I'd love to do this type of photography...
I guess I should clarify: I'd love to have people hire me and pay me to do this type of photography. I already know I can do it.
Baby and Birth photographs
So, i think i'll be adding this into my repetoir for my 'business'. I just need to find an 'In' somewhere. I think there is a pretty good Midwifery school in seattle. I'll just need to hook up with them. Do the first one for free I think... Hopefully word will spread and people will find out.
thanks for listening to my ramblings.
What an interesting concept!
I like the photos and I like the idea. It's like hiring yourself out to a family as a photojournalist. I wonder what the market would be like and what what people would be willing to pay? Do you know how much that photographer charges? For 24 hour on-call service and the potential hours you could be at the hospital, I would think this would be an expensive service. But I can also see how it might be very rewarding and life affirming. IT could also potentially be very scary and sad. Things don't always go perfectly.
as a reference to pay....
Doulas- who are not midwifes, and do not deliver your baby, they pretty much show up and help support you, and keep you comfortable, and sane during your labor and delivery... render about 600$ for their services. They meet with you twice before your due date and talk about how you want things to go, and then they are on call for your labor, and stay with you through the entire time.
I would imagine a photographer for this sort of thing could arrange things similarly. Now, for the pay... I don't know about that $600... but people pay for the strangest of things these days. :)
If anything else, I hope this was interesting for you. :)
VillenaDeCorte
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Originally Posted by Photo-John
I like the photos and I like the idea. It's like hiring yourself out to a family as a photojournalist. I wonder what the market would be like and what what people would be willing to pay? Do you know how much that photographer charges? For 24 hour on-call service and the potential hours you could be at the hospital, I would think this would be an expensive service. But I can also see how it might be very rewarding and life affirming. IT could also potentially be very scary and sad. Things don't always go perfectly.