This is a picture of my son Benny and pregnant wife Megan playing in front of a window in our living room. The picture was taken a few weeks ago on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. The absence of light inside the house creates a silhouette around the two bodies and a frame around the windowsill. The dark contrast between inside and outside gives the image a dramatic surrounding. The focus of the image is Benny's hand reaching upward pointing to his mother's stomach. The hand is highlighted by the background but not so much that it is all you look at. The angle that the picture was taken was not straight on, expressing the candidness of the moment. The texture in this photo is unique because the light meter was taken on the background but the focus is on the two individuals, thus reversing the roles.
This photo captures the bittersweet feeling of having a second child. My wife is excited for the future but sad at the same time to be losing the life she has had with just she and her firstborn. It also captures the innocence of our young child acknowledging the existence of a baby but not comprehending how his life is about to change.
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