About Your Maternity Session

An expectant mother smiling during an outdoor maternity session, standing in a grassy field and gently holding her baby bump, wearing a light blue off-the-shoulder top and a flowing floral skirt in soft evening light.

Pregnancy is a fleeting and beautiful chapter — one you’ll want to remember forever. Maternity sessions are relaxed, heartfelt experiences designed to celebrate you and the life growing inside you.

Jess will guide you through safe and gentle prompts and posts to capture authentic moments that feel natural and true, whether it’s just you, you with your partner, or your whole family together.

Sessions are typically scheduled between 29–36 weeks when your bump is beautifully visible and hopefully when a little bit of your energy has returned. If you are pregnant with multiples we will move this timeline up a little —feel free to reach out to Jess at jess@jesspalmerphotography.com if you are unsure when to schedule your maternity session.

For more on Maternity sessions, check out these blog posts:

Should I Book Maternity Photos?

What to Wear for Your Maternity Session

  • Choice of outdoors, in-home, or in studio

    • Session Prep Guide

    • Photographer’s time and talent

    • Photoshoot

    • Exclusive access to Styling Catalogs

    • Minimum of 30 edited images delivered to you for downloading & ordering in a private online gallery

  • Prints and other products can be purchased from your online gallery of edited images. Click here for some ideas on what to do with the images in your gallery!

  • You can expect your private online gallery of edited images to be delivered via email in no more than 3 weeks.

  • You can book a session HERE

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“Working with Jess was so easy and fun! She told me exactly what to expect, helped me with posing, ensured I felt comfortable the entire time and made my husband and son feel at ease as well! I love how our maternity photos came out and we’ve already gotten so many compliments. She truly captured our family and the excitement and joy we feel about welcoming baby #2!”

— H.L.

Jess, Rochester NY lifestyle photographer, smiling while holding a Nikon camera during a branding session for Jess Palmer Photography.

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