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superkev — Third Trimester 2
Published: 2004-03-10 01:57:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 8144; Favourites: 93; Downloads: 1707
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Here's another from my pregnancy series with Laura. As you can see, she's just about to burst.
Lighting Notes:
Black on black is tricky. I had a softbox high and in front to highlight her belly and provide main light. There is another light with a 30 degree honeycomb grid from high up and behind to provide some backlighting. I wanted a subtle and classical look to this lighting, so the variance in shadow detail is very slight.
In case you'd like to see some of the others in this series, check them out here:
First Trimester
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Second Trimester
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Third Trimester
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Comments: 46
i like this pose better than the other third trimester one. she seems more relaxed. the tie adds a very neat element to it. i know you meant it to represent how she can still be "all business" and strong even though she's pregnant, but to me the addition of the tie is like adding a little of the father into the picture, or the son. you've got such a pure black background here, it's lovely.
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great shot. thank you for saying how you positionned the lights. it made me learn something
you should be proud of yourself to be able to make great shots AND educate some hopeful ignorants.
there is one last thing i wanted to know. how do you make your backgrounds? do you have a black cloth or something. or do you do it on photoshop after cropping and editing the pic?
i am asking this about the other photo as well. the one with the same mother but with a white background.
i've even noticed another pic with a 'beige' background i think...
i'm sorry to bother you like this, i just have a big problem with backgrounds. they are never nicely lit, nor bright and i always manage to get a lot of ugly shadows on whatever i use as a background. can you help me please?
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i usually use cloth as a background. for black, you just have to make sure that no light hits the background. for white, i use a white sheet. i wash out the wrinkles by putting lots of light on the background to overexpose it.
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although pregnancy is a very regular term that we see them on the streets, on busses, in markets..
but it seems so supernatural and powerful on this photo..
a very goddess creature...
amazing..
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What an amazing picture! Pregnancy pictures are pretty common, but this has something unique in itself...perhaps in the official-looking suit that your model is wearing.
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Very beautiful. You capture the pure essence of what makes this woman, a woman. Lost of people find pregnancy not the most pretty thing, but i find this beautiful, and this woman, what makes her woman, is her confidence in her self. She doesn't care if she looks great, shes pregnant, but she seems confident in who she is, and in her child. Very beautifully done, the black background is nice, really makes her stand out from the background. Very nice
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she is a wonderful woman and i wish the best for her child. when is she due?
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the baby was born a couple of months ago. baby pictures are coming soon.
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o.O
teaches me not to check dates. tell her congratulations from me.
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She looks stunning... and very large indeed (my wife was also darn huge now that I look back at the shots of her)... great capture with lovely pose and outfit.
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Amazing. What a great portrayal of a beautiful woman at an incredible time in her life. I think it might be even better with a slightly exposed breast... but, that's really a call as to how far you want to push it. Excellent work.
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you know what? yesterday my colleague told me that she's pregnant, it is like two or three weeks... i'm so happy for her cuz she worked hard for getting a new live... but dunno why... i'm a bit envy too lol though i'm not married yet but... i love babies!!!! lol hehe
i think it a very good feeling to have a new life... i bet i'll be so excited if i know that i'm pregnant hehe
anyway... just thought of that when i saw this beautiful work
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definately third trimester 
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I really love the coat and tie-- I couldnt tell you exact reasons as to why but I just do
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Fantastic lighting. I like the placement of the light source.
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She looks about to topple over! Good capture... wonderful shot
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Its amazing what a difference something as simple as a tie can make to the meaning of a photo. Its a nice, subtle way of showing that although she's that far along with her pregnancy, it doesnt hamper her and she is still able to do the things she used to, still able to work as hard, and from that you get a very 'anti-discrimination' feel to this one.
All from that little tie.
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Very good interpretation! 
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nice... why a tie? i don't get that. i guess it fits but first off it just gives a masculine feeling. the belly looks more pinkish than the face, i think teh colors should match, also i'd blur teh skin of teh belly just slightly, now all the lines and stuff are so clear... maybe i'm just so anti-baby that it bugs me because of that. anyway her relaxed pose and clothing make this really nice, her belly is the center of the photo since there's only darkness under it, that works
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the lighting is fantastic and it makes the belly such the focus - its just a gorgeous gorgeous image
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hehe nope... as far as she knows, it's only one baby boy in there 
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A beautiful picture ... a beautiful mother with a beautiful belly
I hope this little baby will be able to grow up free, in a peaceful and safe country !
This is what i think when i watch this picture !
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the tie is a great accessory. the fabric isn't too translucent. very subtle transparence. i like her pose and her open facial expression. + the reflections in her hair are good
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you are friggin' brilliant
.. and i don't say that too often ..
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here comes another useless comment... the fact is just that I simply can't stop writing them....
I love your photos they always tell a story, they make me feel like I'm part of the moment you took....
ok, that's it....
cya
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There's no such thing as a useless comment... ok wait I take that back. But anyway, I've never heard a useless comment from you. So, thank you very much!
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here comes the icon of a uselesse comment
"Great shot
all the best"
the problem is that I receive plenty of them
thanks my friend for your words, the dasy I wrote that comment was not the best day of my life, so probably this was reflected in my comments
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nothing as beautiful as becoming a mother...she is so pretty and the lighting is just stunning...great work Kev
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So beautiful, I love it. (but you knew this before)
just perfect pose and props. I like her face expression here, proud and happy.
It was an excellent shoot.
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Remember those big plastic balloons you got as a kid, tied to a giant elastic band? You'd bop the ball back and forth on the end of the elastic, bouncing it off your fist. Laura's belly looks just like that right now.
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Very nice Kevin..
are you going to finish the series with Mom and baby?
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I'm sure there will be some mom and baby photos in the future.
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holy jumpin' with the hugeness O_o I can't imagine my friend's belly getting that big...she's already half way there, but I can't imagine her any bigger!
actually... i can't imagine my mum ever being that big with child and not breaking in half... holy jumpin'...
allright, the unbelievableness of pregnancy aside... very lovely picture 
.maggie
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seriously? go me! let's hope I saved some point getting for my assignment this week
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not to shoot you down because this shot is amazing but the editing is a little lack luster as I can see a grey aura type thing around her that doesnt follow the contour of her body so it looks out of place
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Yup. You must have a bright monitor, or an LCD panel! I didn't even notice that. You're right. The burning was slightly sloppy. I fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out!
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much better!!
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good shot. the baby is probly be as pretty as it's mom.
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cant say anything bad about it cuz u are 3x better than me in this field, so i will just good job.
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