David Russell

Missy and I really wanted to get some photographs during the third trimester of her pregnancy. On Sunday we visited Stanton Park, a small patch of green in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. I recently purchased the Westcott 6-in-1 42” reflector kit as well as a stand and reflector mount. The stand is actually for lighting—I’m piecing together a Strobist kit—but it doubles decently as a reflector stand.

We decided to do this shoot at the last minute, so I didn’t have time to round up a posse to assist me with the lighting and camera work. In the end, I was able to get a good first go with the reflectors while shooting everything from the tripod remotely using the Nikon ML-L3 remote. I could set up the shot and then play with different lighting approaches as well as hop in with Missy when needed. I am very impressed with the lighting from the reflectors. It is empowering to put the sun behind the subject and still have plenty of natural fill light bouncing back in.

As you can plainly see, we are about 37 weeks into the pregnancy now. That leaves mere days between now and the time baby boy arrives. We are thrilled about meeting him! You can rest assured that he will be well photographed.