Pregnancy offers an incredible opportunity to create inspiring images. It is a time of transformation, both emotionally and physically. The physical changes are apparent, the emotional ones are more difficult to capture. Social attitudes have also changed over the past few decades. Remember when seeing a pregnant Lucille Ball on TV was controversial? Now many women want photographs of this special time in their lives. As a photographer, a pregnant woman is one of my favorite subjects. I enjoy working with someone who is both excited about this new life within her, as well as her sense that she has become even more beautiful. And from a photographic perspective that's true. The curve of the belly adds a dynamic that enhances the form, rather than detracting. One of my favorite pictures is limited to the torso. The form carries the picture. If the form can be combined with the emotion, you have a great composition.
All Images ©2007 Greg Petropoulos
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