As a birth photographer, doula, and birth filmmaker, I live by the motto "Babies come when they come. and they come when they are ready.” This birth embodied both of those statements. My clients rely on my preparedness and readiness at any given moment. One such instance was when Rachel called me to her birth in December, contracting regularly at just 37 weeks. After several hours at her house, the contractions had not progressed, and Rachel could finally get some well-needed sleep. We all rested and waited, but the contractions slowed way down.
Read MoreFamily pregnancy session in nature in Chelsea, Michigan.
Read MoreFamily film and photos documented during the first 12 months of life!
Read MoreMoment of Birth Images that will make you smile.
Read MoreIt was a cold morning and I spent the day editing and taking an icy walk through the woods. When I got back home, I got a call from my clients midwife, and my dear friend, Celeste. She said that our mutual client was in labor, and I should head that way shortly.
The first thing I thought was, ‘what a perfect day to be born!’
Read MoreFamily session in the Ann Arbor, Michigan Botanic Gardens.
Last year, I was blessed to photograph this families birth story, and now her one year photo session. She was the happiest baby right from birth and it seems she’s continued that through her first year of life.
After Ashley’s amazing homebirth of twins, I came back to photograph the family together a few days later. Ashley nursed the twins like a pro, along with her toddler who wanted to share in the fun. Take a few minutes to enjoy these moments with a beautiful family.
Read MoreEnjoying the end of your pregnancy and celebrating with photos is one of the best things that you can do to memorialize this time in your life. For me, pregnancy was hard, but I’m SO glad that I took the photos, because now I’m done having babies and those days are over. I’m grateful for the memories and photos and my children LOVE to look at them.
Read MoreAll of my life, I said, if we ever moved back to Michigan, I wanted to live on a lake. Last fall we found a little cottage on the Huron River Chain of Lakes and we can boat to 10 lakes from our front yard. It’s a lot of fun. We also spent the year fixing up this 1920s cottage to be an Airbnb as well as a place for photoshoots for my business, when we aren’t using it. I’ve done two sessions in the cottage and can’t wait to do more this winter! If you are interested, please email me and we can discuss your intimate family session.
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