Breathe and let the oxytocin flow. I’ll handle the rest!
Don’t worry about who will capture these crucial moments! I’ve got you!
What will I do for you as your birth photographer?
Birth photography isn't just about the moment of birth, it is about the emotion throughout the day and the small details that may otherwise be forgotten. Everything captured is 100% genuine, documentary styled photography. I’m there to capture the story as it unfolds, not pose it.
As a birth photographer I make sure that your support team is focused on YOU and not taking pictures.
“I WISH I had a birth photographer last time”
Me too, love. Me. Too. I didn’t have a birth photographer for my first birth and I can’t tell you how badly I wish I did! I made the investment for my second birth and having those images to look back on is SUCH a relief for me. We can trust our partners for a lot of things, capturing the story perfectly just isn’t one of those things. I only got a few images from my first and none of the images were ones that were really important to me. For my second, I got the whole story! I got all the emotion and all the details.
Picture my husband took of me after the birth of our first child… not much emotion or detail
Photo Brezi Merryman with Love is; Photography captured from the birth of my second child. It shows all the emotion and all the detail. You can see the mess in the background, my happiness from FINALLY holding my baby and my daughter’s excitement at meeting her brother. I wish I had this with my first!
“My aunt was suppose to take pictures, but every image is blurry or cutting off the important parts of the moment because she was more focused on what was going on than capturing it for me”
- Mama who hired me for her second birth after not getting the images she imagined for her first
I GET IT! You want the smallest amount of people there as possible. It is understandable. I hear things like this SO often. I have even said something very similar. I am use to birth, I am use to the emotions and the beauty and I won’t be distracted by how amazing it is. Often times family members and friends either forget to pull the camera out or are not watching the action through the lens and they are holding camera to the side just taking photos that may or may not be coming out well.
Birth Photography Package Investment
1750
75-100 digital images
15% off any doula package
What You Will Get With Your Investment
1 initial consultation
On-call 24/7 starting at 37 weeks gestation
Full coverage of labor and birth
1-3 hours of postpartum coverage to capture baby's firsts
1 sneak peek image within 12 hours after birth
Colorado Springs Homebirth with Mountain Miracles Midwifery
Birth Videography
Why Add Video?
The images you will receive will do an amazing job at displaying the emotion throughout the day, but the video will help you relive it. You will get to watch how the whole day unfolded. You will hear the noises that you heard that day, hear the first words you said to your baby, see the movements... Birth Videography is the perfect add on to any birth package
What's Included
6-10 minute video compilation of the birth story
2-5 Minute video for sharing on Facebook or other social media (if needed)
Keepsake USB with Video
Link to share the video
$1200
OR
Trailer/Teaser Video
1-5 Minute video teaser of the birth story
$600
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Birth Photography FAQ
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Parents usually take pictures after the birth, but without experience the photos come out a little less than flattering. Sometimes the pictures are over or under-exposed and blurry. Also, your partner may be too busy supporting you and forget to take pictures. Your partner should be in the pictures anyways though! When you hire a professional birth photographer, your partner doesn't have to remember to take pictures. You will get 100 or more quality pictures to last a lifetime and you don't have to worry about any important memories being forgotten.
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I like to offer 1-2 sneak peeks by 12 hours after the birth, but I say a two week turnaround time for the rest. I try to get images back as quickly as possible because I know how important they are! A La Carte items may take a little longer to get back.
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I take any and all images you are comfortable with! I try taking as many pictures as I can to capture the whole story. If you are comfortable with it, I am comfortable with it.
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If you have to transfer, I will meet you there. Usually, I will have to wait to be allowed back to the room with you, but once I am allowed back, I will be there! If a cesarean happens, I have to wait for approval from the anesthesiologist to be allowed back. If I am not allowed back until after the baby is born, I will capture postpartum images.
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Most people call me when the birthing person feels like they are in active labor and I stay until a few hours after baby is born so we can capture all the firsts. I do not have a certain amount of time that I stay as every labor is different and I want to capture your whole story.
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Everyone has a different birth story! Not every birth is easy and peaceful. I do my best to capture your birth story the way it happens. Most people find closure in their birth photos. Some people may want to wait to view their photos, so I will still edit them and have them ready for you by two weeks, but will not give them to you until you are ready for them.
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Most people like having dark birth spaces and that is completely fine! I have top of the line equipment that can handle dark spaces. I do ask for some light, such as a small lamp or hallway light, or for permission to use my flash. If my flash ever bothers you, I can easily turn it off and shoot your birth without it.