Birth is often portrayed as a woman’s moment—and in many ways, it is.But there’s something sacred, powerful, and deeply grounding that happens when a father takes his place in the birth space. There is such a deep importance of fathers in the birth space. He may not feel fully prepared.He may not know what to […]

June 19, 2025

The Importance of Fathers in the Birth Space

Kansas City Birth Photography

Husband supporting wife during Lawrence Kansas home birth

Not just the “what happened” kind, but the deeply personal, spirit-filled stories that shape us. Stories matter in motherhood photography because of this. The ones unfolding quietly in hospital rooms, living rooms, birth tubs, nursery gliders, or under the golden light of evening walks. These aren’t just memories—they’re mile markers of transformation, of grace, of […]

May 7, 2025
A mother in labor holds her older daughter's hand in her living room, capturing a raw and emotional moment of strength, love, and connection.

Questions to ask about experience: What I’ve learned in the first 3 years as a birth doula and photographer has shaped who I am and how I support the families I serve. What I know now, is not what I knew then. Here are some questions to ask to figure out their experience as a […]

March 7, 2025

What Questions to Ask A Birth Doula/Photographer

Kansas City Birth Photography

Tips from Kansas City birth photographer, Christin Ortiz. How to get the best work out of that birth photographer you hired.

February 6, 2025

It’s incredibly exciting when you think you have finally started early labor! Yet here’s the truth, the best thing to do, is to actually relax. Here are 5 things you can do during those first hours of labor. Watch a favorite movie or TV series: Yep, watch tv. It keeps your body resting, your mind […]

January 24, 2025

Early Labor, the 5 best things to do

Birth Doula

There’s a pretty high chance you have heart this mantra said by the birth workers in your area. “Who you choose to have in your birth space, matters.” But WHY does it matter? Why can’t you just have any ole person to document your birth and be your doula? Experience in the birth space: There […]

January 6, 2025
Midwife checking baby boy while he is laying on mom's chest

Why hire a birth photographer? There are so so many reasons you may decide to hire a photographer to document your birth. The moments you don’t ever want to forget. To look back on the beauty within your birth. How you were so loved, how much power you displayed, and the first few moments of […]

August 29, 2024

5 Reasons To Hire A Birth Photographer

Kansas City Birth Photographer

The decision has been made, you want to have your home birth photographed. You’ve seen all those beautiful photos and want YOURS to come out like that too. Here are some ways/ what to wear for beautiful home birth photographs.

October 17, 2022

Have you thought about what you should do with your birth photos afterwards?

October 17, 2022

What To Do With Your Birth Photos

Kansas City Birth Photographer

Birth doulas hold such special, almost sacred, spaces in the birth world. I’m not a midwife or the nurse. I don’t do any charting, or measure any process of your labor. A doula is quite simply there for support, to hold space for you while you are working to bring your baby into this world, […]

October 14, 2022

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