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An intimate and dreamy at-home maternity session with mom and toddler | Charlottesville newborn photographer

Writer: Laura Richards
Laura Richards
Mar 18
1 min read

I recently opened up a model call for an at-home session with an expecting mom and a toddler. My goal was to show off a collection of maternity work that felt intimate, playful, and dreamy — while also proving that maternity sessions don't need to involve fields, dresses, or even Dad! Instead, they can feel like a love letter to both the chapter of motherhood you're in and the one yet to come.


I photographed this session entirely on 35mm film, which holds light and emotion in a softer, more honest way. The images truly feel more like memories than images, which I believe is exactly how our family photos should feel.


If you are someone who would love a maternity session, but hate the idea of getting dressed up and wrangling your toddler and partner out the door on time, a casual at-home session is the perfect solution. Expecting Charlottesville and Richmond moms: I can't wait to hear from you!


  • expecting mom plays with her toddler son
  • black and white image of expecting mom sitting next to window
  • a young toddler play with cars on his mom's pregnant belly
  • a dreamy detail image of a toddler standing on mom's pregnant belly
  • pregnant mom and toddler read a book together
  • young boy and mom looking at a book
  • a toddler boy rests his arm against his mom's pregnant belly while reading a book
  • a detail shot of mom's pregnant belly drenched in sunlight from the nearby window
  • a mom looks down at her pregnant belly
  • a mom holds her toddler son up with their heads touching
  • a toddler boy rests his head on his mom's as they play
  • a mom and son interact behind a sunny window
  • a mom holds her pregnant belly while closing her eyes in the sunlight
  • a pregnant mom holds her young toddler next to a window in their home
  • a boy plays with cars on his mom's pregnant belly
  • a black and white detail shot of a mom playing with toy cars on her son's feet
  • a boy plays with hot wheels on his mom's pregnant belly
  • mom's pregnant belly in the window sunlight
  • a toddler boy kisses his mom's pregnant belly
  • black and white image of pregnant mom

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Laura Richards Photography

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