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Before preparing for the birth of my second child, I am not sure I had even heard the word ‘doula’.  But after hiring an amazing doula to support me through the labor and delivery of my son, I strongly urge all of my friends to look into having one.  This week is World Doula Week […]

Many people ask me, “Why would anyone want to have THAT photographed?” when I tell them that I am a birth photographer.  What my clients know is that birth is an amazing journey for a woman and being able to freeze the moments in time leading up to and right after a baby is brought […]

I was lucky enough to capture Lucy’s Birth (click for the slideshow!) and when she came for her newborn session, her big brother Jude did amazingly well with her!  Here are some of my all-time favorite newborn shots – I am so thrilled that they chose me to capture their growing family!

I didn’t realize how hard it would be to choose just TEN images from the whole year until I started going back through my archives!  To be honest, I probably could have chosen ten per birth for this particular category – each birth experience is so different and the images truly tell the story of […]

I was contacted by this little guy’s grandmother just a few weeks before his arrival.  My family travels out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday, and I was not sure that I would be able to return to Virginia Beach in time to capture his birth, but told her I would be on standby for […]

Today, I had the privilege of being there to welcome a new life in the world.  This mommy & daddy are both so brave – he is in the Marines serving our country and has most recently been, literally, on the front lines in Afghanistan.  She has been bravely waiting for his return so that […]

When one of my best friends asked me to be there to photograph the birth of her third child, I was so thrilled.  Her first baby came via c-section, after a long and hard labor.  We actually met right before she had her son, I had just given birth to my daughter.  We became friends, […]

It’s a GIRL!! There are so few surprises in life anymore – I always get a *tinge* extra excited when I hear that a client is waiting to find out the gender of their child when he/she is born!  And then being asked to photograph the moment of their birth becomes that much more exciting. […]

This blog post is very special to me.  The best part of being a photographer is the connection that I get to make with families.  And this family will always be precious to me – they were one of the first to allow me into the delivery room to capture the first moments of their […]

Every birth is amazing – no matter the length, the type, the place, or the circumstance.  My favorite part of being a birth photographer is that every single birth story is different.  It’s always fresh and new and exciting…and beautiful.  Witnessing the moments before and right after a new life is a true honor – […]