9 Months of Pregnancy Captured in a 3-Minute Room Decorating Time-Lapse
When photography enthusiasts John and Sara Jennings found out they were expecting their first child, they decided to get capturing the pregnancy on camera. They shot a series of photos every week for 9 months while they painted a picture and set up the nursery. Afterward, they combined the shots into this creative 3-minute time-lapse video in which Sara gradually gets closer and closer to their daughter’s birth as she’s working on the room.
“My wife and I are both in architecture and have a passion for photography,” John tells PetaPixel. “So when we found out we were expecting our first child we had to document the journey the best we could!”
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“We paid particular attention to keeping everything consistent such as the time of day, the lighting, the clothes, and of course the camera angle.”
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The last frames in the video were shot three days after their daughter, Mia, was born.
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Image credits: Video and still frames by John and Sara Jennings and used with permission