Are you asking yourself, “Should I become a birth photographer?”   Maybe you’ve seen it, or you’ve heard about it, and you’re trying to decide if birth photography might be the right fit for your business. Or, perhaps you’ve been photographing births for a while and the on-call lifestyle is starting to get […]

  Birth photography tips for newbies. First of all, I’d like to repeat some things I said on my Facebook group recently. I was taking a walk today and thinking about when I first started my birth photography journey. I’ve also been looking through some past journals and just reflecting on how overwhelmed I felt, […]

  Today we’re going to talk about the top 3 mistakes birth photographers make on their websites. You might be thinking, “Who cares about my website? People care about social media. People go to my Facebook page; they go to my Instagram. People don’t care about my website.” I want to show you what making […]

A big debate between birth photographers a few years ago was whether or not they should use flash at births. The whole idea of birth photography is to be a “fly on the wall”, and a flash kind of defeats that purpose. For a long time it was kind of controversial to use flash. Now […]

So, you’re here because you want to know how to book birth photography clients… but FIRST …  Let’s talk about WHY you should have a birth photography consultation? The birth photography consultation is like a marriage proposal. You’re asking for commitment. You’re asking for the sale at the consultation. All the things you do leading […]

I’m making a pretty bold promise here, How to run a successful model call and book your first 5 birth photography clients in 30 days. I believe it can happen and you can do it!!     Why a Model Call? A model call is really good for getting those first few births that you need […]

Today, we’re talking about the one marketing activity that’s grown my business a lot in the last four years. It’s something that not a lot of photographers are doing. In fact, I polled a group of local photographers here and asked who has an email list that they’re actively using, and 75% said they don’t […]

Today I’m going to talk to you about birth photography contracts.   I’m starting with the basics here. It’s really important to make sure your clients are on the same page as you by listing things out on paper.   So, let’s talk about *WHY* you need a birth photography contract. If you’re a portrait […]

Let me tell you a story. A Chinese farmer and his wife were walking through the market. They found someone selling the most beautiful bamboo they’d ever seen. They walked over and asked, “How long did this take to grow?” The crop owner replied, “Only 5 weeks!” Seeing the amazing potential in front of them, […]

This is everything. This is what your clients think of when they think “birth photography.” I love to call this moment, the “I did it” moment. It’s the split second when mom is like “holy crap I just did that!” Sometimes moms are elated, sometimes they cry hysterically and sometimes they just lay back and […]