atmosphere
Our studio provides gorgeous, hand-picked wardrobe for your session that will reduce your stress and ensure you look beautiful in your photos
Hair and makeup is included in your studio maternity session, which means you’ll be looking flawless for your photos
The controlled lighting and space allows us to be artistic, creating images that focus on showing the beauty and strength of pregnancy.

Cons

Studios lack the variety of nature, which some people may enjoy, however studio sessions allow the ability to be creative in other ways
There are no scenic or iconic views of landmarks or parks, however this allows the focus to be on you and your pregnancy, without any distracting elements around you.

Studio maternity shoots are favored by our clients because of the comfort, simplicity, and creativity they facilitate. You can ensure that your maternity images will be created to show this stage of life in a beautiful way, and more than outdoor maternity sessions, you can expect your images will look similar to your vision.

Choosing the Right Maternity Photographer and Studio

Experience, Insurance, & Reviews

As you’re considering your perfect maternity photographer, take into consideration their years of experience and the number of reviews they have. Your maternity photography experience and comfort level with your photographer has a big impact on how your images turn out, and happy past clients speak volumes. Also, make sure that your studio maternity photographer is insured!

Full-Service vs. Shoot-and-Burn

Some photographers offer simply a quick session and digital files, aka shoot-and-burn. While some families may prefer this as their kids grow older and they want a quick experience, many clients who value documenting this once-in-a-lifetime stage of motherhood want more in their photography experience. At our studio, we offer a full-service experience, making sure you are taken care of from start to finish; we help you with wardrobe, hair and makeup, your session, and with artwork that will be enjoyed for a lifetime! We want your maternity session to be as stress-free and enjoyable as possible.

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Your Bay Area Studio Maternity Photographer

If you’re considering a studio maternity shoot, we would love to connect with you! Eva Baker Photography serves clients from all over the Bay Area at our Walnut Creek studio, offering a full-service experience that documents your memories with care and makes sure you look amazing! Contact Eva to learn more about studio maternity photos!