When you have just given birth, or when you are or on the precipice of doing so, it is hard to imagine ever forgetting any of the details from that day. While it is true that childbirth has a way of changing a person inside and out, leaving an imprint on their lives that they will never truly lose, birth memories do fade into the sepia background of our mind, along with an endless barrage of weddings, deaths, and other impossible-to-forget events.

Just like weddings, and many other events, the birth of one’s child is a momentous occasion that you will want to savor the details of for a lifetime. Having a good set of photographs from the big day makes it possible for both the parents to remember the birth fondly, as well as a method of introducing that special day to the child. Of course, the spontaneity of birth does not always lend itself over to photographic success. Unlike weddings and graduation ceremonies which have a relatively routine pattern and are planned months in advance, birth happens without notice and when it does, the only thing left to do is give over to mother nature. [Read more...]