1st Maternity Session: Kim CC wanted!

chris5olson

This is Kim, she offered to let me use her to practice on maternity photos. Im definitely looking for CC! She's having a girl: Zoe whom I will be doing newborn photos.

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Bryce Wilson

Number four is spectacular. The lighting and composition is perfect as is the body language and expressions. I continued to look at it for quite some time, which I guess is what we would like to have happen to all our images.

I also like number 3 a lot as a companion shot to number 4.

You nailed your first maternity shoot with those two images alone!

Congrats!

Only small nit on number four is that it might have been better to have the "father to be" adjust one of his legs so as not to afford us a view directly into his crotch.

Icebear

Very sweet, and well done.

Hackbone

You have the start of some very nice work here. A couple of things to remember always have your subjects sit up and not slouch. Watch out for those pesky hair rubbery things that girls use to pull their hair back and put them over the wrist. Try to keep the fingers together so they don't resemble sausages and try hard to not show the back of the hand when possible. When your working hard on a session these things always get overlooked as you try to get everything else correct but its the little things that help to create the total image.

Z6I

I really like #3 (very small nit would be to clone out the one highlight just to the right of him)
I too really liked 4 but for his not sitting up.
#6 is really nice too except for the dark bra showing through.
All in all, very nice!

Agnieszka

Awww, very cute, I like them too!

sara505

Hackbone wrote: »

You have the start of some very nice work here. A couple of things to remember always have your subjects sit up and not slouch. Watch out for those pesky hair rubbery things that girls use to pull their hair back and put them over the wrist. Try to keep the fingers together so they don't resemble sausages and try hard to not show the back of the hand when possible. When your working hard on a session these things always get overlooked as you try to get everything else correct but its the little things that help to create the total image.

I like the last one a lot.

Charles, you give great advice.

(ditto on the hair elastics!)

afev0602

#3 is sweet--a fun shot.

#4 is interesting..because he is haunched it sort of has him in a self made shadow and enhances how 'glowing' she is...

#6 I like a lot as well..I didn't spend a lot of time with the shot but it looks like your lighting is a bit flat(??) possibly bump up the brightness and contrast a little(???)

FlyNavy

Nice work. I like #5 the best.

chris5olson

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Im mad that i didnt catch the hair tie. I did the first time she had it on but i missed it later on.
Im excited to do more maternity. It was a very enjoyable session!

Z6I

FWIW, In this world of tats and piercings and ?, a hair tie doesn't really bother me.
Nice job!

Icebear

Yeah, but body art is part of who they are. A stupid rubber band is just an oversight.

Z6I

Icebear wrote: »

Yeah, but body art is part of who they are. A stupid rubber band is just an oversight.

I agree but I'm laughing thinking about a Jimmy Buffett song-

"it's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling"

Icebear

Z6I wrote: »

I agree but I'm laughing thinking about a Jimmy Buffett song-

"it's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling"

Yep. My beautiful daughter has spent a boatload of money on "remedial" tattoos.

wolf911

the last one is my favorite of these, great series.

spacefuzz

really great shots!