New Life
I’m a lucky woman.
I have not one, but two passions. Two things that bring me great joy and fullfillment and a sense of accomplishment. Two things that make me see beauty all around me. Photography and pregnancy/birth are important to me in different ways, but sometimes my two passions collide and I get to do both at once. That’s some kind of heaven, let me tell you.
Last week I was honoured and blessed to be able to take photographs for my dear friend Phoebe (who was present for Julianna’s birth, taking care of Bella) during her last days of pregnancy, and present again to photograph the beautiful home waterbirth of her second son, Caleb.
Here are a few photos from her maternity session.
And one of Phoebe’s oldest son - Aidan (oh, how i love my new wide angle lens - Tamron 17-50 2.8 in case you are wondering)
Beautiful!!! Your photography inspires me.
Comment by Kasie — 04.29.07 @ 2:23:06
your photos give me goosebumps! these are all so beautiful…i’m so glad we get to tag along as you follow your bliss!
Comment by sarah jane rhee — 04.29.07 @ 5:28:50
Beautiful and inspiring work as always Jeanette, Phoebe is lucky to be able to have you document this so wonderfully!
Comment by Lottie — 04.29.07 @ 7:12:15
these are stunning jeanette. from one crunchy mama to another, you captured her amazingly. what a blessing to be able to be there for her water birth!
stephanie
Comment by stephanie — 04.30.07 @ 2:03:09
Jeanette, so glad to have stumbled upon your blog. Wonderful images and hope we get to see some birth ones, too! ~Michele
Comment by PinkleToes — 04.30.07 @ 8:14:24
Awesome! I love your pictures!
Comment by Donna — 05.01.07 @ 12:46:04
I love your blog. i just love it!
Comment by Frederique — 05.03.07 @ 11:32:05
I just love what you’ve done with the 4th one. Care to share how you’ve done this?
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Comment by MIA — 05.05.07 @ 6:56:52
Just GORGEOUS!!
Comment by Amy (3 Peas) — 05.07.07 @ 6:29:15
I love your blog - your girls are so precious! You have so much talent and your maternity images are to die for! So glad I found your blog today!
Comment by Catherine — 05.16.07 @ 2:26:14
These maternity images are so very unique and creative. I love each and every one for so many different reasons. I especially love the silhouette of the couple kissing…gorgeous image! I adore the perspective and comp of the last one!
Comment by tiffani sunshine — 05.17.07 @ 4:03:40
Hi Jeanette. I came across your blog via Kate’s (sweet/salty) blog and flickr.
Kate is a dear close friend of mine, but it sucks that she is all the way over in Nova Scotia and I’m here in B.C.
I am speechless when it comes to your photos. These maternity ones make me want to get pregnant again. I actually loved being pregnant. Kate took some pictures of my my belly when I was.
When I found out you were in Phoenix, I almost cried, b/c I would have loved for you to shoot my son! Of course, I am biased (like all Mothers) when I say my son is pretty adorable…although a little evil genius.
Ah well, I don’t have a blog for you to view any photos of my son…but maybe somehow I can send you a pic sometime.
I just wanted to say how much i LOVE your blog and your children are the most beautiful I’ve seen (besides mine of course! haha)
Here’s to Kate and her family and a speedy recovery of Liam and Ben. It’s nice to know there are so many caring people out there for her right now.
Kelly
Comment by Kelly Falconer — 05.18.07 @ 6:56:35
These are AWESOME! I’m loving that last one, too! I’ve been SOOO wanting a wide angle. You’ve just solidified it for me!
Comment by AmyC — 05.23.07 @ 3:57:16
I just wanted to let you know how much I love your photography. Your maternity pictures inspired me.
I feel blessed to be able to look and learn.
Comment by Corey — 05.24.07 @ 8:35:10
I am not really sure how I stumbled upon your blog, but was so excited to read about your passion for photography & birth! I am a birth photographer in DFW, TX and attend mostly homebirths. I would love to talk to you about this type of photography sometime if possible!
Comment by Lynsey — 05.31.07 @ 2:53:47
incredible. love all of these.
Comment by amygeekgrl — 06.08.07 @ 5:06:22