A maternity photo shoot gives you time to acknowledge this in-between chapter before everything changes. Whether you are expecting your first child or welcoming another into your family, I photograph your pregnancy in a gentle, honest way.
You don’t need any experience in front of the camera. In fact, many expectant parents I photograph feel a little unsure at first. And that’s totally okay. I keep things easy and pressure-free, so you have time to settle in and simply be together.
There’s no pressure to pose. If guidance is needed, it stays simple. A slow walk hand in hand, a quiet moment facing each other, a shared smile or a few words exchanged. Some couples feel most comfortable laughing and talking, while others prefer to stay close and quiet. I follow whatever feels natural to you.
Every session comes with a private online gallery that includes a collection of your photographs. Once you receive your gallery, you can decide if you’d like just a few favorites or love the images so much that you want them all. All selected photographs are carefully edited and delivered digitally in both high resolution and web size. Your gallery will remain available for three months, giving you plenty of time to browse, download and share your photographs with family and friends.
Basic package for those who want “just a few” beautiful photographs.
1-hour photo shoot
weekday time slots
15 favorite photographs chosen from an online gallery
additional images available at € 20 each
Basic package for those who want “just a few” beautiful photographs.
1-hour photo shoot
weekday or weekend time slots
all photographs uploaded in an online gallery
The Bump to Baby photo shoot is a beautiful way to capture both the quiet anticipation of pregnancy and the tender first days with your newborn. This special package includes a relaxed pregnancy photo shoot, followed by a gentle, in-home newborn photo shoot, documenting the full story of your journey into parenthood.
Families who document both pregnancy and newborn moments with me receive a € 50 loyalty bonus for the newborn session along with priority scheduling.
A photography voucher is a simple way to give someone time together and photographs that only grow in value over time. Vouchers are available for all my sessions in an amount of your choice.
“Eva is super friendly and makes you feel very calm and relaxed during the sessions. We did the Bump to Baby package shoots and absolutely love the photos! I wanted someone who takes natural rather than posed or styled photos and Eva was exactly what I was looking for. We got the Bump to Baby package which means you get both a pregnancy photo shoot and a newborn session booked with Eva. We’re super happy and will defflinitely contact her again for our next baby”
“I can wholeheartedly recommend a photo session with Eva to everyone! She created beautiful memories of my pregnancy and captured our very first family photos with our newborn. We are absolutely thrilled with the final images and will definitely be booking another session with Eva in the future. We love the relaxed, calm, and very friendly atmosphere she brings to her photography. We also appreciate her flexibility when scheduling and the quick turnaround time for delivering the photos.”
“We can only recommend! Eva is a professional and at the same time we felt like we met with an old friend. Even though we are both introverts and we don’t really like to be photographed, she really captured beautiful pictures and our natural expressions of faces.It doesn’t look like artificialy prepared poses, all the pictures look very natural, what we like the most. Thank you Eva for these special memories you created for us.”
Having been pregnant twice myself, I know how many different emotions this chapter can hold. My maternity photography is relaxed and unscripted, with gentle guidance whenever you need it and plenty of space to simply be yourselves. This approach works especially well if you don’t usually feel at ease in front of the camera.
Before you book your maternity photo shoot with me, there are a few questions you might like to have answered.
Have a look at the images here or browse my Instagram feed. That will give you a good idea of the kind of photography I offer and my editing style. If you love what you see and you know you want honest and unstaged photographs that capture your pregnancy as it truly is, we could be a good fit. If you’re looking for mostly posed maternity photographs where you are only looking at the camera and smiling, I’m not the right photographer for you.
That’s absolutely fine. And definitely not unusual. Your partner doesn’t need to be excited about the maternity photo shoot or know what to do in front of the camera. I won’t expect either of you to perform or pose. We’ll keep things easy, and I’ll give you a little guidance whenever it’s needed. Usually, even the less enthusiastic partners relax pretty quickly once they realise there really isn’t much they have to do.
Wear something you feel comfortable and that feels like you. You don’t need matching outfits or new clothes especially for the photo shoot. Choose tones that work well together rather than dressing everyone in the same colours. If possible, avoid large logos or very busy patterns that can distract in photographs. Think about the location and the weather too. Especially with children, being comfortable is much more important than looking perfect. Once we’ve decided where and when we’ll meet, I’m always happy to help with clothing choices. If you’re unsure, you can simply send me a few options and we can decide together.
We’ll choose the location together. It can be somewhere you already like to go together, or I can suggest places in Vienna depending on the season and the kind of setting you prefer. I know plenty of locations that work beautifully for maternity photo shoots, from quiet green spaces to more urban parts of the city. I don’t have a studio, but an in-home session is always an option too.
If there’s no sun on the day of your session, don’t panic. Cloudy weather is absolutely fine for a photo shoot and, if anything, it often gives us beautiful, soft light. Fog or cold temperatures on autumn and winter days are not a reason to cancel either. Bad weather means heavy rain, heavy snowfall, storms or other conditions that would make the session uncomfortable or unsafe. In such cases, we can either change the location or reschedule. Anyway, we’ll keep an eye on the forecast and make the final decision as close to the session as possible.
The online gallery with your maternity photographs will be ready within two weeks. Once you receive it, you can take your time to choose your preferred package and either select your favorite images or purchase the complete collection. If you’re in a hurry, express delivery within two working days is available for €100.
No. Editing is an important part of my photography, so I only deliver finished photographs that reflect the style you see throughout my portfolio. RAW files and unedited photographs are not included in any of my packages.
I’m always grateful when clients allow me to share some of their photographs on my website or social media, as showing my work is actually how future clients find me. But I completely respect your privacy if you prefer to keep your family photographs to yourselves. No photographs will ever be published without your prior consent.
MyWed, an international platform for wedding and family photographers, ranks Eva Vycitalova among the top family photographers in Vienna.
