Birth Photography
So you’re pregnant and curious about a birth session? Well you’ve come to the right place!
Hi mama. My name is Renee and here you’ll discover my passion and specialty that is Birth Photography. I have been capturing birth stories since 2018 and each birth is always a different and unique experience and it never ceases to amaze me! If you plan on delivering in a hospital, at home - whether it’s un-medicated or medicated, an emergency caesarean or a planned caesarean, I’m here to capture your entire journey into Motherhood as you welcome your baby into the world.
From contractions to delivery, to the first couple of hours post-partum, I’m there to capture it all. I’m with you mama, not only as your photographer but as your friend and support. I will be there to capture all the “firsts” so that your loved ones can be present with you instead of behind a camera. What are the "firsts"? The first time you lay eyes on your precious baby, the first touch as they’re placed on your chest and you grab their little hand, the proud looks and emotional reactions from your support team, just to name a few.
As your Birth Photographer I will capture your strength as a woman. From all of the tears, struggles, determination and hard work, to the laughter, the smiles, the peace, the bond between you and your loved ones. I'll take those moments and turn them into your very beautiful unique birth story.
What’s great about a birth session is that it is completely tailored to you and what you want to take away from it. We'll go over your expectations in our first consult. I want to make sure you are remembering what you want to remember from your birth experience. If you don't want pictures of the actual birth but want to focus more on the labour and post-partum, I can do that for you. If you are the type of person that treasures every single moment and wants to remember it all, I will make sure you remember it all!
I like to consider myself a fly-on-the-wall, capturing every special and intimate moment from the side-lines. I believe that your journey into Motherhood deserves be documented, celebrated and honored in a way that you'll cherish for the rest of your life, no matter the outcome of your birth plan. Your baby's birth will only happen once and I want you to be fully present and taking it all in. While you are focused on being a Rockstar, I'll be documenting and capturing your experience to make sure you don't miss a single moment.
As your birth photographer, I am on call from 37-42 weeks, willing to drop everything at a moment's notice to be there for you. I am fully prepared to arrive at your birth location at 3am and stay with you for 12+ hours! Not many people are willing to say or even do that! Capturing your birth story is just as important to me as being your friend and support on this journey.
I am a storyteller and I want to tell your story. Imagine being able to look back on your collection of images and re-live the emotions, the struggles, the success and the tender moments you first shared as a family. I want the photos I take to remind you of everything that happened at your baby's birth. Do you remember the room your baby was born in? what your surroundings looked like? who was a part of your birth team? or the loving glances and touches from your partner?
If you hire me as your birth photographer, I can take you back to the very moment of your baby’s delivery and you’ll feel like it was just yesterday that they were pink and warm and snuggled so safely on your chest.
I want to give you these memories mama, because the labor & delivery experience happens all too quickly and you deserve to remember every. little. detail.
*Please note : the showcased images below do not contain any photos of the actual birth for client privacy*
I DO include photos of the birth of your child (if you want) in your own private gallery.
"Birth is an opportunity to transcend. To rise above what we are accustomed to, reach deeper inside ourselves than we are familiar with, and to see not only what we are truly made of, but the strength we can access in and through birth."
— Marcie Macari
If you want to follow my full un-filtered work as a Birth Photographer, please request to join my private group on Facebook (connected to my business page) "Birth Un-filtered MH". It is here where I will post the more raw elements of labour & delivery, including photos of the actual birth (with client permission).
*Please note: This group is for Women Only and I personally vet every request before accepting.
"Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers - strong competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength."
— Barbara Katz Rothman
See what others are saying....
We were absolutely amazed by the incredible birth session that Renee did for us. She is such a professional and very respectful during the whole labour and delivery process. Even though I had a very long labour, she was there the whole time. It felt more like having a friend in the room than a photographer! She captured every single step and the pictures truly show all of the emotions. We are so happy we decided to book her for our baby's big arrival. These pictures are beautiful memories we will treasure forever.
- Melissa
A special thank you to Renee for capturing these special moments for us. We were skeptical at first about booking this session as we just weren’t entirely sure what to expect but I was certainly not disappointed! These moments we won’t ever get back but I’m happy we have the pictures to look back on, so thank you again.
- Tessa
We absolutely loved Renee! She did our maternity and our birthing shoot and our whole family was beyond thrilled with how beautiful the pictures turned out. I'm so glad we had her there during my sons birth, she captured all the moments that I would never have been able to see without her (it ended in a c-section and she still got absolutely perfect pictures of him being welcomed to the world) not to mention she was beyond encouraging. 10/10 would recommend!!
- Sarah
Investment
Birth Session
- Complete coverage of your Birth Story from contractions to delivery to the first couple of hours postpartum
- Unlimited edited images delivered in a temporary online gallery for your download convenience
- Print release
**A typical birth session will contain anywhere from 100-300+ photos.
(depending on the length of labour/delivery)**
- In-person consult at time of booking and (if possible) 2nd consult in the final weeks of pregnancy
- On-call begins at 37 weeks
- 25% non-refundable retainer to book & reserve your due date in my calendar
- Remaining cost of session due at 35 weeks
 $1050
My "BBB" Package
Bumps, Births & Babies
What better way to document your entire Motherhood experience than to book all three beautiful sessions!
This package is for the mama who wants to remember it all and leave nothing out!!
I will capture your journey from start to finish and hopefully even beyond that as your family grows.
Includes:
- 1 hour Motherhood Maternity session
- Birth Session
- 2 hour Lifestyle Newborn Session
$1500
Custom Birth Story Album
If you are wanting a special book of memoirs but don't want to go through the trouble of creating one! I will do it for you. You will be able to select up to 50 of your favorite photos from your Birth Session that I will put into a totally customized High-quality printed album, just for you to reminisce on when you're feeling sentimental.
$250
If you are booking my "BBB" Package, you will be able to select 15 photos from each session (Maternity/Birth & Newborn), showcasing all of your favorites to create one complete Motherhood album from Bump to Birth to Baby.
