Fall Maternity Photos in the Foothills | Boise Maternity Photographer

Fall is a great time for maternity portraits. Heck, Fall is a great time for any kind of portraits! Motherhood portraits, breastfeeding portraits, family portraits, you name it. Why is fall such a great time for a portrait session? Well, here in Boise, Fall is the time of year when you don’t have to worry about the unrelentless summer heat, the unpredictable wind or rain of spring, and the cold of winter. So what? Well, that means you can dress comfortably in that summer dress and not worry about having to bring a bunch of layers to coordinate your outfit or shivering between photos and faking a genuine smile. You don’t have to worry about sweating your makeup off in the summer heat or the dreaded wet armpits!

Here at Keepsake Reflections, we love outdoor maternity portrait sessions, and although we do them year round, we simply love outdoor photo sessions during the fall. Of course, I talked about being comfortable temperature wise, but did I also mention the time of sunset? It’s perfect in the fall! In the summer, sunset in Boise is not until 9:30pm on the Summer Solstice and it’s just after 5pm on the Winter Solstice. Since I always shoot in the 2 hours before sunset, that makes for a late session start during the summer and an early session during the winter.

Oh yes, let’s us not forget about Fall Colors! Who doesn’t love fall colors? I’m not sure about you, but the changing leaves always make me a bit nostalgic. They are like a marker of time, that another year has passed by. They feel like good reminder to get your family pos updated just before the holidays! But don’t wait until you see the leaves changing color to book your portrait session, chances are, your photographer will already be booked out!

Did you know there are lots of flowering plant in the fall in the arid shrublands of the Boise Foothills? Yep! Sunflowers, sagebrush, rabbitbrush, and plenty of other flowers like to make their show in the fall. These flowers make for a great backdrop or add texture and dimension to a photo with an extra pop of color.

Maternity Portraits in the Boise Foothills | Boise Maternity Photographer

Fall Maternity Portraits in the Boise Foothills

I had such a good time getting out in the Boise Foothills last fall for this maternity photo session. The couple was so endearing and there is just something about the sagebrush at that time of year. Oh yeah, it makes me sneeze! Sagebrush flowers in the fall. So does rabbit brush. Does anybody else get nostalgic in the fall?

Why get maternity photos?

There is nothing quite as beautiful as a pregnant woman! Even if you are self conscious about the pregnancy weight gain, or you just don’t feel as attractive when you look in the mirror, chances are the rest of the world is looking at you and thinking you look amazing! Pregnancy is the beginning of motherhood. Pregnancy is huge and dangerous task - growing another human! There is a reason the world looks upon pregnant women with a sense of awe and wonder! But I digress… anyway, even if you don’t feel like a pretty pregnant woman, chances are your maternity photos will become one of your most valued keepsakes as you fondly look back on this time in your life in the years to come. There is pretty much zero chance that you will regret getting maternity photos taken. There is a much bigger chance that if you don’t have any maternity photos, you will look back to this time years down the road and wish that you did.

Have I told you about my sister who had kids more than 10 years before I did? Unfortunately, at that time in my life I did not specialize in maternity and motherhood photography and I did not boss her into doing a maternity photo shoot. I did, however, show up at her house near the end of her second pregnancy and convince her to take some photos in her living room and in her back yard. She was not very willing, but she went along with it anyway. I guess it’s hard to say no to your little sister? She never had any photos taken during her first pregnancy. Now, all these years later, she has told me how much she appreciates having those photos, because they are the only ones she has of herself when she was pregnant. Those photos marked a special moment in time. Those photos show the amazing power of her body to carry a child and the early days/years of her motherhood journey.