“Do I Really Want a Camera at My Birth?”

A couple shares a tender moment in a cozy living room, preparing for an intimate home birth with a birthing pool set up nearby.

A gentle guide for the uncertain mama-to-be

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You might be here because something inside you is quietly whispering: Maybe I want my birth photographed…

But then comes the louder voice:

“Will I feel too exposed?”

“What if I don’t like how I look?”

“Won’t it distract me?”

“Isn’t it too intimate to capture on camera?”

I hear you. Truly.

Birth is raw, powerful, unpredictable. It’s not like a wedding or family photoshoot—it’s a deeply personal rite of passage. So it makes sense to hesitate.

But let’s pause the fear for a moment and ask this instead:

🌿 What if your birth was worth remembering?

Not just the baby at the end, but the strength it took to get there.

The way your partner held you.

The look in your eyes when you roared your baby into the world.

The stillness after the storm.

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🤎 Birth photography isn’t about perfection.

It’s not about staged smiles, posed pictures, or full-frontal shots (unless you want that!).

It’s about capturing the energy of the room. The connection. The transformation.

It’s about bearing witness to a story you might not fully remember—but will always want to come back to.

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💬 “But I don’t want a stranger in the room…”

You shouldn’t have one. You deserve someone who holds space like a sister, like someone who sees you—not just the shot.

As a radical birthkeeper and photographer, I blend in gently, intuitively. Sometimes I set the camera down and hold your hand. Sometimes I quietly click while you birth in your power, unobserved but deeply honoured.

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📸 What you’ll get isn’t just a gallery.

It’s a time capsule. A gift for your future self.

For your children. For the story of your line.

Birth is wild and holy. It deserves to be remembered—not blurred into haze.

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🌕 So, do you really want a camera at your birth?

Maybe not.

But if something in your body says yes… maybe yes—then trust that.

You’re not asking to be seen.

You’re asking not to forget.

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If this resonates, I’d love to gently walk alongside you.

📍I support births across Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Birmingham, Cambridge and surrounding areas and am booking due dates for this Autumn and Winter.

You can learn more here:

Or message me—no pressure, just connection.

🌾 Shannon

She Is Wild