A maternity shoot is a photo shoot or series of photo shoots done throughout pregnancy or the maternity period for a soon-to-be mother. Pregnancy is a beautiful phase, but you will not always feel that due to lot many reasons. And capturing these beautiful moments is a mandatory thing. You’ll never regret documenting this change with maternity photos. But a very common question that arises is when to have this maternity shoot.
When to have a maternity shoot??
While the best time frame for a maternity photo session is around 28 to 36 weeks of the pregnancy, expecting mothers can enjoy a shoot as long as they’re not a little too close to their delivery dates and they can still move around with a growing baby bump. However, the best time is around 34-36 weeks. And, for a twin pregnancy, 30 weeks is ideal.

We have certain selected theme ideas and poses for your maternity shoot. Look at them and get excited.

Maternity Shoot Theme Ideas
Theme basically refers to as an overarching concept that a photographer adheres to. A set of photographs that are related to each other and when arranged in an order, composes a story. The following are some theme ideas for your maternity shoot.
1. Then the Magic Happened
The dad-to-be would portray the role of a magician and the mom-to-be would be a simple girl. The male would perform a magic spell and the baby would be out of the womb.

2. It Exploded
It is a humorous concept. The dad-to-be would pump in air in the mother’s womb and due to overfilling , it would explode and then booooom, the baby is here.


3. Using Ultrasounds
Ultrasound is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs. You can use a series of ultrasound from month 1 to month 9.


4. The Span of 40 Weeks
It is one of the most amazing themes. It will show your journey week-wise and would portray how the bumb has grown during a span of few weeks.

5. 1 (dad)+2 (mom and baby)=3 (family)
This simply shows that how mother and father add upto make a family. The photograph doesn’t show much but it has this very meaningful message behind it.


6. Egg is About to Hatch
This is again a humorous theme. In case of hens, a chick is born when the egg gets hatched, the same is portrayed in the case of human beings.


Maternity Shoot Photo Poses Ideas
There are numerous-numerous photo ideas while having a maternity shoot. We’ve categorised those ideas on the basis of location where those have been taken.
1. Indoor Photo Shoot
The photographs which are taken inside that may be inside the home or the studio have been shown in this category.
(i) At Home



(ii) At Studio




2. Outdoor Shoot
The photographs which are taken outside that may be in the garden or lawn or at the beach or at any other place have been shown in this category.
(i) Greenery






(ii) At a Sea Shore



(iii) Beneath the Trees



We @VenueMonk have curated a list of unique and lovely ideas for your maternity photo shoot.
