Cori Campbell ~ Maternity Shoot

     I’ve always had a thing for Stevie Wonder, correction…I’ve always had a thing for Stevie Wonder’s music. I remember my parents playing mix tapes in the car on long road trips. There was always one or two of Stevie’s songs in the mix and later in life those songs still bring back great memories (Wow, this is starting to sound like one of those late-night CD compilation infomercials!) In 1976 Stevie Wonder released the song Isn’t She Lovely on the album Songs in the Key of Life. In 2003, the album was ranked number 56 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and it is widely recognized as Stevie’s signature album. So what does all this talk of Stevie Wonder have to do with a maternity shoot with Cori Campbell and Family? Well, as we set up for the very first shot (see below) Isn’t She Lovely started playing in my head. I lifted the camera to get the shot and Cori looked up giving me a beautiful smile. My guess is every expecting mother has an aura of joy about them but the peacefulness that fills Cori poured out of her, filled the room and set the tone for the rest of the shoot. Here’s the ironic part. I didn’t realize it at the time, but Isn’t She Lovely was written after the birth of Stevie’s daughter Aisha. While the song is about his daughter and not so much about the mother, I still find it fitting and can lovingly say “Pregnancy looks good on you Mrs. Campbell!”