Maternity

[joel222]

Something a little different for me, looking at I should of waited another month or two so that the bump was bigger.

franca fb new (1 of 1) by eljo222, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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I don't fell "all at ease" with this very cool image, Lee.

I dig the pictorial aspect of it but not the ambiguities
present here. Since you plan another shoot, may I
suggest…

• the belly imagery is not, for me, compatible with
  the symbol of the hand on the waist
  
  
• seeing the belly is the right thing, of course but
  I would be very careful with the thighs and knees.
  both should absolutely contribute positively to
  your image as they can be sensitive aesthetic
  elements in the composition.
  
  
• See if you could get a more "motherly" look from
  your subject if the aim is the child and or the family.
  If this is for the partner then go for it.
  

I really dig the BG and negative space!

 

[ancient_mariner]

It's a nice shot, but I think that it sends mixed messages - another month and a larger bump would make it less ambiguous.

HTH

 

[joel222]

Thanks for the replies, I see exactly what you mean and you're right, I never looked at it like that about her 'look'. I'm not a fan of smiley face stuff, but I suppose there's a time and a place

 

[Kodiak Qc]

I'm not a fan of smiley face stuff, but I suppose there's a time and a place

I was not thinking "smiley"… on the contrary.
I was always jealous of the VERY personal
thing my ex-wife had with her belly. At the sa-
me time jealous and contemplative.

When I did pictures of her — with the kid in
mind— I wanted to capture the most intimate
moments she had with him/her. It was all in
tenderness and dimmed lights. warmth and˛
of course from my part, envy, jealousy. The
smile was in her eyes!

 

[juggler]

I like this a lot, a nice mood which is almost ignoring the bump. I think the lighting could do with a tweak - I know you wanted to emphasise the bump but the lighting on the face could do with the lamps being higher up.

 

[cargo]

Hiya like the image very much. Didnt pick up on the other points but very intresting to read them.

@juggler What would the higher lighting acheive on the face just more dimension ?
Do you think it would make a dramtic differance. I am not being funny just trying to understand.

Gaz

 

[Damo88]

she needs to be a lot bigger in my opinion, it just looks like shes holding her belly posing but doesn't look pregant

 

[juggler]

Hiya like the image very much. Didnt pick up on the other points but very intresting to read them.

@juggler What would the higher lighting acheive on the face just more dimension ?
Do you think it would make a dramtic differance. I am not being funny just trying to understand.

Gaz

Two things - there'd be more light on the face but more importantly the nose shadow would fall downwards, not upwards. As I've just commented elsewhere - it always looks a bit odd when the tip of the nose shadow is above the actual tip of the nose. It's a small thing but the light pattern on the whole face would be more polished looking if it were changed.

 

[Ali Mahmood]

I agree with you, think perhaps when the bump is more visible it could totally change the feel of the image...

 

[cargo]

@juggler Thanks for the explanation.

Gaz