{"id":83360,"date":"2026-11-08T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=83360"},"modified":"2026-11-08T21:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T20:52:35","slug":"maternity-photos-march-leidsegracht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/maternity-photos-march-leidsegracht\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternity Photos in March on the Leidsegracht"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-82671 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/expecting-couple-bridge-leidsegracht-march.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Expecting couple on a bridge over the tree-lined Leidsegracht, bare branches and a gray sky behind them on a March maternity walk\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/expecting-couple-bridge-leidsegracht-march-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/expecting-couple-bridge-leidsegracht-march-800w.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/expecting-couple-bridge-leidsegracht-march-1200w.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/expecting-couple-bridge-leidsegracht-march.jpg 2400w\" \/><\/figure><p>Elise and Nathan first met in Amsterdam, as exchange students years ago. With their first baby due in spring, they flew back from Canada for one last trip as two. Their wish was simple: maternity photos in March on the Leidsegracht, under the bare canal trees.<\/p><p>So their hour became one of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my maternity photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a>. They prepared nothing, because I chose the spots and guided them from one bridge to the next.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>The Leidsegracht where it crosses the Keizersgracht, then the canal streets nearby<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>Early March, from ten past four to five in the afternoon<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">Maternity Photoshoot<\/a><\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Soft, even daylight under a white March sky<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"two-bridges-where-the-canals-cross\">Two Bridges Where the Canals Cross<\/h2><p>We met at ten past four on the bridges where the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leidsegracht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leidsegracht<\/a> crosses the Keizersgracht. A row of gabled houses stood behind them, one white among the brown, and two bikes leaned on the railing. I kept the bikes in the first frame, because they belong to Amsterdam as much as the gables do. The sky was a flat white, and the light stayed soft and even all hour.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-83063\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pregnant-couple-bikes-keizersgracht-corner.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Pregnant woman in a black dress with tiny white flowers and her partner on a canal bridge, two bikes beside them and a row of gabled houses behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pregnant-couple-bikes-keizersgracht-corner.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pregnant-couple-bikes-keizersgracht-corner-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>Where the Leidsegracht crosses the Keizersgracht, 16:11<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Then we moved to the middle of the bridge, with the whole tree-lined Leidsegracht behind them. A boat slid under our feet while Elise rested a hand on her bump. Meanwhile, Nathan kept leaning in for a kiss.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82835\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-on-canal-bridge-hand-on-baby-bump.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Kiss on a canal bridge, her hand resting on the baby bump and her arm around his neck, an arched bridge and old facades soft behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-on-canal-bridge-hand-on-baby-bump.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-on-canal-bridge-hand-on-baby-bump-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82743\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/foreheads-together-tree-lined-canal-march.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Foreheads together above the water, she holds her bump in a black dress with white flowers and he leans in wearing a sand sweater\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/foreheads-together-tree-lined-canal-march.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/foreheads-together-tree-lined-canal-march-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"a-spin-on-the-bridge\">A Spin on the Bridge<\/h2><p>Down by the water, I asked Nathan to stand close to Elise. When he kissed her temple, she laughed with her eyes closed. Moments like that are why I rarely ask anyone to smile.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82855\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/laughing-kiss-on-temple-canal-maternity.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Woman laughing with her eyes closed as he kisses her temple, one hand on her bump, during maternity photos in March by the canal\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/laughing-kiss-on-temple-canal-maternity.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/laughing-kiss-on-temple-canal-maternity-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82595\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-hands-on-bump-canal-quay-amsterdam.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Full-length maternity portrait on a canal quay in March, he stands behind her with both hands on the bump, narrow houses across the water\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-hands-on-bump-canal-quay-amsterdam.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-hands-on-bump-canal-quay-amsterdam-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Next, an old iron lamppost turned into a small game. Nathan leaned on it and grinned, while Elise laughed back from beside a tree, a white canal boat behind them.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-82900\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-leaning-lamppost-laughing-pregnant-partner.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Man leaning on an old iron lamppost and grinning at his pregnant partner, who laughs back beside a tree, a white canal boat behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-leaning-lamppost-laughing-pregnant-partner.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-leaning-lamppost-laughing-pregnant-partner-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><\/figure><p>Back at the crossing, he took her hand and led her into a slow spin in front of the white gabled house. After that, he perched on the bridge railing for a kiss. Then they walked back across the bricks, hand in hand.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-83183\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/spin-on-bridge-white-gable-leidsegracht.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"He leads her by the hand into a slow spin on the bridge, the white neck-gabled house and the brick corner house of the canal crossing behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/spin-on-bridge-white-gable-leidsegracht.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/spin-on-bridge-white-gable-leidsegracht-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>The canal crossing, 16:28<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82921\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-on-bridge-railing-kiss-pregnant-partner.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Man half seated on the bridge railing kisses his pregnant partner, who holds her bump, the brick corner house behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-on-bridge-railing-kiss-pregnant-partner.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/man-on-bridge-railing-kiss-pregnant-partner-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82624\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-walking-hand-in-hand-brick-bridge.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Couple walking hand in hand across a brick canal bridge toward the camera on their March maternity walk, a dark lamppost blurred in front\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-walking-hand-in-hand-brick-bridge.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-walking-hand-in-hand-brick-bridge-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"a-baby-bump-in-march\">A Baby Bump in March<\/h2><p>At half past four, I came in close. Elise wore a black dress with tiny white flowers, and Nathan a soft sand-colored sweater, so their hands stood out against both. Her ring rested on top of the bump, while his hands held its sides.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-83249\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/two-pairs-of-hands-on-baby-bump-dress.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Close-up of two pairs of hands on a baby bump in a black dress with tiny white flowers, the sleeve of a sand-colored sweater beside it\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/two-pairs-of-hands-on-baby-bump-dress.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/two-pairs-of-hands-on-baby-bump-dress-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-83125\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ring-hands-on-top-of-baby-bump-closeup.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Her hands with a diamond ring resting on top of the baby bump while his hands hold its sides, a detail from maternity photos in March\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ring-hands-on-top-of-baby-bump-closeup.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ring-hands-on-top-of-baby-bump-closeup-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Afterwards, Nathan stepped behind her with his hands on the bump, and they both looked straight into my camera.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-83171\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/smiling-couple-hands-on-bump-canal-railing.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Smiling couple by a canal railing, he stands behind her with his hands on the bump, both looking into the camera on a March maternity walk\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/smiling-couple-hands-on-bump-canal-railing.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/smiling-couple-hands-on-bump-canal-railing-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"a-trench-coat-and-a-bench-in-black-and-white\">A Trench Coat and a Bench in Black and White<\/h2><p>At twenty to five, the coats came on for a short walk: a long beige trench for Elise, a sand jacket for Nathan. Along a wider canal lined with white mansions, they simply held hands and talked.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-83241\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/trench-coats-walk-wide-canal-white-mansions.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Woman in a beige trench coat and her partner in a sand jacket on a March maternity walk along a wide canal lined with white mansions\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/trench-coats-walk-wide-canal-white-mansions.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/trench-coats-walk-wide-canal-white-mansions-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>A wider canal nearby, 16:38<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A few minutes on, we found a wooden bench on a cobbled street. The dark brick and the gray sky asked for black and white, so I switched my camera over. Nathan whispered something in her ear, and Elise laughed so hard that her eyes closed.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82479\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-bench-kiss-cobbled-street.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Black and white frame of the couple on a wooden bench in a cobbled street, he kisses her cheek as she rests a hand on her bump\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-bench-kiss-cobbled-street.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-bench-kiss-cobbled-street-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82491\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-whisper-laugh-maternity-bench.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Black and white close-up: he whispers in her ear and she laughs with her eyes closed, one hand on her bump, a March maternity portrait\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-whisper-laugh-maternity-bench.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-whisper-laugh-maternity-bench-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>By the canal, they sat down on one more bench, this time with their backs to me, and watched the water for a while.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-82484\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-couple-bench-canal-lamppost.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Black and white view from behind of the couple on a bench beside a canal, an old lantern lamppost and gabled houses across the water\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-couple-bench-canal-lamppost.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-white-couple-bench-canal-lamppost-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"the-last-maternity-photos-on-a-stoop\">The Last Maternity Photos on a Stoop<\/h2><p>Just before five, I crossed to the far bank of a quiet canal. From there, the two of them looked small against the dark, narrow houses and the bare trees.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-wide\"><img class=\"wp-image-82615\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-small-dark-gabled-houses-canal.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Wide view across a canal of the expecting couple, small in front of dark gabled houses and bare trees, a quiet moment of their maternity walk\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 1140px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-small-dark-gabled-houses-canal.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-small-dark-gabled-houses-canal-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>Across the canal, 16:55<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Then came an old lamppost, one more kiss on her temple and a stone stoop with an iron railing. They sat down on the steps, Nathan behind Elise with his arms around her and the bump.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82829\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-old-lamppost-canal-step-gables.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Expecting couple leaning on an old lamppost on the canal quay, he kisses her temple, tall step-gabled houses across the water behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-old-lamppost-canal-step-gables.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/kiss-old-lamppost-canal-step-gables-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-82611\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-sitting-stoop-steps-black-brick.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"Couple sitting on the stone steps of a black brick house, he behind her with his arms around her and the bump, both looking down the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-sitting-stoop-steps-black-brick.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/couple-sitting-stoop-steps-black-brick-375x500.jpg 375w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Just before five, their maternity photos in March ended there, with a church spire rising at the end of the street. A few weeks later, back home in Canada, they would become three.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-83193\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stoop-canal-street-church-spire-maternity.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Maternity photos in March: the couple on a stone stoop with an iron railing, a quiet canal street and a church spire behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stoop-canal-street-church-spire-maternity.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stoop-canal-street-church-spire-maternity-500x375.jpg 500w\" \/><figcaption>The stoop, a minute before five<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Planning your own? My guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/what-to-wear-maternity-photos\/\">what to wear for maternity photos<\/a> shows dresses and colors from real sessions.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Expecting, and dreaming of the canals? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/family-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my maternity photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> work.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elise and Nathan first met in Amsterdam, as exchange students years ago. With their first baby due in spring, they flew back from Canada for one last trip as two. 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