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camerageak · Aug 19, 2009, 7:10 PM

i will be shooting a wedding next month . the bride will be 7 months pregnant ,any tips on how to hide the belly (brides request)

VTphotog · Aug 19, 2009, 9:25 PM

Only advice I can offer is to keep your shots tight, and above the waist. Group poses are going to be a bit tough, as you can't really hide the bride behind guests and family. Try using architectural and environmental elements (hedges, trees, tables, etc.) Poses with bridesmaids might work with the bridesmaids in a broken circle and legs extended to raise their dresses to cover. Hope you get some ideas from this. Good Luck!
brian

dr_spock · Aug 20, 2009, 1:09 AM

Large flower bouquet might work.

TeddyTan · Aug 20, 2009, 5:39 AM

try shooting frontal view instead of side view of her where you can see the pregnant profile. The shading on the dress itself will also defines the belly shape. Try to dodge and burn the shading on the dress. Also the liquify tool helps.

gsrunyan1 · Oct 9, 2009, 7:27 PM

How about with her back to you, looking over her left shoulder at you with her flowers in her left hand?

At the reception, shoot plenty of shots of her at the dining table.

Glenn

hgernhardtjr · Oct 13, 2009, 7:45 PM

Besides hiding, you can use PhotoShop's "Liquify" filter, and specifically the "Pucker" tool to shrink the image parts that are too large.

BTW, the "Bloat" tool can be used to enlarge things. And those are real PhotoShop tools — not a joke — and very useful when "beauty" modifications must be made to too big a nose, too small a chin, too slender lips, etc.

The tools have to be used carefully and with some skill, but the results can be outstanding.

SharpShotGal · Oct 16, 2009, 8:10 PM

Oppps some of us get hitched for reasons other than a true love... Try at the Table cutting the cake with the cake in front and the groom behind her just slightly to the side that is dont do no side veiws and of course offer her a chance at the best thing to comes a prfile shot just for the baby ablum.

camerageak · Oct 18, 2009, 3:39 PM

it turned out well .the bride was showing but she is a small person and she didn't show a whole lot . at 7 months there is a baby belly .i used her flowers,the cake ,the groom and had her turned in a way to not show for the shots i had control over but some are going to show you just can't help it but they were very pleased with the shots. so as i tell most everybody that asks me about taking pictures ,you can only work with what you got, you just do the best you can.

Bynx · Oct 21, 2009, 1:40 AM

Ah, in 10 years she will be able to show the kid a pic of him/her self at the wedding.

Aug 19, 2009, 7:10 PM	#1
camerageak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 121	pregant bride i will be shooting a wedding next month . the bride will be 7 months pregnant ,any tips on how to hide the belly (brides request)

Aug 20, 2009, 5:39 AM	#4
TeddyTan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: melbourne Posts: 24	try shooting frontal view instead of side view of her where you can see the pregnant profile. The shading on the dress itself will also defines the belly shape. Try to dodge and burn the shading on the dress. Also the liquify tool helps. __________________ Wedding Photographer Melbourne Teddy Tan

Oct 9, 2009, 7:27 PM	#5
gsrunyan1 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 9	Photographing the Pregnant Bride How about with her back to you, looking over her left shoulder at you with her flowers in her left hand? At the reception, shoot plenty of shots of her at the dining table. Glenn

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Aug 19, 2009, 9:25 PM	#2
VTphotog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Extreme Northeastern Vermont, USA Posts: 1,729	Only advice I can offer is to keep your shots tight, and above the waist. Group poses are going to be a bit tough, as you can't really hide the bride behind guests and family. Try using architectural and environmental elements (hedges, trees, tables, etc.) Poses with bridesmaids might work with the bridesmaids in a broken circle and legs extended to raise their dresses to cover. Hope you get some ideas from this. Good Luck! brian

Aug 20, 2009, 1:09 AM	#3
dr_spock Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 570	Large flower bouquet might work.

Oct 13, 2009, 7:45 PM	#6
hgernhardtjr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 488	Besides hiding, you can use PhotoShop's "Liquify" filter, and specifically the "Pucker" tool to shrink the image parts that are too large. BTW, the "Bloat" tool can be used to enlarge things. And those are real PhotoShop tools — not a joke — and very useful when "beauty" modifications must be made to too big a nose, too small a chin, too slender lips, etc. The tools have to be used carefully and with some skill, but the results can be outstanding.

Oct 16, 2009, 8:10 PM	#7
SharpShotGal Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kitsap Penninsula, Washington State Posts: 254	Oppps some of us get hitched for reasons other than a true love... Try at the Table cutting the cake with the cake in front and the groom behind her just slightly to the side that is dont do no side veiws and of course offer her a chance at the best thing to comes a prfile shot just for the baby ablum.

Oct 18, 2009, 3:39 PM	#8
camerageak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 121	it turned out well .the bride was showing but she is a small person and she didn't show a whole lot . at 7 months there is a baby belly .i used her flowers,the cake ,the groom and had her turned in a way to not show for the shots i had control over but some are going to show you just can't help it but they were very pleased with the shots. so as i tell most everybody that asks me about taking pictures ,you can only work with what you got, you just do the best you can.

Oct 21, 2009, 1:40 AM	#9
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,400	Ah, in 10 years she will be able to show the kid a pic of him/her self at the wedding.