Swami Venkataramani

Sai Suma

Suma is a photographer herself, but this time she was on the other side of the camera, pregnant with her first child, modeling for Chiffon and Spice. What started as a maternity shoot turned into a mix of fashion and portrait shots.

She walked in slightly unsure about the whole thing and then gave me this in about four minutes.

She walked in slightly unsure about the whole thing and then gave me this in about four minutes.

I like portraits where the subject is clearly in the middle of a life rather than in the middle of a photoshoot. This one felt like I'd wandered into a moment instead of building one.

I like portraits where the subject is clearly in the middle of a life rather than in the middle of a photoshoot. This one felt like I'd wandered into a moment instead of building one.

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Different setup entirely. Ivory chikankari against red brick, veil lifted and caught mid air, and she's looking down and away with a small smile. The color contrast is doing most of the work here... warm brick, cool white tulle, nothing in between.

Different setup entirely. Ivory chikankari against red brick, veil lifted and caught mid air, and she's looking down and away with a small smile. The color contrast is doing most of the work here... warm brick, cool white tulle, nothing in between.

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