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Copied from Gigi Hadid? Photographer explains concept for Coleen Garcia’s magazine shoot

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<p>Photographer to the stars BJ Pascual took to social media on Sunday, September 6, to explain the concept for actress Coleen Garcia&#x27;s maternity shoot for local fashion magazine <em>Preview</em>.</p><p>This, after a gossip website compared the photos to Gigi Hadid&#x27;s pregnancy portraits, and allegedly insinuated that they copied the idea from the supermodel&#x27;s maternity shoot. </p><div><img alt="" src="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/push/media/2020-september/090720/gigi-hadid-coleen-garcia-1.jpg"/></div><div><img alt="" src="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/push/media/2020-september/090720/gigi-hadid-coleen-garcia-2.jpg"/></div><p>&quot;There was NO WAY we could have copied Gigi&#x27;s photos,&quot; said BJ, who shot Coleen&#x27;s photos, on Instagram. &quot;Coleen&#x27;s photos were actually inspired by a combination of the Birth of Venus by Boticelli and The Swing (and partially The Meeting) by Jean Honore Fragonard.&quot;</p><div> </div><blockquote data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv664VA_i7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv664VA_i7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">View this post on Instagram</a><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv664VA_i7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">“My body has been going through so many changes, but I’ve grown to respect it so much that I look past the physical. I fully embrace it for serving a much deeper purpose.” #ColeenGarcia writes. Read this month&#x27;s cover story about @coleen&#x27;s journey to motherhood in the link in our bio! #ColeenLovesPreview⁠ ⁠ Photographed by BJ Pascual⁠ Styled by Adrienne Concepcion⁠ Wardrobe by AJ Javier⁠ Makeup by Robbie Piñera⁠ Hair by Renz Pangilinan⁠ Set Design by Aren Dale Santos</a></div><p>A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/previewph/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Preview.ph</a> (@previewph) on <time dateTime="2020-09-05T08:50:27+00:00">Sep 5, 2020 at 1:50am PDT</time></p></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEx5ho2nHrd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEx5ho2nHrd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">View this post on Instagram</a><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEx5ho2nHrd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Birth month 💙</a></div><p>A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coleen/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Coleen Garcia Crawford</a> (@coleen) on <time dateTime="2020-09-06T03:16:30+00:00">Sep 5, 2020 at 8:16pm PDT</time></p></blockquote><div> </div><p>He also pointed out that they did Coleen&#x27;s shoot last August 1, while Gigi&#x27;s photos were not released until August 26. </p><p>&quot;So, unless my psychic abilities ako, or baka sobrang close siguro kami ni Gigi, &#x27;di ko lang alam (lol), WALANG WALA talagang way para &#x27;kopyahin&#x27; namin &#x27;yung shoot nila! Sadyang nagkataon lang,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>BJ told the gossip site to &quot;be respectful of Filipino creatives,&quot; saying &quot;some of us actually work hard on conceptualizing shoots to create these images.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Stop making this an issue. While you&#x27;re at it, please STOP pitting women against each other,&quot; he went on. &quot;Pati ba naman mga buntis?! 2020 na. May pandemya pa. Toxic ka pa rin. It&#x27;s never too late for character development, siz.&quot;</p><p>It was on Saturday, September 5, when <em>Preview</em> unveiled its September 2020 cover featuring Coleen, who is currently pregnant with her first child with husband Billy Crawford.</p><div> </div><blockquote data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv2V2YA1VL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv2V2YA1VL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">View this post on Instagram</a><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> <div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEv2V2YA1VL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">&quot;I want to look back on this pregnancy and remember that, even in such a gloomy time, this was more than enough, and it was all we needed for us to be filled to the brim with joy and hope.&quot;— Coleen Garcia.⁠ ⁠ For our September cover , @coleen shares her journey to motherhood in her own words. Read the heartfelt and revealing story in the link in our bio! #ColeenLovesPreview⁠ ⁠ Photographed by BJ Pascual⁠ Styled by Adrianne Concepcion⁠ Wardrobe by AJ Javier⁠ Makeup by Robbie Piñera⁠ Hair by Renz Pangilinan⁠ Set Design by Aren Dale Santos</a></div><p>A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/previewph/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Preview.ph</a> (@previewph) on <time dateTime="2020-09-05T08:10:30+00:00">Sep 5, 2020 at 1:10am PDT</time></p></blockquote><div> </div><p>In the <a href="https://www.preview.ph/fashion/coleen-garcia-opens-up-about-giving-birth-at-home-any-day-now-a2039-20200905-lfrm2"><strong><u>exclusive feature</u></strong></a>, Coleen, who is expected to give birth any time now, opened up about her experience being pregnant during a pandemic.</p><p>Coleen first announced her pregnancy last March.</p>

BJ Pascual explains the concept for actress Coleen Garcia's maternity shoot for local fashion magazine Preview.