"In the famous painting 'Primavera,' the artist, Sandro Botticelli, draped the women subjects in a translucent chiffon to highlight the contour of their bodies and create a romanticized angelic feel. This was the inspiration for the underwater images I took of Aliona at her pool in LA a week before she was due to deliver her baby. She and I had brainstormed quite a bit and agreed we wanted something different than traditional portraits, and the underwater idea was definitely a winner."
"The inside of her pool has a gray/blue tone cement finish which gave a beautiful background to work with, plus perfect weather created gorgeous natural lighting conditions underwater. We experimented with different colored chiffons but the white one felt more ethereal and aesthetically compelling against the blue water, and also enhanced the shape of her belly. Aliona worked with grace despite the extra weight she was carrying, and at the end of the second day Aleksandr was kicking quite a bit (he was tired too).
Adam over at Sugar Digital sprinkled his consistent magic dust to finalize the images."
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