Sunflower Doula Services now has two wonderful birth photographers joining us! We want to help you capture those beautiful moments before, during and after labor. Our photographers are able to take photos of your labor and birth and will work with your doula to help coordinate those special moments so you can focus on what is really important welcoming your baby into your family. Here is a letter from Kelsey Bigelow.
Dear Expecting Parents,
You and I already agree on something powerful and
fundamental - your family is incredible and your life, every day, is beautiful.
This is the basis of my business. I am a life story photographer.
I am passionate about capturing the day-to-day moments of
your life because I believe these are important moments that are worth
remembering. I have photos from my childhood where I’m posed in a studio,
wearing a stuffy dress and smiling at the camera. But to me, those photos have
little effect on how I remember my childhood or my family. It’s nice to be able
to see what I looked like, but that’s all those photos tell me. Instead, as
I’ve grown, I love seeing the photos of our every day- the photos that remind that
I was surrounded by love and joy and happiness as I grew up. These are the
photos I treasure and wish I had more of. This is what I want for the families
I photograph.
Every photo session happens in your home to keep things as
comfortable and stress free as possible for you. I find that it’s easier to get
amazing photos if you’re able to relax in your happy home. When I’m
photographing your family after the birth of your new baby, I’m focused on
capturing the story of your new life. From bath time to feedings, I want to
photograph it all, exactly as it’s happening. The pace of our session together
is determined by you and your family. There’s no rush and if your baby falls
asleep, it’s completely ok (and expected!) If you want to take a lunch break,
I’m OK with that.
I encourage my families to be fearless when it comes to
their photography session – love on your baby, your spouse, and your pets. Play
together, cuddle together, laugh together. Don’t do anything different because I’m coming
over, camera in tow. Leave the sink full of dishes and the laundry in piles. I
don’t care and I won’t judge you for it. It won’t show up in your photos.
Besides, you have better things to do than clean everything for me.
My goal as a photographer is to ensure your baby has a
visual record of his life from the beginning, exactly as it happened. I want
you to be able to look back on the chaos, the mess, the love and the joy and
remember it all. If I’m able to capture even a tiny portion of your story, my
heart is full and I’ve done my job.
I would love to meet your family and hear your story.
