Documentary Motherhood
Motherhood is a incredibly special journey for each woman and family unit. I started Paper Windows from my own journey as a mother – wanting timeless capture of real moments.
From bump to baby, I capture the moments you will want to remember. A photo that brings back those memories of being pregnant, the small moments that quickly fleet after baby arrives.
When baby arrives, I capture the precious moments of first life – those first few days are a miracle to any parent – getting to know your new little one.
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU ARE WATCHING THEM GROW
The Approach
Most sessions will take place in your home or location of choosing. There is a small fee if the location is more than 30 miles out of the greater Tallahassee area.
These are frequent questions clients ask – if anything isn’t covered here reach out to Denver with a direct message. We will get in touch with you quickly!
I 100% anticipate that your due date will change – that is to be expected. As a mom myself I understand, baby will come when baby comes! I only book a small amount of these a month to ensure I have the bandwidth to make a session on short notice.
We will be in close contact as your due date gets closer and if anything ever changes – just let me know.
Safety is paramount for me and will always come first. For any work around newborns all equipment and myself is sanitized before coming into your space.
I will also mask at your request – I have no issues keeping you and baby safe!
I do have a few ground rules when it comes to interactions with family members who might be in the room at the time of the session:
In general – I recommend that these photos only have your immediate family like dad and siblings. Max one or two others like grandparents – these photos are for you and meant to capture your time with baby – I want the session to focus on you and baby.
I serve the greater Tallahassee Florida area. If you aren’t sure if your home or location is with my zone – send me a message!
Currently I only photograph at TMH or HCA – or local birthing centers – or your home if within the greater Tallahassee area.
These sessions are 1-2 hours long with the majority falling somewhere in the 80 minute range. I give extra time in case there are other circumstances like medical, baby sleeping, etc… This way there isn’t in pressure – we can just let the day progress normally.
In the case there is some circumstance that prevents me from getting a good variety of shots, like a medical intervention, etc… I will work with you to get another time – perhaps later in the day.
Yes – I will photograph home births – these require a consultation first and a custom session package. Contact me directly about setting these up.
Home births require a more on-call status and typically families want to capture Golden Hour after birth. This is a beautiful sacred time after birth where mom has direct skin-skin after birth. While this is a magical moment to capture – I want to be completely blended into the background and not interrupting any bonding. Here, I usually capture a few key moments and leave the room to let mom have time with baby on her own.
For maternity we recommend booking between 30-36 weeks. This is the typically when you have a very visible bump and not too close to your due date that you feel stressed about getting pictures done.
This form of documentary style photography does have more space for poses and direction. With maternity – we do want to capture day to day moments of being pregnant – while also getting great shots of the bump. This can mean that we do some poses with dad and in general focus on the bump that isn’t just candid.
The session is a mix of capturing some day to day activities – maybe we want to focus in on the nursery and preparation for baby – perhaps reading on the couch with a cup of tea or snuggling with dad watching tv. The activities don’t have to be completely staged, and even better if they fit into that particular part of the day.
This is up to you – but in general this type of photography won’t capture well if you are wearing a special gown or something with details you want to capture.
What can work well here is a lace cardigan or something simple or see through for your belly – but outside of that I recommend something more in-line with your day to day outfits.
There will be ample time for changing if you need or want to switch between sets of clothes.
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