Photographer’s Note
This will be the first out of a series of posting title "JOURNEY OF LIFE".
Every single person in this world has "trekked" their life through this journey. This journey will be the first and the beginning of every future journey we will walk through. This journey will be the journey every person has to go through in their life. This the only journey in life that deliver us to this world.
Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks from fertilization (conception), i.e., approximately 40 weeks from the the last normal menstrual period (LNMP) in humans. The date of delivery is considered normal medically if it falls within two weeks of the calculated date.
There are three stages of labor, and you have to go through all three stages to get to the final outcome, aka the baby. The length and duration of these three stages may vary slightly for each woman.
The first stage of labor is when you are actively having contractions and officially diagnosed as being in labor. This can last a few hours or from to 8-14 hours. The first stage of labor is divided into two phases. The latent phase is the first portion of the first stage. This is the slow, drawn out portion that everybody hates (and they're told, "no, you're not in labor, go home.") Active phase is the second portion of the first stage of labor, and this is when the delivery process occurs at a faster rate. Because labor is more predictable at this point and the progress is steady, patients are typically admitted to the hospital once they reach this point.
EXIF DATA:
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/20Sec. ( To ensure photo is brighten up pnaturally without flash)
Av(Aperture Value): F4.0
Metering Modes: Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: 320 ( To keep noise level minimum)
Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length: 17.0 mm
AF mode: AI focus AF
Picture Style: Monochrome
Post Processing:
1. Shoot in RAW
2. Edited in Digital Photo Professional on the contrast and sharpness in RAW format.
3. Send to Photoshop CS3 for framing and text on the right bottom of the photo.
4. Resize and save in JPEG format.
Critiques | Translate
trekks
(14324) 2008-10-12 3:49
hi Adam
Quite an interesting subject to document. Many of us may have overlooked this moment of life but I knew I was not in hospital for this moment, it was a clinic and the work was done by a midwife.
The B&W is good for this presentation because color would probably be very plain. In terms of composition, the nurse's hand is blocking the patient although it might be intentional.
I suppose this is before delivery, otherwise I would think the mother with the baby by her side would make a perfect pose.
You must be excited for this event.
tfs, bill
Photo Information
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Copyright: adam chew (adamchewts01)
(838) - Genre: Gens
- Medium: Noir & blanc
- Date Taken: 2008-10-07
- Categories: Vie quotidienne
- Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 17-40mm L F/4 Lens
- Exposition: f/4, 1/20 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Versions: version originale
- Date Submitted: 2008-10-12 2:30








