There is certainly a feeling of extreme joy and excitement whenever you decide to start following your dreams. Listening to that voice in your head pushing you forward is freeing… Can you relate?
For months, I’ve been mulling the idea of documenting one of the most empowering moments in a mother’s life. Her child’s birth!
Taking back my creative outlet…
When I moved back to live on Martha’s Vineyard, I had to find a way to make ends meet. I was lucky enough to have found a full time job in a place that I absolutely love. For the past three years, my main focus has been to grow in my professional career while keeping up with motherhood.
This new found lifestyle meant that as much as I wanted to continue on with Breastfeeding World, as dedicated as I was before, it was practically impossible. After our most recent Big Latch On event in Times Square this past August 4th, I realized that something needed to change… Me.
Breastfeeding World has allowed me to get to know many many families. Since its conception back in 2013 I’ve been able to photograph over 150 mothers/families from different countries, ethnicities and beliefs. The best part of it all is that I’ve been able to learn about their parenthood journeys.
You know that feeling of pure accomplishment, wonder, passion, pride and happiness? That is what photography has meant to me since the day I grabbed my first camera. For the past three years my photography business has been somewhat dormant, just “a hobby for when I had time”. That phase has now come to an end.
Join us in our new and exciting endeavor our Martha’s Vineyard Birth Story Model Calls
My desire to continue documenting your family’s milestones with creativity, care and love has taken over. It’s time to take back your birthing experience and we can document every part of it together!
I’ve decided to host a Martha’s Vineyard Birth Story Model Call. I’d like to offer island families a chance to document this special loving day. These photo sessions are discounted to allow Breastfeeding World to introduce its photography services on the island.
Standby Martha’s Vineyard Birth Story Model Call
Birth photography is story telling of the moments that lead up to your baby’s arrival and afterwards. The moment when you summoned up the strength to keep going after you believed you had reached your limit. The moment when your partner expressed love, care and appreciation for what you were enduring to deliver your baby. The moments when your support team stepped in. And finally, the moment when your baby first arrived into the world. The expression on your face and on your partner’s face when you first laid eyes on your newest family member!
Standby birth photography means that I’m not on-call. This means that although I will not clear my calendar as I would if I was “on-call” (where I would have no other events scheduled from week 38-42 of your pregnancy) I will have my phone on me and available to you within reason based of my previous commitments.
There is no commitment for you to sign a contract or pay the full session fee until you call to tell me that you are in labor and I arrive. You will receive copy of all the documents to be signed prior to your due date so you can read through it ahead of time.
You will notify me when you’re headed to the hospital or when you contact your mid-wife. If there are no major impediments I will be there within minutes to capture your labor and delivery.
The Standby Martha’s Vineyard Birth Story Model Call includes:
- Planning consultations on the phone, via e-mail or in person to discuss your birth plan.
- I’ll be there for you and your family starting with your active labor up to 1.5 hrs after your delivery.
- A custom gallery that includes 40-80 edited digital images in B&W and/or color that you can download directly to your computer.
- Print release so you at print at your convenience.
The regular cost of our basic birth photography sessions begins at $1500 and I’m offering it for only $500. Because this is a model call, I’ve significantly reduced the cost by 65%+ savings!
A $150 booking fee is required to confirm your participation in the model call, the remaining amount will be accepted once we meet for your birth coverage to being. APPLY NOW
Fresh 48 Sessions & Lifestyle Model Call
My favorite moments to capture are those full of strength, love, excitement, and raw emotion. I love capturing the sparkle in your eyes as you hold your baby close, the way your partner’s hands become gigantic with your small baby inside them. The first few weeks of a baby’s life are incredible and I want you to be able to remember those moments forever too.
The Fresh 48 Model Call includes:
- Planning consultations on the phone, via email or in person.
- A loose on-call schedule to capture you and your new family within 48 hours of birth.
- A 1 hour session at the place of birth to document your baby, you and your partner, your new family members meeting your new baby for the first time.
- A custom gallery that includes 10 edited photos that you can share and use for your birth announcements.
The Lifestyle Family Model Call Session includes:
- Planning consultations on the phone, via email or in person.
- An at home comfortable 1 hour session to document your family with your new addition. This includes time for feedings, we go at your own pace. These sessions would take place up to 15 days after your baby is born.
- A custom gallery that includes 10 edited photos that you can share and use.
The regular cost of our Fresh 48 & Lifestyle Family Sessions start at $450 but for the purpose of this model call I’m offering it for only $200. APPLY NOW
A signed contract and model release are required for any of these sessions. Images taken may be used in promotional material for our website and social media platforms.
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I’m a proud mom to a beautiful little girl who is the reason of all my smiles | Creator and founder of the Breastfeeding World Project – passionate about normalizing breastfeeding | Professional photographer serving New York City
