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Maternity sessions for couples in Kharadi — often the pictures that family in another city will see the pregnancy through. At the studio, or at your flat if the light is good.
Who these photographs are really for
Your mother arrives for the delivery. She misses the entire pregnancy.
When the family live elsewhere, a maternity shoot stops being a keepsake and becomes the record everyone back home actually sees.
That is a real difference in brief. Couples here routinely ask for frames they can send rather than frames to print — something that reads well on a phone screen at the other end of a video call, alongside the two or three that will end up framed.
It also tends to be booked earlier in the last trimester than it would be otherwise, because it is scheduled around leave and around when a partner can actually be there rather than around the ideal week.
And the partner matters more here than the brochures suggest. In a city with no relatives nearby, the two of you have been doing this alone, and photographs of just the bump miss most of the story.
Something else worth naming: for couples with no family nearby, this is often the first time anyone has photographed the two of them together since the wedding. The pregnancy is not really the only subject — the two people about to do this alone in an unfamiliar city are.
That tends to shift the brief once it is said out loud. Couples who came for bump photographs frequently end up valuing the frames of the two of them more, and it costs nothing to shoot for both.
It is worth deciding early whether you want the flat in the photographs. For couples preparing a home in a new city, the half-finished nursery and the boxes are part of the story rather than something to hide.
Weekend light is worth a thought too. Late afternoon on a Saturday behaves like any other day, but locations are busier, so an earlier slot is usually calmer.
And if you plan to send these onward, say so. Images destined for a phone screen at the other end of a video call are cropped and delivered differently from ones going to print.
Getting ready
Planning around two working calendars
Book earlier than feels necessary. Weekend slots in the last trimester go first, and a couple who both work have far fewer possible dates than they think once leave, appointments and travel are accounted for.
Decide what you are wearing well in advance, and try it on. Bodies change quickly at this stage, and the outfit that fitted when you booked may not on the day.
If your partner is travelling for work, map out the overlap before choosing a date. A session with one of you missing is workable but it is not what most couples want from this.
Planning it
The questions we ask first
Which weekends you can both do, because that is almost always the binding constraint rather than how far along you are.
Whether family will see these before they see the baby. If the photographs are how relatives elsewhere experience the pregnancy, that changes what we shoot and how it is delivered.
And whether you want the flat in the frame. Some couples want the home they are preparing to be part of the record; others want a plain studio backdrop. Both are easy once decided.
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Maternity sessions in Kharadi
How the session itself works is covered in full on the main maternity photography page.
- 1st Floor, Behind G S Mahanagar Co-op Bank Ltd, Sai Nagari, Mathura Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
- +91 79032 43332
Can we do this on a weekend? We both work.
Yes. Weekend and late-afternoon slots are how most Kharadi couples book this, and it is worth asking early because those are the slots that go first.
Can you photograph at our flat instead of the studio?
Yes. Home maternity sessions work well when the light does — we come to you, use the rooms that get the best daylight, and work with what is there rather than rearranging the place.
My partner cannot get leave. Is a solo session worth it?
Absolutely, and plenty are. Tell us and we will shape the session around it rather than leaving obvious gaps where somebody should be standing.
Which areas around Kharadi do you cover?
Kharadi, Wadgaon Sheri, Viman Nagar, Keshav Nagar, Mundhwa, Chandan Nagar and Kalyani Nagar are closest, and we photograph across the rest of Pune.
We can only do weekends. Is that a problem?
No, but book early. Weekend slots are what every working couple here wants and they fill furthest ahead.
My partner may not be able to get the day off.
Tell us and we will plan the session so the absence is not obvious. It is a common situation and it does not have to show in the photographs.
Can we do this at home rather than the studio?
Yes. Home maternity sessions work well when the light does — we come to you and use the rooms with the best daylight.
How late in the pregnancy can we leave it?
Later than most people fear, but do not leave it to chance. Tell us your dates and we will suggest a window that leaves room if things move.
What should I wear?
Bring two or three options rather than deciding in advance. Clothing decides more about how these photographs look than almost anything else.
Can our older child be in the photographs?
Yes, and it is worth planning for. Tell us their age and we will photograph them early while they are still interested.
Do you photograph outdoors as well as in the studio?
Both. Outdoors needs a particular half hour of the day; the studio does not. Tell us which appeals and we will schedule accordingly.
How many photographs do we receive?
The selected, edited set rather than a fixed number. We would rather deliver fewer strong frames than pad a gallery to hit a figure.
Can we bring our own outfits and props?
Please do. Anything with meaning to you photographs better than anything generic, and it costs nothing to include.
Do you photograph couples together as well as the bump?
Yes, and we would encourage it. For couples doing this without family nearby, the frames of the two of you are usually the ones that matter later.
We have nobody nearby to come with us.
None is needed. These sessions work perfectly well with just the two of you, or one of you.
Our families will see these from another city.
Then a few clear, straightforward frames are worth having alongside the rest. Say so and they are included.
Pick a weekend
Tell us roughly how far along you are and which weekends work. We will suggest a window and hold it.