A Growing Pregnancy Trend

Michelle & Allan's Maternity Shoot

After Demi Moore bared all for Vanity Fair in 1991 more women are choosing to show off their pregnant bodies and these days the maternity photography business is blooming. 

Back in August I was asked by a friend to take some maternity shots for her and her husband, Allan. They are both ex-pats from South Africa and wanted to be able to show off 'the bump' to friends and family back home, as well as having a memento of this special time in their lives.   

We started in Parc de l'Impératrice, next to the botanical gardens in Geneva, before moving indoors for a more 'studio' feel. 

After getting the more serious shots we had a little fun.

I had a great time on the shoot and would like to thank Michelle & Allan being great subjects and also for letting me share their photos.

Thanks for reading,

Russ

Quick Portrait Shoot

A friend of my wife, Louise, was visiting for the weekend and asked if I could take a few photos for her online social networking profile. Never one to turn down a chance to get my camera out, we found a spare hour and I set up some speedlights in the living room.

When the time came to shoot, Lou wasn't feeling that relaxed in front of the camera so we messed around with some silly shots first. 

Once she was more relaxed and used to the camera we managed to get some more serious shots.

Glacier Grey - Torres del Paine National Park

While listening to the safety briefing, sat onboard the boat heading towards the Grey Glacier, I wasn't expecting to get much of a view of our final destination. The wind was blowing a gale, the rain was thrashing down and the icy waters of Largo Grey were smashing over the bow. 

Sitting there wrapped up in cold weather gear, waterproofs and life vests, there were quite a few people taking on a pale green hue.

As we neared the Glacier, Mother Nature took pity on us and we were allowed out on deck to watch the huge icebergs pass by and take in the spectacular, awe-inspiring, sight of the Glacier Grey.

Glacier Grey is one of the big attractions of Torres del Paine National Park and is famed for its glacial ice calvings that result in the detachments of huge icebergs.

Located between Argentina & Chile, at the Southern Patagonic Andes, the Grey Glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field (Campos de Hielo Sur), which is the third largest reserve of fresh water and the second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field in the world. 

The Glacier is one of 49 masses of continental Ice in the southern Patagonian Ice Field and is around 30 meters high and 6 kilometers wide. The name Glacier Grey originates from the colour of the water of Largo Grey (Lake Grey) and its icebergs, which both have various tones of blue.

With more than 2,000mm of snow and rain annually, there is never a dry season in the immediate area of the lake. In the spring/ summer the temperature rarely exceeds 10ºC but on the glacier it’s always below 0°C.

After a cold afternoon photographing a glacier the best reward is with a glass of whisky served with glacial ice.

Thanks for Reading

Russ

Click on the image below to see my Torres del Paine online gallery.