[pix_dropcap]I[/pix_dropcap]t was a great pleasure to have done this maternity shoot in the comforts of my studio. Jewanni and I had a few ideas of how we were going to go about her shoot and what she wanted. Not all of what I suggested was going to work for her, and that didn’t matter, as we still got some amazing results.
She is a fun person to interact with, both in the studio and off set, which is a really good thing, as both the photographer and model can really express themselves and be themselves, without being a bundle of nerves. It makes the shoot more fun and less work. The best time to do a maternity shoot is from six months until term. I was really fortunate to have completed this shoot in Jewanni’s last month, only to find that baby arrived sooner than expected! Jewanni gave birth 3 days later to a healthy baby girl, congrats, and look out for the follow up baby shoot in due course! She is already proving to be a great mom!
My gear I used for this shoot was a Nikon D800e which is great as a studio camera at 36.3mp, 2x SB910 AF Speedlight Flash with some natural light filtering through into the studio and 2x Elinchrom Translucent Umbrellas against a white backdrop to achieve the results in the images below.
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SUBSCRIBEI am a Western Cape Winelands photographer based in South Africa, photographing locally and internationally. I am a registered NPS (Nikon Professional Services) member, a contributor to Nikon South Africa's social media pages and website. I photograph a broad variety of genres, using film - 35mm, 120, 127 and 4x5" 4x10, 5x7" & 8x10" format as well as digital medium and are very passionate about my work.
My work has been published in various South African newspapers and magazines including Atlantic Gull Magazine with a cover, SA4x4, HIGH LIFE (British Airways Magazine), Getaway Magazine, Wildside Magazine and Weg!/go! Magazine. I finished as a Top Ten finalist in the 2016 Getaway Magazine Gallery Competition, finishing with Highly Commended. The South-African national news broadcaster eNCA has also made use of video footage that I have produced.
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