Birth photography or birth photography is a modality that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Until it emerged, the photos that the parents kept as a memory of that day, if they had made any, were homemade images usually taken by the father, as he could and knew. But professional photography in childbirths came to give another dimension to that moment.
Thanks to her, you can have a fantastic memory of your baby's birth. In those snapshots one of the most beautiful moments that a couple can live is captured: the arrival in the world of their child. Would you like to have a professional photo report of the birth of your baby? If you are valuing it, we tell you seven things you should know.
Why have a photo report of your birth?
As I remember, it has great value. That day is forever recorded in memory, but it is always nice to see the photos of that moment. We see details that we may no longer remember or ignore.
If they are also professional photographs, made with the best quality and by a professional who knows how to capture the emotion at all times, it is undoubtedly a very interesting option.
Still, there are those who prefer to keep their homemade photos as a souvenir and so happy.
I am not to pose at that time
This is not a photo for Hola, with a makeup mother, hairdresser hairstyle and posing with a smile from ear to ear. The idea, and the most beautiful, is to capture the moment with realism, naturally.
They are photos that really tell the story of the birth of your baby. That through them 'read' the feelings and emotions of the moment, that magical moment in which you see your baby for the first time.
Actually, what this photograph has is that you do not even realize that someone has made them, they are 'ghost' photographers who are there but it is as if you did not see them.
I am not convinced to have a stranger in childbirth
This may be maybe the point that makes us most doubt when hiring a professional photographer.
Childbirth is a very intimate moment for the couple, the process can be long and exhausting, and what we least want is that there is a person we barely know by sharing that moment.
The best thing is that you speak with the photographer to express your preferences, in the moments that you would like him to be in, in which not ... And of course, feel free to ask him to retire at any given time if you feel uncomfortable. He or she will understand. A birth photographer is aware of the importance of that moment and He knows how to do his job without disturbing, with respect and with discretion.
I am ashamed
Communication with the photographer is key in this type of photography. Before the session you have to talk to tell your preferences and let him or her tell you how to work.
The photographer will not take pictures of parts of your body that you do not want to show, nor do they need to tell a story.
Sometimes a detail or a gesture can be much more powerful when telling a story that an explicit photo.
Do I have to ask the hospital for permission?
In some hospitals they have express restrictions of not letting any person pass, except the person who accompanies the woman during dilation and delivery, but now that the birth photograph begins to spread, it is all a matter of speaking.
Tell your gynecologist if you have to ask for any permission or sign any consent. There are even photographers who offer to talk to the doctor or hospital to explain how they work.
There are even hospitals and maternity hospitals that have their own professional photography service, a good option to consider.
And if it is caesarean section?
A birth is unpredictable. It may extend more than desired or even end up in an emergency caesarean section. If that were the case, in most hospitals the photographer may not be present to catch the baby's exit, but he can capture other unique moments such as skin with the father while the mother recovers and then do The first photos with her.
If it were a scheduled caesarean section, it will be necessary to ask before if the photographer is allowed to enter the operating room, together with the father. If not, there is the option of first taking the photos with the father and while doing the first tests, and then with the mother.
How to choose the photographer
Personally, what I value most of a professional photographer, assuming that technical issues dominates them wonderfully, is your sensitivity.
I recommend that before choosing visit the websites of four or five photographers before deciding. Through your photos you can see how it works, what it prioritizes, how it captures every moment. A good photographer has the ability to enlarge for a moment and make it unique.
Also look at the techniques he uses, if he takes the photos in color or in black and white ... Of course, then you have to make contact with him or her and have a good feeling, after all it will be part of a very special moment of your lives
Photos | Fermont Photography
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