The photographer who shot our maternity shoot is technically a baby photographer. Her work with newborn pics is so awesome! I found her because my wedding photographer, whom I love, recommended her and even called her "The Baby Whisperer."

Problem is, I don't think she's used to shooting adult people. She didn't give us a lot of direction, and we look awkward in a lot of the photos. The photos where we don't look awkward, it's kind of hard to see my stomach sometimes. So it just looks like a fat picture of me. Not cool! My wedding photographer was really good at giving simple direction that made a big difference...Like telling us to "both smile with teeth." Etc. The baby photographer didn't do stuff like that, so there's something wrong with most of the photos. I have a critical eye when it comes to pictures, I'm aware of this. But I think they could have been better.

Do you think I got ripped? I paid $200 for the session, but the photog gave me a $200 credit for photos. So the prints below I'm ordering are only going to cost me $30 out of pocket because of the $200 credit. So the net cost was $230.

I also had my hair and makeup done and now I feel like that was a waste.

Sorry for all of the whining! Just disappointing that out of 80 proofs she posted, I am ordering FIVE.