23/03/2025
Why do I love using photography during your birth?
It creates memories. All memories. It's a log.
I love sharing the pictures afterwards and mums saying...I can't remember this and when did that happen ?!
It's normal for you to go into your bubble so to have these moments captured creates such a magical place.
🤍👶🏼 BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY 👶🏻🤍
Let’s be honest – when you’re actually having a baby, you’re a bit busy.
And afterwards, the whole thing can feel like a bit of a blur.
That’s exactly why I started offering birth photography. It’s not staged and it’s definitely not intrusive – it’s just a calm, quiet way of documenting one of the biggest moments of your life, so you’ve got a real record of what happened.🧘🏻
After having two home births myself, I was completely inspired to start photographing births for other families. There’s something so powerful about those first few hours – the stillness, the strength, the transformation – and I feel incredibly lucky to be invited into that space.
Over the four years we’ve been working closely with the brilliant Derbyshire Doula
and it’s been an absolute privilege to photograph a number of home births alongside her.
We use long lenses, no flash and super quiet mirrorless cameras – so I can work gently in the background without disturbing the space. It’s all about keeping the environment calm and intimate, while you stay focused on what matters.
Some families keep the images just for themselves. Others choose to share a few with close friends, or even with their children when they’re older. However you decide to use them, they’re yours – real, raw and full of meaning.
If you’d like to know more, just drop me a message – happy to talk it all through.
