Maternity Sessions in Boulder and Summit County
Packages and Pricing
I'll guide you into a few simple setups, then keep shooting as you relax: laughing with your partner, an older kid with their ear on your belly, a slow walk along the creek. We'll go somewhere outside at the time of day when the light is softest. Wear a gown or your favorite jeans. Both work.
No payment yet. I’ll follow up personally to plan the details.
Maternity Packages at a Glance
Maternity Session $500
About 1 hour · 25 hand-edited images · partner, kids and dogs welcome
2 sessions: maternity before the baby arrives, then newborn at home in the first weeks
Maternity + Newborn $1,000
The First Year · $1,450
3 sessions: maternity, newborn, and a family session around their first birthday
Every session includes planning help, outfit guidance and hand-edited images.
What your session looks like, start to finish.
1. Pick your date. Choose a day when you'll be 28 to 34 weeks along. Your belly is showing by then, and walking around is still comfortable.
2. We plan it. I'll send my style guide and suggest a few spots based on the light and how much walking you're up for. We can talk it through on a quick call if you'd like.
3. The session. About an hour, outside close to golden hour, at home, or some of each. I’ll guide you into a few setups and keep shooting in between. We take breaks whenever you need them.
4. Your gallery. You'll get a preview gallery to choose your favorites. Send them within a week, and your finished images arrive in 3 to 4 weeks.
Every Session Includes
A call before the session, if you'd like one, to plan the spot and timing
My style guide, including what photographs well on a bump and where to buy or rent if you want something new
Spots with an easy walk in, picked for where the light falls at that hour
A few guided setups, then room for everything in between
Every final image edited by hand, one at a time, for a crafted look that brings you back to how things looked and felt in the moment, not a one-size-fits-all preset filter
Come on your own, bring your partner, or bring the whole crew for part of it. Outside, I pick places with an easy walk in, like a creek, a meadow or your own backyard, so nobody is overdoing it at 32 weeks. Some of my favorite sessions start outside and finish at home on the couch or in the nursery. I’ll give direction where it helps and keep shooting the moments in between, like the laugh right after a pose falls apart.
About 1 hour · 25 hand-edited images · partner, kids and dogs welcome · no travel fee in Boulder or Summit County
$500
Maternity Session
Bundles
Maternity, newborn, and a family session around their first birthday: a 45-minute Simple Session outside with everyone, once they're crawling or walking. Three chapters of the same year, photographed by the same person. Book the third session any time before they turn 15 months. Want more time? Make it The Wanderer for $200 more.
$1,000 ($1,100 booked separately)
Maternity + Newborn
Your last weeks of pregnancy and your first weeks with the baby. Two chapters, photographed by the same person, so they look right side by side in one album. When you book, I hold time around your due date for the newborn session. If the baby comes before the maternity session, your deposit moves to the newborn session.
$1,450 ($1,600 booked separately)
The First Year
Additional Images
Love more than 25? Add single images for $40 each, edited just like your favorites. Or keep the whole gallery for $400: every image gets my color and light edit, with detailed retouching where it matters most.
Prints and albums
Most photos live on a phone and get looked at twice. The ones on a wall or in an album get looked at every day. I offer albums and framed prints through a professional lab, and I'll help you choose the images and sizes so they look right in your home.
“Susan also helped in a followup request to assist in a triptych of the photos I had printed for my home — no fuss with a fast response from her to help me solve it!”
Hello, there! I’m Susan.
I'm a mom too, so I know the last weeks of pregnancy are not comfortable. I keep these sessions easy: short walks, breaks whenever you need them, and direction that works with your body as it is today. I came to photography through film, and I still shoot like I'm telling a story: a few set-up moments, then everything that happens in between. I split my time between Boulder and Breckenridge and photograph families from the Front Range up to Summit County.
Everyone Asks…
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Sometime in your second trimester, so we can pick a date when you'll be 28 to 34 weeks along. If you'd like a newborn session too, book them together and I'll hold time around your due date.
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Yes, and I'd encourage it. Some of my favorite maternity images are an older sibling with their hands on the belly.
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Most of my maternity clients say that before the session. I'll guide you into poses that work with your body as it is today, and we take breaks whenever you need them.
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Whatever you feel good in. A gown, a simple dress, or jeans and a soft sweater all photograph well. My style guide covers what works on a bump and where to rent a gown if you want one.
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I get it. My water broke at 32 weeks. If your baby arrives before we shoot, your deposit moves to a newborn session instead.
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Yes! There's no travel fee anywhere in Boulder or Summit County. Outside that, there's a travel fee for the extra time on the road.
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It's $200 per session: $200 for a maternity session, $400 for Maternity + Newborn, and $600 for The First Year. It goes toward your total, and the rest of each session is paid before it happens. The deposit isn't refundable, but if we need to reschedule, it moves with you.
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If it's unsafe or the light is a total washout, we reschedule for free, and your deposit carries over to the new date. Some cloud cover is usually a good thing for photos.
"We did our newborn session at our house… Susan was very patient and worked around fussiness and feeding. When our toddler got home, Susan got some great shots of the two kids and of the four of us."
~ Sasha B.
Ready to Book?
Click the button below and then select Boulder or Summit County. From there, pick a date when you'll be 28 to 34 weeks along and you’ll be prompted to fill out a questionnaire where you can choose Maternity Session, Maternity + Newborn, or The First Year. I'll get back to you within two days with your contract and deposit invoice.
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