From the beginning of her pregnancy, Laura
and I had intended to do a series
of nudes exploring the changes in her body. As things turned out, it was
only in her eighth month that we finally managed to get together and go
make some photographs.
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35mm infrared film
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One
problem in waiting so long was the weather; usually it become hard to
work outdoors after the end of August. We lucked out and were fortunate
to have a sunny mild fall day with only a moderate breeze threatening to
chill Laura.
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35mm infrared film
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Given
Laura's pregnancy and the weather, we only worked in a handful of
spaces, trying to make the most of our time. Almost all the images I
made were with my wide angle lenses, using the distortion inherent to
them to accentuate Laura's belly. I normally work hard with my wide
angle to minimize distortion, but as these images were all about
gravidity , the exaggeration was desirable.
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35mm infrared film
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By
the end of the afternoon, I was very pleased with the session. As I
seldom work outdoors so late in the year, the low angle of the sun came
as a pleasant surprise. The great raking light providing wonderful
modelling to Laura's body, further enhancing shape and form in the
images. The unexpectedly high contrast of the lighting was easy enough
to compensate for through over exposure and under-development, and when
tamed, was unusually pleasant.
