Photographer's '4th Trimester Project' Shows the Beauty of the Post-Baby Body (PHOTOS)

maandag 23 september 2013

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by Adriana Velez 1 hour ago

How did you feel about your body right after giving birth? For most of us, pregnancy and childbirth leave us feeling like our bodies have been "ruined," or at least altered in ways we're not altogether thrilled about. But what if we could change that? What if we could see our post-baby bodies as powerful and beautiful? Pinup and boudoir photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson has made that her mission. Her 4th Trimester Bodies Project is a series of photos showing mothers' bodies in all their post-baby glory, seeing them through a loving, empowering lens.

So how did a pinup photographer end up focusing on post-baby bodies, anyway? We talked with Jackson to find out what her inspiration was and what these photos mean to her subjects.

Jackson began the project soon after becoming a mother herself. She experienced a very traumatic pregnancy and labor that left her struggling with her strange, new body. But she'd been thinking about issues of body image for women even before then. Through her work photographing everyday women looking to transform themselves through pinup photography, Jackson gained an innate sense of how women feel about themselves. No matter what her clients looked like, how traditionally beautiful or otherwise, everyone seemed to have body issues. Everyone felt they had flaws.

After Jackson had her baby and conceived the 4th Trimester Bodies project, she knew that in order to find subjects, she'd have to "pull the trigger, too." So the first photos were self-portraits. She posted her photos on Facebook (she didn't have a website yet), and invited her friends to join the project. She assumed it would be hard to get volunteers, but to her surprise, other women were eager to join the project. "It grew organically from friends, to friends of friends, and so on."

It could also have been her approach. Jackson has no screening process. "We don't ask a lot of questions," she says. All you have to be is a new mom willing to do a session. Once a subject arrives for a shoot, they start off slowly. Jackson has her subjects' hair and makeup done (lightly) even though most of the portraits are taken from the neck down. The hair and makeup session gives her a chance to visit a little with her subjects, and helps them get more comfortable and bring their guard down.

By the time Jackson goes to take the actual photos, her subjects are feeling more comfortable with the shoot, and it takes just a few minutes to take those photos. Then women stay to live-edit the photos with Jackson, giving them more of a say in how they're represented. It becomes a truly collaborative project.

And then the results -- not only are the photos arrestingly beautiful (as you can see), it's a "really empowering and transformative experience for all our subjects," Jackson says.

If you love this project, you can participate a couple of ways. You can volunteer as a subject or you can donate to the "FundRazr" campaign.

4th Trimester Bodies Project - Intro from Ashlee Wells Jackson on Vimeo.

Do you think you could ever feel comfortable posting for a photo like these?

Images via Ashlee Wells Jackson/4th Trimester Bodies Project

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adriana Velez

is a staff writer who dabbles in food, parenting, news, entertainment, molecular biology, and anything else that that pops into her head. She lives with her elementary school-aged son in Brooklyn, land of urban farms and artisan everything.  

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Kim Kardashian Attends First Post-Baby Party But Won’t Show Us Her Dress

maandag 19 augustus 2013

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by Adriana Velez 1 hour ago

Something happened at a very special party over the weekend. It was like stars aligning. It was a meeting of the minds. It was like peanut butter meeting jelly, the sunset meeting the beach, cats meeting the Internet. Kim Kardashian met the CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom. And then she posted a photo of them together. On Instagram. Oh my Yeezus, it's so meta I've got a headache now.

But this is some way for Kim to come out of hiding. Um, she's still in the shadows. Kim, why are you hiding? Is this on purpose? You know we already saw you in a flannel at the doctor's, right? (Awesome chambry cover-all, by the way. I totally bought five just like it as soon as I saw that photo.) Here she's practically behind Kevin. Hey Kim, it's not like you to be so camera shy.

Well anyway, still exciting for her. I just picture Kim shaking Kevin's hand and saying, "Oh wowww, you invented like the next best thing to TV. Instagram is like my faaavorite." 'Your favorite app?" Kevin asks. "My favorite TOY!" And then Kim pulls out a phone and takes a selfie, which Kevin photobombs. Just kidding, of course Kim wanted him in the frame. She's prettier than he is.

Or was taking the Kevin photo just another way for Kim to take a selfie without revealing anything from the neck down? Oh who cares, she looks great and has a big smile. Excellent use of shadows there.

So the woman who normally can't wait for the world to see her latest outfit, who blows thousands getting ready for every event, who makes a point of getting her photo taken in just the right lighting -- this is what we get? Man, I don't even KNOW YOU anymore, Kim! I bet Kanye loved this look, though.

Do you think Kim is feeling camera shy because of the baby weight?

Image via Kim Kardashian/Instagram

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Regreso Post-Baby de Kim Kardashian puede ser aún mayor de lo que pensábamos

donderdag 8 augustus 2013

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Después de dar a luz en junio, Kim Kardashian ha estado más tiempo que cualquiera de nosotros probablemente nunca anticipó "escondido". Claro, hizo una aparición rápida vía video en Kris Jenner Mostrary publicado un Keek, pero aún tiene que salir en una forma importante de hacer su gran regreso. Ahora, los últimos rumores que lo que está guardando su post-baby debut para la alfombra roja de los MTV Video Music Awards el 25 de agosto en el centro de Barclays en Brooklyn. Kiiinda encanta!

¿Qué mejor evento puede ella salir para? En realidad sería un movimiento muy elegante... Siendo que ella estará allí para apoyar el papá del bebé Kanye West, que realiza esa noche, va a ser exactamente la combinación correcta de perfil bajo y alto perfil. La presión no es a ella a hacer mucho aparte de mostrar y aturdir a la multitud. Ella puede llevar algo como casual o peculiar como quiere, porque es MTV. Suena perfecto para mí!

Hay un problema (supuesto)...

Aparentemente, Kim tendrá que ejecutar el plan por Kanye primero y supuestamente tiene problemas con Kimmy que aparecen en cualquier lugar. Ugh.

Ahora, como molestas como que suena, es altamente dudoso, es mostrar que ya ha aparecido en su madre y Keek, así que ya te estoy llamando al menos esta porción de bluff del informe. Joder, esperemos que sea BS, porque Kim no debería tener que responder ante nadie. Incluso no me gusta la idea de que a casi 33 años de edad, tiene que ejecutar movimientos de carrera por su momager! Digamos Kanye, quien es conocido por ser un fanático del control total.

Así, mis dedos están cruzados que ella lo tiene en mente a aparecer en la alfombra roja de VMAs. No hay ningún lugar mejor para que diga que el mundo está en todo su esplendor mamá nueva. Y Oye, si Kanye le da cualquier dolor, ella puede recordarle que estaría en compañía de fab... ¿Recuerdas cómo Beyonce debutó su bulto del bebé?

¿Quieres ver a Kim en los VMAs o crees que ella debe hacer su reaparición en forma diferente?

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Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s Secret to Awesome Post-Baby Body

vrijdag 19 juli 2013

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It was only seven weeks ago that Jenna Dewan-Tatum gave birth to daughter Everly and she's showing off that post-baby bod. I KNOW. That term. "Post-baby bod." Whyyyy??? Why are women judged on their bodies after a baby? BUT. Lemme talk about Jenna.

Jenna, who is married to the scorching hot Channing Tatum, looks good. Healthy. Not like she's been on the treadmill every waking moment since she pushed a human being out of her loins. And not like she's still got the baby inside of her. She just looks ... normal. Her black lace T-shirt shows a little heft and her gray jeans are a little more filled out, but it looks awesome.

Jenna said she had an intense craving for sweets during her pregnancy, and she obviously got bigger, but far from gigantic. Channing said of his wife while she was carrying:

She looks normal everywhere else, but she's got a little basketball up front. I think [pregnancy] is one of the sexiest things ever, for sure.

Aww, love that.

She must have not let the sweets cravings get the better of her though, as she was spotted carrying lunch during her pregnancy that was made by The Pure Package, a healthy gourmet food service popular with celebs that also has a pregnancy and post-baby diet plan. The company's website, founded by a mom, says:

Everyone knows it is important to eat healthily, especially when you are pregnant and eating for two or breastfeeding.

So Jenna must have been careful with her diet during pregnancy (and probably now), which can make all the difference after the baby is born in terms of getting your bod back. It's actually the main thing that determines how your post-baby weight goes ... eat healthy, exercise if you can, keep active as long as it's done safely ... and the weight should come off a lot easier than if you spend your pregnancy living off Krispie Treats.

Of course, celebs use all kinds of tricks to hide post-baby weight. Spanx. Corsets. (Paging Jessica Alba.) So Jenna might have a bit of that going on, but it doesn't appear so.

I think the rapidity with which celebs seem to lose baby weight can make regular gals feel insecure, but let's remember most of these photos are taken from a distance or even Photoshopped. Trust me, they've got wiggle and jiggle in places they didn't have before, they're just much better at hiding it.

Plus, celebs definitely have not only more incentive, but more resources to keep their weight down during pregnancy -- such as home-delivered specially prepared healthy meals like the one Jenna had -- and they've got trainers to help them afterwards. And most have nannies, so they've got time to hit the gym. Never compare yourself to a celebrity.

That doesn't mean, however, that we regular folk can't watch what we eat and how much exercise we get during pregnancy. There's no excuse for anyone to gorge all day and sit on your bum all night and then blame the weight on baby.

How fast did you lose your baby weight? How did you do it?

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Kim Kardashian Source revela donde ella podrá lucir Post-Baby cuerpo primero

donderdag 18 juli 2013

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Desde que supimos que Kris Jenner estaba poniendo su propio talk show diurno, Kris, pensamos que había una posibilidad de Que Kim Kardashian podría hacer su primera aparición oficial desde dar a luz a bebé North West en el show. Ahora que ha sido encerrada, escondiéndose de los paparazzi durante cinco semanas, la posibilidad es aún más probable. Ahora, varias fuentes dicen Kim nos quiere hacerla volver al expositor un memorable y está trabajando duro en su debut un cuerpo post-baby constatemos cuando llegue el conjunto de su madre.

Una fuente dice, "ella quiere aparecer como Heidi Klum y todos tienen marvel en cuánto ha perdido el peso. ... Ella no dejará la casa hasta que ella es más fina." Al parecer, ya ha perdido 20 de las 50 libras que obtuvo durante su embarazo, pero "está frustrada que no puede ejercer todavía". Oh jeeeze.

No es ninguna noticia que Kim quiere hacer parecer que lo había perdido tanto peso tan rápido (y tan sin esfuerzo). Esto es una mujer que promovió las píldoras de dieta después de todo... Aunque no es realista ni honesto, la presión que luce increíble justo después de tener un bebé es una locura. Pero seguro que ganaría más admiración y ventiladores en el largo recorrido por preocuparse menos sobre Cuántos kilos se dejó y rapidez y más sobre cómo lo está haciendo... de una manera sana que se pega. Supongo que eso es probablemente ilusiones aunque!

La aparición de Kris exactamente no viene como un choque tampoco, ¿no? No hubo en el infierno que esta mujer iba a discretamente deslice para helado en chándal un día al azar y que sirva de "gran revelación". Ella es la princesa de Reality TV, después de todo, ¿verdad? Programa de mamá es un ganar-ganar-ganar para Kris y Kim --Mama K recibe un impulso de calificaciones, su hija llega a revel en el candelero, y ambos llegar a mejorar sus marcas en el proceso.

Ser honesto: ¿vas a sintonizar para primera post-baby de aparición de Kim?

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