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Pregnancy shooting turns hot

(btmbeijing.com)
Updated: 2006-11-08 14:57



For most Chinese women, child birth is a precious, perhaps
once-in-a-lifetime, moment, and many are now turning to a new kind of
photographer to record this moment.

Though Chinese women are traditionally very reluctant to talk about or
express their personal feelings, especially to strangers, photographers
in Beijing have found a new market in modern Chinese women who want to
record their pregnancies and the way they looked and felt during this
important time in their lives. Often they are career professionals
involved with large companies or multinational firms who have contacts
with westernized values or who may have resided abroad for a time. With
Beijing becoming more international, fashionable, open and tolerant, they
feel free to express themselves in this new way.

Pregnancy shooting services emerged in western countries among
photographers who shrewdly detected this delicate change in women's
temperament. The practice has now caught on here. In recent years, some
photo studios that formerly specialized in baby filming have expanded
their services to shooting expectant mothers, including the Ludiweite
Pregnancy Photo Studio, which was established in 2005, the first studio
specializing in pregnancy shooting in Beijing.

Unlike other studios that may have highlighted a woman's lovely round
belly with cute paintings or cloaked them in sweet or gorgeous clothes,
Ludiweite uses special sets and lighting to emphasize the natural changes
in a mother's body and temperament.

Ms. Yang, founder of the studio, said, "We just want to help them record
the most beautiful moments in their lives."

Many of Ms. Yang's clients come from medical circles; most of them are
doctors. But there are also women who work in the embassy areas or with
foreign companies. Most have international experience and are between the
ages of 27 and 37.

"The older the mum is, the more she cherishes this moment. She desires to
be her best and show it. So they cooperate with me to achieve the best
result."

The photographic shooting process usually takes two to three hours,
including dressing and make-up time. But there are frequent breaks and
refreshment to ease the strain.










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