Most pregnant women or couples expecting a child choose to have a maternity shoot when the due date inches closer.

Maternity shoots are meant to act as a reminder of your baby bump and pregnancy days. Nowadays, people are going an extra mile when it comes to having pregnancy shoots. And I mean literally going all out; it's almost as if couples or women are competing on who will have the coolest maternity shoot. One thing you need to remember is that this is a very intimate moment, don’t have a maternity shoot to show off to your friends or so that you can gain followers on the internet. Get a shoot with your hubby or partner or alone to celebrate that precious bump as it’s not going to be there forever.

When it comes to the maternity shoot themes, there are a dozen out there. You can literally transform into an Avatar for your maternity shoot if you want to and a professional photographer will make it work. If you have an out of the world idea, you can share it with your photographer and he/she could try to work some magic. One theme you should consider is the cravings theme which in my opinion I feel is very authentic and effortless.

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When women are pregnant, they get all sorts of weird cravings which can go from normal stuff to the weirdest cravings ever. Some pregnant women decide to get inspired by their cravings for their maternity photo shoot. This is a pretty easy shoot to achieve as all you gotta do is look cute around a bunch of different foods.

You can either choose to have it at home, say by the fridge, or dinning table or even have an outdoorsy one say at a grocery store or at the snacks section of a supermarket, if they allow photography. While it’s a pretty raw shoot, it’s important to remember to be cute though, at the end of the day, these are photos you’re gonna keep forever so you don’t wanna end up looking like a glutton with a stomach about to explode from over-eating, but more like this yummy mum-to-be who’s just, you know, satisfying her cravings and being sexy while at it. You get the drift yeah?

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If you’re currently preggers and you’re thinking of having a maternity shoot you could consider the cravings theme. Have a look:

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