Why Birth Pictures {Orange County Birth Photographer}

Posted on April 30, 2021

I love that with photography it captures how a person actually feels.

It is raw and beautiful but also messy and uncertain.

I do not want to capture something pretty but something beautiful and breathtaking.

We are all human and we all experience the same emotions of love, joy, sorrow, despair, frustration, jubilee, relief, anxiety, anticipation and pure bliss.

Pictures are so important because they are moments that we can’t get back.

We are only here for a time, whether that be short or long and the time we have is precious, it is truly a gift.

I want you to feel special and loved on during your photography experience with me.

I also want you to know that we all have a Heavenly Father that cares for us and it is evident in the blessings we experience every day.

I am truly honored to document your family moments and memories with my photographs.

Blessings,

Alaina

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Looking forward to meeting you and telling your beautiful story!

Alaina Nunez Photography
(562) 400-2579
Website / Instagram / Facebook / Pinterest

You can also find us on Google and YELP!

Coverage areas include: Serving Los Angeles County, Orange County, Irvine, Newport, La Mirada, Whittier, Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Corona, Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Tustin, Orange, La Habra, Downey, San Clemente, Mission Viejo, Laguna

Why Hire a Birth Photographer {La Mirada Birth Photographer}

Posted on March 11, 2020

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 of knowing that these moments are few and far between.

That these moments are intimate.

These moments are cherished.

These moments are priceless.

These moments deserve to be preserved.

These moments are important.

When I am hired to document a birth story I’m not just there to capture the big push. I’m not there to photograph your lady parts (though those are pretty amazing!).

I’m there to capture the strength you didn’t know you had. I’m there to capture the birth team supporting and praying over you. I’m there to capture the amazing miracle that has grown inside of your body for the last 9 months and when you finally get to meet face to face. I’m there to capture the first breath, the first look, the first quivering lip, the tears of joy and the sigh of relief.

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That. is. birth.

The moment you hear your precious baby’s cry. The moment your husband can finally exhale knowing that his wife has finally finished the race. Have you seen the way he looks at you? He wants nothing more than to help ease your burden but knows it is not his pain or discomfort to carry, yet he still tries in the best way he knows how. It is at that time we allow God’s hand to move and our bodies to do what they are suppose to. The moment we say, “no more” He provides a way out.

I seriously am in awe of how God created our bodies.

How He blessed us to be able to care for a provide nutrients to our babies before we get to see their precious faces.

Just like other life experiences and journeys, we can come out of birth feeling a bit beat up, a bit overwhelmed, a bit exhausted and maybe some scars to show for it.

Remember when you were a kid and scars were cool? You’d count how many scars you had and announce the number like it was some kind of trophy, a right of passage and deserved some type of reward or at least some recognition. I’m here to tell you. Scars are still cool (do people still use that word, because I don’t think I’ll ever stop), they show where you have been and what you have done and remind you what you have learned along the way.

So…

I’m not here to tell you why you should hire a birth photographer. I’m telling you why I am a Birth Photographer.

I am a birth photographer because I ~~think~~, ~~feel~~, know that we all have a story to tell.

Everyone is created for a purpose by our Divine Creator.

We are all created in His image. We are all created to fulfill a purpose in this time. And I feel it is my duty, my honor, to be chosen to help document the journey; this part of your story.

So the question you should ask yourself. Why do you want this birth photographed? How important is having this birth story documented to you? That’s the more important question.

I’d love to chat with you about how you are hoping to have this fleeting time in your life documented! Fill out the form and I’ll get back to you soon!

Looking forward to meeting you and telling your beautiful story!

Alaina Nunez Photography
(562)400-2579
Website / Instagram / Facebook / Pinterest

You can also find us on Google and YELP!

Coverage areas include: Los Angeles County, Orange County, Irvine, Newport, La Mirada, Whittier, Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Corona, Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Tustin, Orange, La Habra, Downey, San Clemente, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills

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Birth Stories and Postpartum Recovery (Orange County Birth Photographer)

Posted on February 12, 2019

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 sessions. I’m so thankful for all the friends that allowed me to work on my skills with their families!

I knew I wanted to become a birth photographer after having our 4th child. I really wanted to have him at home but that didn’t work out with finances. He was my fastest labor ( 3 1/2 hours) and when we got to the hospital I thought I could walk (I had walked in with the last 3!). It was just like the movies when the characters are traveling on a long and tiring trek and they finally see their destination and have hope that it’s in sight… then the camera pulls back and they realize just how far that destination STILL is… yep, that was how I felt as I was standing outside of our car and my contractions weren’t letting up. I sat back down and told my husband he better just drop me off in the front.

When we checked in the nurse asked if I could pee in a cup and I told her no. Then they checked me and said I was ready. The midwives were delivering other babies and the Dr. was in the OR. So eventually they found a Dr and a couple pushes and our little Blake was born. I’m pretty sure he shot out. I did require a couple stitches because he came out so quickly and my husband had to sit down after crashing from the adrenaline high and feeling woozy.

I remember laying there, the Dr and I talking as she was stitching me, the baby being checked, my husband in the chair next to me almost passing out and the Dr asking, “Does he do this every time?” I laughed and said, “No, this is the first!”

At that moment I thought, “I really wish someone was here to document this!”

A year later (like I said, I was always pregnant on an off year) I had 3 friends who were expecting. They each liked the idea of having birth photos. Unfortunately when the time comes a lot of times friends don’t want to “bother” you or just changed their mind because, birth is an intimate thing and maybe they didn’t really want their birth documented in the first place.

My official first birth was a home birth for my friend Beth. This was her first home birth and my first birth (not counting the one I video taped when I was 16 for my moms friend).

The reason I’m writing this post is to talk about how birth photographs help with healing and closure.

Beth had numerous people in the room with her during her labor and delivery. She was totally fine with everyone there but she also knew it might be distracting so decided that she would keep her eyes closed the whole time and just let her body take care of what it needed to. She didn’t open her eyes until she was pulling her baby up out of the water.

She had her midwife and her husband there as her support. Her mom and dad were there to keep an eye on the kids and to offer any support necessary. Her grandma and aunt and 3 other kids were there as well.

After I delivered Beau’s birth story to Beth, she told me that having these photographs were so important to her. They gave her closure. Since she had her eyes closed the whole time she felt like she got gypped out of the whole home water birth experience, the birth experience she was so excited for. But after seeing the photographs she knew she had the birth story that she hoped for and didn’t feel like she had to “do it all over again.”

I’m so glad I was able to give that gift to Beth, just by being present and documenting the story that was unfolding in front of me!

Have you ever had a birth photographer document the Birth Day of your little one?

Would you ever want to have me photograph the first moments with your newest little one?

I’d love to chat with you about the birth experience that you’re hoping for and how I can help document that life changing day.

Contact me and we can set up a completely complimentary consultation!