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Best Maternity Photographers in Albuquerque, NM

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Rio Rancho, NM 87144

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5.0 (1)

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DaniRae Photography is a photography studio in Rio Rancho serving the Greater Albuquerque Metro and surrounding areas. Dani specializes in maternity, newborn, milestone, and family photography. She strives to provide clients with images that stand the test of time. Expecting moms and newborns have access to her studio wardrobe for each shoot. She offers collections that include professional prints, digitals, and albums. She also guides them through the ordering process for their wall art or heirloom keepsakes.

2620 Bosque Del Sol Ln NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

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Kate Buckles Photography has been serving clients throughout Albuquerque since 2016. Kate strives to capture memorable scenes of motherhood, covering imagery from mom-and-baby-bump and newborn sessions to the childbirth process and birthday occasions. Maternity photo sessions are advised to be scheduled around 30-35 weeks of pregnancy. Her service packages include over 40 edited pictures, print releases, and destination shoot requests. She also provides media orders like albums, prints, or canvases. Kate also conducts family, senior student, professional, and business portraiture. She has been voted Best Photographer by Albuquerque The Magazine in 2022 and Rio Rancho The Magazine in 2020.

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Albuquerque, NM

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5.0 (82)
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5.0 (72)

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Blooming Images is a photography business in Bernalillo that focuses on maternity, birth, and newborn photography. The studio has a range of props from bright pink knit caps to soft blues and grays, and more neutral tones of scarves, blankets, and other accessories. The studio has a selection of wicker baskets and other basin-like objects perfect for holding the tiny body of a newborn baby. Blooming Images also rents its studio out to other photographers looking for a perfect place to shoot their newborn sessions.

Albuquerque, NM 87109

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5.0 (14)

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Jacqueline Vega Photography in Albuquerque specializes in maternity, birth, and newborn photography. In addition to everything babies, the business offers engagement sessions, wedding photography, senior pictures, portraits of children and families, and boudoir sessions. Jacqueline carries over 150 designer dresses for her clients to choose from for their sessions. Jacqueline can organize group poses when necessary but enjoys capturing the naturally occurring moments in weddings and family sessions with an approach that often exemplifies lifestyle photography. The business’s website has a gallery of past photoshoots and a contact form for those interested in session and pricing information.

Albuquerque, NM 87114

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5.0 (188)

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Anchored Memory is an Albuquerque photography business that offers high school senior, children, family, and maternity portraits. Sessions last anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours and turnaround time for edited photographs is typically two to three weeks with sneak peeks available on the business's social media sites before then. Anchored Memory offers rush order services with a turnaround time of one week for an extra $50 charge. The business has an FAQ page on its website with a link to its Pinterest profile, which contains suggestions on color schemes and what to wear for photoshoots.

Rio Rancho, NM 87144

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4.9 (100)
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5.0 (9)

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Jenna Marie Photography is a business in Rio Rancho that specializes in maternity, newborn, family, and wedding photography. The business offers birth sessions and a range of photoshoots for small children such as birthday cake and paint smashes and seasonal pictures for holidays. Other sessions Jenna Marie Photography offers include beauty and boudoir, couples’ portraits and engagement announcements, lifestyle newborn sessions, and high school senior portraits. Potential clients may fill out the contact form, email, or call Jenna for information about sessions and pricing.

Albuquerque, NM 87109

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4.6 (25)

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Frank Frost Photography in Albuquerque specializes in family, newborn, and maternity photography, as well as weddings, engagement sessions, family portraits, professional portraits, and high school senior pictures. Frank Frost Photography tends to avoid styles of portraiture in the traditional sense, and instead celebrates the relationships and natural interactions of people through vibrant, colorful images using natural light and intense contrasts. The business also shoots groups and events for publicity, advertising, and documentation purposes.

Albuquerque, NM 87113

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5.0 (28)
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5.0 (26)
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5.0 (3)

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Tyler Brooke is a newborn, baby, and maternity photography studio in Albuquerque who also takes family portraits, professional headshots, and shoots a limited number of intimate weddings each year. The business works in a natural-light studio or on location. The studio has a carefully selected collection of soft-colored wraps, blankets, headbands, and clothing items perfect for expecting mothers and babies three to 12 months old for clients to use during maternity and baby photoshoots.

Rio Rancho, NM 87124

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4.9 (100)
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4.0 (8)

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Days Go By Photography is a business in Rio Rancho that offers maternity, newborn, child, and family photography, and more. The business’s website includes galleries of photos from past sessions. The newborn gallery contains a list of commonly asked questions and answers to help clients prepare for their child’s photoshoot. Days Go By Photography also offers senior portraits and wedding and engagement photos.

Albuquerque, NM 87102

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5.0 (1)

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Portraits by Joy is the business of an Albuquerque portrait photographer who specializes in maternity, newborn, and child photography. Joy also takes senior pictures, family and couples’ portraits, adult headshots, and boudoir photographs. Joy’s style consists of bold colors, heavy contrasts, and fun patterns. Joy shoots in her studio or on-location and does not charge extra for on-location sessions. The business’s website has information about sessions, pricing, policies, and products in a pdf document available for viewing or download on its website.

Rio Rancho, NM 87124

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5.0 (98)
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5.0 (22)

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Falling Star Photography is a studio in Rio Rancho that focuses on maternity, newborn, and family photography. For Falling Star Photography, the goal of each newborn session is to capture the natural beauty of pregnancy, the tenderness of a newborn, and the loving bond between a mother and her child. Though the photographer shoots on-location or outdoors, the business’s studio has everything one could want for a newborn or maternity session from gowns and flattering, flowy fabrics to multiple patterns and colors of scarves, headbands, hats, blankets, baskets, and more.

1803 Louisiana Blvd NE STE D2, Albuquerque, NM 87110

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5.0 (95)
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4.9 (80)
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5.0 (5)

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Lauren Cherie Photography is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving clients throughout the metro area. Mother of three, Lauren Cherie, established the award-winning studio in 2014, specializing in maternity, newborn, wedding, family, and portrait photography. There are four maternity sessions available with shoots ranging from 30 to 60 minutes. Sessions can be conducted in the company's studio or on a location of the client's choice. The luxury maternity package also includes professional hair and makeup prior to the session.

Compare our Top Maternity Photographers

NameExpertise RatingAddressPromotionsLearn more
DaniRae Photography
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Kate Buckles Photography
2620 Bosque Del Sol Ln NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
Blooming Images
Albuquerque, NM
Jacqueline Vega Photography
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Anchored Memory
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Jenna Marie Photography
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Frank Frost Photography
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Tyler Brooke
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Days Go By Photography
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Portraits by Joy
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Falling Star Photography
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Lauren Cherie Photography
1803 Louisiana Blvd NE STE D2, Albuquerque, NM 87110

FAQs

  • Introduction

    Maternity photographers work with pregnant women to capture images during the peak of their pregnancies. Photographs are typically taken in the third trimester when the subject's belly is round. In some cases, photographers may offer mothers and families the option to purchase maternity photos in a package with newborn photos, once their baby is born.

    Because every photographer's style is different, mothers-to-be have options when it comes to how they want their maternity photos to look. While some photos have an artful quality, others may be taken in a studio for a more traditional feel. Learn more about maternity photography by reading the frequently asked questions listed below.
  • What is maternity photography?

    Maternity photography is series a of photographs taken of soon-to-be mothers later in their pregnancies. These photos may be of just the mother, or they may include the father and other children. Often, maternity photos are whimsical and artistic, as they're meant to capture the beauty of pregnancy.

  • What to wear to a maternity photoshoot?

    What you wear for maternity photos depends on the style of the photographs being taken. Mothers who want to show their bare belly for maternity photos may want to opt for a basic crop top or sports bra with comfortable pants on the bottom. Those who prefer to stay covered up might want to consider an elegant gown.

  • What are good poses for a maternity photoshoot?

    Often, women will pose with their hands, or the father's hands, placed on their growing belly in maternity photos. Photos might be taken from the side to show a profile of the mother's shape or straight on to capture the joy on the subject's face.

  • How much does maternity photography cost?

    According to Fash, portrait photographers, including maternity photographers, typically charge between $100 and $250 per hour when photographing subjects. That cost normally equates to anywhere from $25 to $100 per edited image. On average, a photoshoot takes one full hour, whether indoors or outdoors.

  • How to get a photography contract with a maternity hospital?

    As a photographer, you need to have experience and proper training to work in a hospital setting. Most hospital photographers have some training in medical terminology as well as experience and training in how to safely work with new mothers and babies.