MENTORING

Birth photography is about more than just technical skills. Working in the birth world means on-call time, knowing your way around an operating room, and building good relationships with other birth workers. I have years of experience as a birth photographer -- let me be your guide.

ONE-TIME MENTORING

YEAR-LONG QUARTERLY

YEAR-LONG MONTHLY

$300

$1800

$1000

A year-long mentorship with monthly meetups (in person or video). Basic, intermediate, and advanced training to fully prepare you for the birth world.

A year-long mentorship with quarterly meetups (in person or video). Basic and intermediate birth photography education.

A one-time, two hour phone call to for you to learn the basics of birth photography.

FAQ

ANSWER:

QUESTION:

What will be covered through the duration of mentoring?

- Responsibility of accepting birth clients: Emotionally for you and the client, backups, family life etc.

- On-call time and what that really means

- Equipment: lenses, flash (or no flash)

- Birth etiquette before, during, and after

- When to leave for a birth and assessing the laboring mother

- Photographing the birth: Labor, delivery, postpartum

- Unexpected circumstances, emergencies, c-section, and illness

- (Optional, if there's time) Culling, editing, delivering birth images

- (Optional, if there's time) Getting birth clients, building relationships with birth workers, etc.

ANSWER:

QUESTION:

As of 2020, I have been a professional photographer for 10 years, and a birth photographer for over 5 years. My birth work extends from home births, birth centers, and hospitals (vaginal and C-section). I also have experience with documenting sensitive and difficult births.

How long have you been a birth photographer?

ANSWER:

QUESTION:

No. For year-long mentoring packages, I offer payment plans that extend through the entirety of the year.

Do I have to pay the entire amount for mentoring up front?