{Receiving: Birth Photography}

     I have tried to write this post many times now. Honestly, I just can't seem to find the right words. I have so many thoughts and so many posts that I could write about birth, and about birth photography. My thoughts are jumbled, and until I can sort them all out, I want to keep my words here brief. All that I can say is that birth photography has captured me like few other "genres" of photography have. Each birth that I have attended, whatever the scenario or the outcome, has been a powerful, gripping, and unique experience.
     To witness the power of birth is one thing. To capture it with a camera is another. To think that a group of pixels on a screen can convey so much emotion, depth, and beauty is an awesome thing. To share the gift of those pictures with the families that are receiving their newborns--that is a feeling that I can't trade. It is a sacred thing, to be able to seize those first few moments of a child's life on camera and hold on to them forever. Ultimately, whether those moments are captured on an iPhone camera, or on a point-and-shoot, or through a professional photographer, the power of those moments can never change. They remain sacred, frozen in time, breathtakingly beautiful.
     To try and put my passion for birth photography into words, any more than I already have, would undermine the experience. Just know that I have been captivated. Receiving new life--it is a beautiful gift. Capturing the receiving of a child on camera, well, that is a gift too.

 

Finally Back

    I confess - I was a really bad photographer and I neglected my blog for two and a half months... Yes, I have been doing photo shoots since my last post. In fact, since December 13th (the date of my last post) I have done five family/children photo sessions, two events/parties, one business photo session, and one birth. Definitely busy. But I was also reminded that first, before I am an aspiring photographer, I am a high school student. So the last few months have seen me trying to catch up/keep up with my work as a student. Thus, blogging was put on a back burner for a little while. I'm back now, and rather than show you every photo shoot I did, I am going to share just a few favorites from the past two months.

The beautiful, peaceful home birth that I attended this December

Some of my favorites from the various Christmas family photo shoots that I did this December...

And now into January - another family photo shoot...

And a birthday party with a nine-year old and twin one-year olds, and cupcakes. Dangerous combination, and oh-so much fun :)

     The last update I have for you is that there is now a business page on Facebook for Kaela Ann Photography. If you are a Facebook person, check it out! Believe it or not, it does get updated a bit more frequently than my blog! I will be back soon with more posts - I have yet to share the photo shoot that I did last week, with a tea party and two baby girls :) I promise, it will be less than two and a half months before I post it!