Maternity session with my wife

[robertwsimpson]

24 Weeks Profile by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

24 Weeks Piano Above by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

24 Weeks Sitting Side by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

24 Weeks Piano Belly by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

24 Weeks Belly by robertwsimpson, on Flickr


Hope you like! C&C welcome.

 

[Derrel]

Extremely well-conceived shoot! And well-executed. (Oops, i realize that might sound like a pun, but it's not.) This is a really good idea! The pink sticker?? Very simple, and effective. I LIKE the tungsten lighting, and the low-key feeling. Nice results.

 

[robertwsimpson]

Thanks Derrel!

My wife got a bunch of stickers, one for every four weeks, so we've been having fun conceiving of new and different ways to shoot the photos. This was the first that I used any off camera flash. I actually key lit and rim lit these with a flash, but tried to make it look like the lamp was doing the work. fun to try and balance ambient with flash. Thanks for your comments!

 

[Derrel]

I forgot to say it, but the piano is a stroke of genius as a posing aid/prop!!! Just a doggone great set!

 

[Big Mike]

I agree, it's a great idea and you pulled it off well. The only thing I'm not sure about...is that the lamp itself is so bright in all the image where it appears in-frame...it's distracting.

There is a (sometimes fine) line between a photo being about a subject and a photo being about the lighting (especially to other photographers who are interested in lighting). And to me, I tend to see/think about the lighting, rather than the subject...probably because of the bright lamp. Certainly not wrong or bad...just what I'm seeing.

Oh, congrats!

 

[robertwsimpson]

I guess I was thinking mostly about the lighting too. I was trying to be "intentional" without being distracting, but you're right, there is a fine line. Thanks for the comments.

 

[robertwsimpson]

I love the piano too Darrel. My wife plays it beautifully

 

[tirediron]

I like the set overall, but I feel too that the lamp is a little overpowering, and as well, the tight crops in one, two and three where she's lost a hand, elbow or whole arm bother me a little.

 

[MLeeK]

I agree with John. That lamp sucks the eye into it.