Why Should I Hire a Professional Birth Photographer

As the concept of birth photography becomes popular, it sparks a lot of questions for those catching wind of the trend. The most common question is what I’m going to try to answer here: “Why should I hire a birth photographer?”

During the birth process, everything is so chaotic (and painful) that much of the day is quite a blur. Birth photographers are there to help you remember your experience, and to help you look back and enjoy seeing this special day unfold. The events of the day are a story you cannot just tell your child, but now also show your child. We want to capture all of the emotion and all of the feelings that you have for your child.

Many people don’t think that birth photographers are needed. They think the father of the child, or anyone close to the mother at the time can just take photos throughout the birthing process. He certainly could do this, of course, but think about it a little bit. Do you want him snapping away, or do you want him focused on helping you breathe and holding your hand, cutting the cord, etc.? Not to mention, if he’s taking pictures, he’s missing out on the experience. Plus, he’d be missing from the photographs.

When I’m hired to take your photos, I’ll capture the two of you together in this process. I will have an eye for capturing all the details of your story in an artistic manner.  Because this is a very new area of work in my portfolio I don’t have anything to refer you to yet, and if you’re very lucky and are having your baby in Brooklyn we may offer this session to you absolutely for free so that I can develop work in this category.

If you have a few questions first check out this F.A.Q page about Birth Photography and then please reach out to me with any questions you still have :

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