A couple weeks ago, Will photographed (and I did the makeup for) the lovely Kanae, who’s due next month with her first baby. Flush with that amazing pregnancy glow, Kanae wanted some studio portraits to capture this exciting time in her life. She was a little nervous coming into the shoot, as she had never modeled or posed for professional photos before… but she could’ve fooled us!

This picture with the plum fabric was taken only thirty minutes into her photo shoot and she already looked so at ease! She and her husband are actually having a hard time choosing photos to frame in their house, as there are so many beautiful ones that came out of the day.

I love this photo of the baby booties and finger puppets on her belly… looks like a Baby Gap ad, no?

Her smile lit up the whole studio!

The photo shoot would not have been complete without Kanae’s husband, Richard, standing in for a few shots. They are one of the cutest couples ever! Such great, fun chemistry together and you could tell that Richard was so proud and supportive of his soon-to-be hot mamma. When he wasn’t in front of the camera, Richard was working behind the scenes, shooting home movies of his wife being pampered and photographed in the studio, and being a wonderful help with props and snacks. (Anyone who brings over a platter of chicken to feed us definitely wins us over!)

These dancey shots with the fabric are simply gorgeous… so light and airy with a fashiony flair. They were taken toward the end of the day and yet Kanae still had so much energy!

We had SO much fun at the shoot and wrapped up the afternoon with some classic, simple portraits that are very reminiscent of Demi Moore’s famous Vanity Fair cover.

Congrats to Kanae and Richard; we can’t wait to see (and photograph?!) your new baby boy soon!