Laura is within three weeks of delivering baby Daxon, so we had little time to waste. We did our third trimester shoot today. To me, this is without a doubt the most important series of photos I've ever taken. I hope you have enjoyed following it as much as I've enjoyed taking them.

Lighting Notes:
This one was carefully planned. I wanted to emphasize the curve of her body, and the heaviness of the belly, so I placed the primary light (flash with softbox) above her to the left of the frame. The high angle would cast a shadow below her belly, but illuminate her face and the upper contours of her body. The second flash with softbox was placed directly behind her, but pointing primarily at the backdrop to illuminate it and bounce light through her sheer shirt to silhouette her back. Without that light, the shirt looks solid black and conceals half of her shape. I added a third light very high and pointing at her hair to give some highlight and definition.

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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