The year 2020 has seen some of our many firsts. The first global pandemic in a hundred years, the first indoor summer, the first of many uncertainties! It’s a lot of troubled firsts. Amidst this chaos and uncertainty, I welcomed a first of my own: my first pregnancy. A bit scary and a whole lot of joy. Documenting it was the most amazing thing to do, but within the threshold of my home, it seemed like a lost world of possibilities. So, I set out on a different photographic adventure and looked within. I’d always wanted to experiment with the colour technique theory, and this project seemed apt, being my most ambitious, both personally and professionally. A series of pictures capturing my journey through my pregnancy, depicting the myriad moods and colours. Each day anew, each day different, while the world seems to stand still. The changes that help me understand these little moments, the changes that help me care for a miracle. I used self-portraiture. The camera was on a tripod, and a self-timer was used. The compositions were taken and marked previously. One strobe light and one continuous light was used to create the effect. Colour gels, the colour theory was used on the light to execute the colour effect. In some images, a projector was used in place of continuous light to project patterns.

About

Meghna Shirish Iyer has a fine art background and works as an independent professional photographer. Behind the camera since 2010, she graduated in Professional Photography from the Institute of European Design, Madrid. She has been awarded a jury commendation for the project Nine by TOTO Awards (she was one among the five from India) and exhibited a few of her works in Qatar and India. Her work reflects the two sides of her, one of fine art and documenting small stories, and the other, colourful commercial work. She has trained under and worked with well known professional photographers from around the world. She also teaches and trains many individuals in the field of photography.