hey friend - if you are having a hard time not being able to celebrate your pregnancy how you imagined during this crazy time, then keep scrolling!

Your Day of Self-Care and Maternity Portrait Guide is waiting for you!

Your Covid friendly, social distance solution to your maternity woes is finally here! I have a created a special virtual retreat just for you! Learn how to take your own maternity portraits, relax to prenatal yoga classes, and find your new best friend in a community of like-minded women who are going through all of this with you!

Let Me Guess...

Corona virus hit and suddenly you wish your pregnancy lasted a little longer. The swollen ankles, the heartburn, and the constant need to pee...it is all worth holding on to for a chance to celebrate in the way you imagined for your pregnancy.

And you have probably found yourself wondering about a few things:

  • Walking the isles of baby stores to plan and set-up the nursery
  • Unable to celebrate with your friends and family with a baby shower
  • Missing out on prenatal yoga and valuable exercise
  • Not feeling empowered in your new body with maternity portraits
  • The feeling of isolation and facing the unknown
  • Unsure of what type of birth plan to choose during this season of life

Imagine If...

  • you are shown proper exercises, stretches, and guided through a flow prenatal class from a certified yoga instructor: Southern Shanti
  • you had a step-by-step guide how to take maternity self-portraits.
  • you are taught camera settings, given tips how to use a self-timer.
  • you had the exact same presets I use to edit every maternity session I photograph
  • you felt empowered and beautiful in your own skin through maternity self-portraiture
  • you are invited to a private community of expecting mamas who are going through the same season of life as you are Mamas you can ask for advice, share woes and anxieties, and find support
BODIES ARE POWERFUL
FEAR IS NORMAL
​WOMEN ARE STRONG
WHAT IF I GAVE YOU THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEEDED TO FEEL RELAXED, EMPOWERED, AND CONFIDENT IN YOUR BODY?
I have photographed women for 7 years. I used to think I needed all the things to be successful and create beautiful images, but over time I realized simple is beautiful. I still mainly use natural light, one favorite lens, and handed down studio lights from the 1990's. I have created a simple but effective process to capture authentic images of my clients, using dance parties, good jams, a simple reminder to just breath, and fluid posing.
"Laura made me feel so comfortable and confident that I didn't think twice about my decision to capture this special time in my life. Taking her advice on getting ideas (outfits, angles, hair/makeup) was the best help I could ask for. I felt more prepared and had a better sense of how I wanted to be seen in my pictures. Her direction for each pose was simple and she made sure I was comfortable." 
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RACHEL: 8 MONTHS PREGNANT

HERE IS WHAT YOU'LL GET

IT'S OKAY TO BE EXCITED!

17-Page Starter Guide

A guide to help you plan and prepare for your self-portrait shoot from how to prep your skin, wardrobe tips, to camera settings

Video Tutorials

Enjoy video tutorials by yours truly leading you through each portrait pose from your toes to the top of your head

Posing Flashcards

6 different posing flashcards to help you reference during your shoot.

Editing Tutorial

If you are wondering how to edit, no worries! I have an editing tutorial through the free Lightroom app

Prenatal Flow Videos

Prenatal Flow video class along with helpful posing cards to help support your belly and prepare your body for labor.

Community

You are invited to a private Facebook group of like-minded expecting women to share experiences, tips, encourage and support one another.


​YES, MY PREGNANT BUTT NEEDS THIS!

WATCH OUT, THROWING IN A BONUS!

USE MY PERSONAL
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EDITING PRESETS

I am throwing in the very presets I use for every single maternity session that I photograph to download. 

Choose from my gold preset or black and white! 

After applying presets and a few tweaks here and there, you will have beautiful images! 

What I know is you will not regret taking the time to do this for yourself.

 I felt excited, beautiful, confident, and empowered by what my body was doing.
At first this might seem like just another task to add to your never ending to-do list before baby comes, but self-care is more important than ever during such an unknown time.

At 35 weeks in the middle of August in Texas. It took all motivation in me to fight through the exhaustion, heat, and my swollen body to not only set up my photo equipment but get ready.

AND FOR JUST $49, LIMITED TIME YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FEEL RELAXED, PREPARED, BEAUTIFUL, AND EMPOWERED IN THIS NEW SEASON.

 Let me tell you it was worth it!
It is your step-by-step guide, your support system of fellow mamas, your sacred space to express yourself and find inspiration.

Your Photographer & Fellow Mama

Hi, I'm Laura Saucedo
I'm an Austin, Texas mama of a sweet baby girl, 3 crazy dogs, and an unfairly attractive husband, who grew a simple love for photography into a business that empowers women to find their calm and confidence through nature and boudoir. In all honesty, before my own pregnancy, documenting maternity portraits was not a high priority for me. Sure, I appreciated the sentiment but I couldn’t relate. I was all about my dogs and the illusion of freedom that I thought I had. Then I was blessed with a pregnancy that took us two years to conceive. I was to sick for the first 18 weeks to even appreciate it, but after feeling the kicks the warm and fuzzies took over and I couldn’t wait to document it.

35 weeks came in the middle of August in Texas. It took all motivation in me to fight through the exhaustion, heat, and my swollen body to not only set up my photo equipment but get ready. Let me tell you it was worth it. I felt excited, beautiful, confident, and empowered by what my body was doing. 

I still look at these photos every single day, reminded of the amazingness that is my body and the daughter I made from scratch.  Whether you are documenting this pregnancy to celebrate, to heal from complications, for body self-love, or to feel more empowered and confident I know you will not regret this experience. 

Need More Details?

17 Page Guide to:

getting in the right mindset, how to prep your skin and for your shoot, wardrobe tips, how to prep your location, DSLR settings, phone settings, 

Editing Tutorial and Presets

I am throwing in my complimentary editing presets that I use for every single one of my boudoir and maternity shoots and giving you all the tricks to use them!

Prenatal Yoga & Self-Care

Prenatal flow yoga videos are available to stream, along with self-care skin recipes and tips from Southern Shanti

...because I got all the details!

6 Posing Videos

I walk you through each pose from your head to your toes to look your very best! Plus a bonus video!

6 Posing Cards

Remember studying flash cards in school? I promise these are way more fun! Complimentary to each posing video is a flash card to easily reference. 

A Community

Along with all your resources house in the Facebook group, but there you will find your support system of fellow mamas who are on the journey as you.

Need additional support? 

Schedule a 1:1 Facetime call with me for additional guidance on finding the right location, lighting, posing direction, wardrobe help, etc. 

My Guarantee 

Take 14 Days to try, press the shutter, and capture memories
Unsure on where to start? Look through my 17-Page Starter Guide to get started and take action toward a day of self-care and capturing your maternity portraits. 
Don't know how to use your camera?  I show you settings, set-up, recommended equipment, and even how to use your smart phone!
Have nothing to wear? I link recommended wardrobe ideas, provide loads of inspiration, and even show you how to use a simple sheet
Feeling stuck or have more questions? Hop into the FB group and find help! I'll be with your every step of the way.
Feel awkward in front of the camera? I recorded 6 posing videos guiding you from the tips of your toes to the top of your head with complimentary posing flashcards to easily reference.
Stressed that this is just another task added to your to-do list? Take the time to transform your living room into a yoga studio with Kristen's prenatal flow video. 
You get it. As long as you get down to the nitty gritty of this journey of self-portraiture and don't be afraid to ask your partner for help, you will make your investment back 
If for whatever reason you didn't capture that growing bump after watching the posing videos, asking for help and guidance in the FB group, or after our 1:1 Facetime call, then simply shoot me at email and I will get you set up with a refund.