Flour Maternity Photo Session by Jessica Allison of Woman of the AbyssI have always loved the stunning images of ballet dancers using flour as a creative element for portraits. So I decided that it would be neat to see how I can incorporate flour into my own maternity photos. These were taken 4/10/2016, I am 26 weeks along in these images with my baby girl. It was not easy to do. I have been having a lot of issues with pain, swelling, and muscles cramping/seizing up. Typically most maternity photos are taken 28 weeks to 32 weeks along, usually sooner the better to avoid the swelling and cramping so many pregnant women face towards the end of pregnancy. I am pretty big and round, so I figured starting a little earlier than the average suggestion time frame would be just fine. ;) Originally I had planned to have another photographer friend of mine help me out with these, she couldn't make it when I planned the session, so I asked another friend if she could come help throw flour on me. She was able to, only right before the session was supposed to begin I ended up in severe pain and could not walk or stand. I called it off. The following morning I was feeling slightly better so my husband helped me out with my idea. I set up my lights, set up my camera settings, and had him push the shutter for me instead of using a timer, because holding any pose for more than a couple seconds was tough on me. Since we originally planned on using flour to throw on me outside, we had bought 24 pounds of flour. However with the condition I was/am currently in I decided to take images of flour, and brush them into the studio shots I took. It worked out. I am a little bummed to not have had the full on flour experience, but since I have all that flour now, I am planning another fun shoot, only this time I will not have to photograph and pose. I can wear my comfy sneakers and stay behind the lens, as well as take a break when I need it. Planning for some awesome action shots showcasing martial arts by my son and his coaches. Hopefully that will all work out very soon. :) *Update* I recently wrote a story about these images for Bored Panda, please view that here at this link: http://www.boredpanda.com/creative-maternity-self-portraits-using-flour/ Follow me at these websites too!
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