Now, if anyone deserves to be pampered, it would be a pregnant lady who has been carrying around a whole little person in her belly for almost nine months (did you know that the whole thing really lasts around ten months,?) probably suffering from swollen feet and a lack of sleep and just plain old carrying around all of that extra weight all day. (Not to mention, in Shayla’s case, still working two jobs while pregnant, putting that maternity leave on hold!) Well, It was perfect that Shayla got to enjoy an Ultimate Makeup Session while I was setting up the lights, props, and backgrounds downstairs…and boy did she look gorgeous!

We started out with a fun, fresh look, shooting both Shayla and the baby’s papa, Peter, amongst some pillows with an ethnic flair and a wrinkly white background.

Okay, for any of you who have been (or are) pregnant, I’m sure you can relate to that everlasting dilemma: Do I eat chocolate or fruit? doughnuts or whole wheat bagels? Well, Shayla played it up for the camera with some cupcakes that I had specially made for the shoot, along with the ever-so-healthy Granny Smith apple. That cupcake was just taunting her, as she playfully rebuked it.

The great debate:

Then, I draped Shayla in a satiny red cloth to show off her beautiful pregnant body to make for some chic maternity portraits. Mmmm…How elegant!

Lovin’ her belly:

And out came Peter again to ham it up for some more of Shayla’s maternity portraits:

Shayla was just tickled by how cute Peter looked as he cuddled with her belly! Awww…

Balancing those precious little baby booties. Can you believe feet come that small?! Babies are such amazing little creations.

Be sure to check the site back later for more of Shayla’s maternity portraits, because I’ve decided to add her to my featured galleries in the website that is under construction.

Thanks, Shayla and Peter! You were both so fun to work with, and I just loved how you were open to all of the creativity.