This is me (and baby #8), taking my own advice.
I gave my camera to my oldest and told her how to focus it.
She snapped this image.
THIS session was the one that told me I NEEDED to capture these types of moments for other mamas!
Hello!!! I’m so happy you’re here. Welcome to one of my little corners of the internet.
One thing I regret, through the births and early childhoods of all my nine children, is not having pictures of them with me. Sure, I have a few cell phone snaps from after their births. Nothing from during the birth, nothing that captures all the little moments that I know *must* have happened (because I’ve seen them in others’ births). I don’t have those.
Birth is… Huge… It’s one of the biggest, life defining moments of a mama’s life. I know when I look back on the births of my own children, the memories are kind of fuzzy. But when I look back on the births I have photographed, the pictures make those memories a whole lot less fuzzy. I see those details, I see the mom’s hand gripping her partner’s hand and I remember with clarity the emotion that was felt in that moment. And I want to give those memories to you!
After life settles just a little, I'd love to continue to capture you WITH your little one, through their first year and even beyond. We all know how often we moms are not in any of the pictures. I know you may not feel the best about being in front of the camera, trust me, I get it. 100% GET IT! However, I believe showing up in images of our kids and with our kids, is super important. When they look through the virtual photo albums (or social media memories that pop up), they need to see YOU in those pictures. They need to see that YOU were a part of that beach trip or apple picking, or even just sitting together and reading a book. I'd be willing to bet, they won't notice that extra tummy roll, or the way you didn't quite manage to get your hair done, the bags under the eyes, and that one specific thing we just can't stand about our bodies... They won't see that.
One thing I regret, through the births and early childhoods of all my nine children, is not having pictures of them with me. Sure, I have a few cell phone snaps from after their births. Nothing from during the birth, nothing that captures all the little moments that I know *must* have happened (because I’ve seen them in others’ births). I don’t have those.
Birth is… Huge… It’s one of the biggest, life defining moments of a mama’s life. I know when I look back on the births of my own children, the memories are kind of fuzzy. But when I look back on the births I have photographed, the pictures make those memories a whole lot less fuzzy. I see those details, I see the mom’s hand gripping her partner’s hand and I remember with clarity the emotion that was felt in that moment. And I want to give those memories to you!
After life settles just a little, I'd love to continue to capture you WITH your little one, through their first year and even beyond. We all know how often we moms are not in any of the pictures. I know you may not feel the best about being in front of the camera, trust me, I get it. 100% GET IT! However, I believe showing up in images of our kids and with our kids, is super important. When they look through the virtual photo albums (or social media memories that pop up), they need to see YOU in those pictures. They need to see that YOU were a part of that beach trip or apple picking, or even just sitting together and reading a book. I'd be willing to bet, they won't notice that extra tummy roll, or the way you didn't quite manage to get your hair done, the bags under the eyes, and that one specific thing we just can't stand about our bodies... They won't see that.
They will see YOU. They will see their MOM.
Think about those pictures you have from when you were little and you and your mom were just doing something together? Can you remember any? I can't either.
As moms we're often tasked with taking the pictures. We're often left out of those everyday moments.
Think about those pictures you have from when you were little and you and your mom were just doing something together? Can you remember any? I can't either.
As moms we're often tasked with taking the pictures. We're often left out of those everyday moments.
I want to change that for you, I want to give you memories with You in them.
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The best testimonial I could ever ask for (and I didn't even actually ask her for it)
my little sister said this on her post with her photos from her session
my little sister said this on her post with her photos from her session
I’ve been looking at this gallery nonstop. My sister came over to get some shots on B.'s three month birthday. At the time it was a stretch to have even a 15 minute photo shoot. I had barely slept. I managed to get out of bed, dressed, and put a little makeup on by 10:30. And around 10:40 Barns got super fussy because we were pushing the morning nap off to take pictures.
But man I’m so thankful.
I’ll always get to remember the cup of coffee my husband made for me that morning. And the little bags B. gets under his eyes when he gets sleepy. And the messy buns that were no longer a fad but a necessity. And the house that I finally got the time to clean on maternity leave.
Moms, do yourself a favor and get the pictures taken, even if they don’t make it to the gram on Mother’s Day, or the gallery wall you will hopefully one day get around to. You deserve to have your moments captured. You deserve to be on the other side of the lens. (And you deserve the depth that’s captured by a photographer’s eye).
But man I’m so thankful.
I’ll always get to remember the cup of coffee my husband made for me that morning. And the little bags B. gets under his eyes when he gets sleepy. And the messy buns that were no longer a fad but a necessity. And the house that I finally got the time to clean on maternity leave.
Moms, do yourself a favor and get the pictures taken, even if they don’t make it to the gram on Mother’s Day, or the gallery wall you will hopefully one day get around to. You deserve to have your moments captured. You deserve to be on the other side of the lens. (And you deserve the depth that’s captured by a photographer’s eye).
