Belly, belly, proud
Belly, belly, proud
Jothy John, 43, founder of JJ Photography which does shoots in clients homes, says: Ive seen a 50 per cent increase in the number of pregnant clients requesting for bare-it maternity shots between 2009 to last year.
He adds that 30 per cent of his clients do nude shots.
Maryann Koh, the 38-year old founder and main photographer of The Studio Loft at Pagoda Street says her studio sees about 20 clients who request birthday-suit shots every month.
She says: The culture here is more receptive as opposed to 10 years ago.
More women are wearing fitting dresses that show off their bellies instead of flowy dresses that hide their pregnancy.
She has photographed about 70 pregnant clients this year alone - all unclothed.
Some, however, opt for a thin piece of translucent fabric to be strategically placed across their bodies.
Koh says: The women who come to us are usually first-time mothers and they usually want something interesting to mark their first pregnancy.
She adds that for those who are giving birth a second or subsequent time, they dont usually ask for nude shots, but instead, they do more fun family shots that include their children.
The mothers say the photographs are a keepsake of their pregnancy.
Wendy Jones, 32, is a housewife who had nude portraits taken at Tomato Photo. The shots were composed in a way that her private parts could not be seen.
She explains: Its a milestone since this is my first pregnancy and I want to remember my pregnant form.
Another first-time mother, 32-year-old make-up artist Adeline Chang, who is due in April, had bare-it photos of herself three weeks ago.
Chang, who had the photos taken at Tomato Photo in Joo Chiat, says: The photos show a special connection between me as a mother and my unborn child."
Hart Tan, 32, the founder of Tomato Photo, which sees about 30 clients asking for in-the-buff shots every month, says:
During pregnancy, a womans body goes through huge changes.
The curves and the light can combine to create beautiful lines ideal for photographs.
Koh says the best time to take such portraits is when a woman is 35 weeks into term because the baby is fully formed then.
Leonard Se, 43, the founder of LeoNard Photography at Kovan Road, says: Some husbands actually suggest that their wives take these artistic nude shots because they find their wivesswelling bellies sexy.
Photos and story courtesy of The New Paper
Published April 27 2011
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