.birthday maternity self portrait.
December 22, 2009Its my birthday today and its also the day i enter my 26 weeks in my pregnancy…
that means im officially viable, what a great birthday gift that is.
So for my birthday i decided to do some proper maternity shots seeing that i have been very slack at taking my belly pics this time around.
Doing a normal self portrait is hard enough when i use my wireless remote,
let alone when you have a big belly that makes it difficult to do certain things.
This time because i have specific things in mind for my pics and its practically impossible to do with wireless remote
i have to ask my dear hubby to help…and let me tell you it wasn’t easy! lol
I know exactly what i want for my pics…and its extremely hard not being behind the camera
and not having any control of what it looks like in the viewfinder…but we managed to get there in the end.
I had to give specific directions to my dear hubby for everything…things like where he needs to stand,
what angle he needs to shoot, how to compose the picture, the focal length of the camera…
well pretty much everything, and then i have to check every shot to make sure i get what i want…
and most of the time we ended up doing a re-shoot,
so its not surprising that he told me that im a very hard client to please…LOL
He was a trooper tho and he did very well in following my directions,
he was also very patient in doing the re-shoots (and its A LOT of re-shoots, trust me! lol)….
i just love this man, ohh and i gotta have him in some of my maternity pics too
so i’ll have to whip out my wireless remote for that (maybe later this week),
but that’s another story coz i gotta convinced him to be in it, and that’s gonna be a bit of a mission…lol
Secretly i think he did it only because it was my special birthday request
and also probably because he knows i only ask this of him once in a blue moon
and this will hopefully be my last pregnancy so we wont get to do this again.
Anyway, we had some fun throughout the session and i get to have some nice pics to keep as my special memory.
Here are some of my fave pics from our session…
Megan: You look incredible! Beautiful photos.
Karen: oh Nat .. they are absolutely gorgeous !!! :)
Cristina: Wow Lia, you are beautiful and glowing! Russ did a superb job, even considering the pressure hahah! Love the vintage one with the hat, by the sea.
Meena: Your work is just amazing Natalia. Congratulations!
Larry: Leave it to you to add extra beauty to pregnancy! Excellent images!
elizabeth pellette: Happy Birthday.. and you look just amazing.. such a beautiful mom to be.. enjoy your day.
Russ: Yeah, im pretty amazing when i get behind the camera =) I would like to correct a error in the text though, i knew what i was doing 100% of the time. Switch on the aperture-ma-bobby, and turn the white balance to -300 and make sure that the exposure is on 'yellow' and wa-la ! perfect.
Wei Money: Happy Birthday Lia!!! You looked stunning :-) I loved the ones you took by the sea. Great job!! & Big pat on Russ's back. Miss you lots. xoxo
Sylvia: Happy Birthday, dear cuz!! 4, 7 and 8 are my absolute favourite!!.. so elegant!! beautiful shots, li!!.. love ur outfits too!!.. to russ: i think you are amazing, you're definitely my favourite cousin and so handsome too ! Your photography is far superior than mine. Will you teach me ?
Sylvia: Ooh Nat, they are all lovely! You make a beautiful pregnant lady, and hubby did a great job with "your direction". The locations are so beautiful too!!
Vickie: they're just gorgeous Natalia, congratulations :)
Katrina: Hey Nat, You are looking gorgeous! I wish I looked that good pregnant. Hubby did a great job too. What a team ! :)
riena: you look so lovely lia, and i'm so happy for you.. :) happy belated birthday..!
Amanda Keeys: You are sooo gorgeous! These are beautiful, even more so for being self taken maternity :)
ali: he's a clever (and very patient and tolerant) hubby!!! love the vintage look one with the daisies on your belly :-) love them all - you look so good