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Category: birth stories
Training to be a Doula
Yes, you heard that right. I’ve been going through some doula training and am so excited to be able to offer labor doula services as an add on to my birth photography packages! I’ve been photographing births for the last 8 years and really felt like I needed to get some extra training and education…
Why Maternity Photos? {Alaina Nunez – Orange County Birth Photographer}
I’m just going to be very straight forward and say, maternity photographs are a must. They really are. How often in your life do you get to partake in cradling a new life, inside your womb? It’s an amazing experience. For some it’s not so fun (I’m sorry!) for other’s it’s just a bit of…
Why Hire a Birth Photographer?
I’m not here to convince you that you need to hire a birth photographer. I’m just here to reaffirm that feeling you’re having. That is why you’re here isn’t it? Maybe just out of curiosity or it could be because you want moments of your baby’s birth to be preserved. It could be, the feeling…
Birth Stories and Postpartum Recovery (Orange County Birth Photographer)
I’ve been a professional photographer since 2010 but didn’t start documenting birth stories until 2013. My friends were always pregnant right at the end of my pregnancies or just after I had a baby. So when they had their babies I was ready with my camera! I focused on maternity and posed In Home Newborn…
Featured – A Birth Story & Fresh 48 (Southern California Birth Photographer)
Sweet girl was born just before midnight.
She was so aware and wanting to see what was going on. She even was checking out me and my camera, but she especially wanted to stare at her mama who she had heard and already knew for so long already.
Featured – Expecting Clyde (Long Beach Newborn Photographer)
I like to really get to know the families I photograph and sometimes it’s during our initial phone call and other times it’s from following each other on social media and seeing the different family dynamics. If you follow me, especially on Instagram,you already know that I tend to post a mix of work and…
Focusing on what’s Important this Holiday Season (Orange County Documentary Family Photography)
The forecast mentioned rain today… but I really didn’t believe it. Was I being pessimistic or a realist? I think a pessimist is someone who says “it’s not going to happen, or won’t happen” (when referring to something good or beneficial). As oppose to a realist who makes a judgement or has an opinion based…
Featured – Bodhi’s Birth Story (Orange County Birth Photographer)
I strongly believe a woman should birth wherever she feels the safest and most comfortable to do so. And if your birthing location has a pretty great view then that’s definitely a bonus. 😉 Aimee and I only met less than a month before her due date. This was her 5th little one and she…
Featured Story – Amelia’s Home Birth Story (Orange County Birth Photographer)
I love documenting the birth day of the a precious babe. It’s always surrounded by so much love. I received a text in the early morning that labor had begun, but by mid morning the contractions became inconsistent and actually grew further apart. I kept my phone on me because you never know when they…
