LIFE BY FAITH

This mom was past her estimated due date. It never dawned on either of us that she could have a New Year’s baby. I arrived to meet her in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in Bamberg where she spent time walking to get to the hospital with her by 10:00pm. There was a riotous group of people outside the emergency room for a gunshot victim that had been brought in. That explains the police cars.

• Baby girl, Johnalyn Laurel
• 1.1.08, 2:22am
• 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21.5 inches.

Mind you - there is no epidural available at this hospital. Good going, mom! I also noticed a similarity between me & Jody - laughter when in pain! But, this whole family was just so funny and in good spirits the whole sleepless night! I chose the leading verse in the slideshow because that is what was on my mind the entire time I spent editing their images.

Beautiful family! For those that do not know, this is her 5th beautiful child. Her 3rd child and my 4th child were born 1 day apart and will be 4 years old in just over a week! Here are a few images for a sneak peek. The slideshow is below.

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Welcome to readers visiting from our ad in the Augusta Family Magazine’s October baby issue! Thank you for taking the time out to visit my blog. You can use the register link on the right if you’d like to sign up for email notifications of new posts. That is optional, but encouraged. 

Please email me to learn more about what is available for babies born in 2008. Portfolio opportunities listed below will change in 2008.

I personally believe that you will know whether or not you would be comfortable with birth photography. If after viewing samples below, you believe that you may be interested, let me know via email. I can book up to 3 births per month currently, so you will want to book as soon as you are sure. Paid births are not required to sign a release to share images. Signatures would be voluntary before or after the birth. Privacy can be maintained. I do ask that both the mom-to-be and the dad-to-be make sure they are comfortable with the presence of me and my camera in your delivery room. In a few cases, I may consider only photographing after the delivery, but that is not ideal or the full birth story. It will also depend on hospital policies.

I’m very excited to be taking my niche to the public. This is absolutely a service I LOVE to provide! A sample album is available to view at a free consultation.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Faith Piper, birth photographer

• Monday 
• ~9am - get picked up at the airport
• ~8pm - wife goes in labor
• ~9pm - arrive at hospital
• Tuesday
• 8:06am - Kaidance Nicole makes her appearance

My (humble) opinion: Daddy’s little girl was waiting until her daddy got home to be born. But, as soon as he got home, she wasn’t waiting any longer!

Welcome home Daddy! Welcome to the world Kaidance! Congratulations Mommy - Your family is all together now!

• Kaidance Nicole
• 9.18.07, 8:06am
• 7 lbs, 1 oz, 19.5 in.

Here’s a few pictures from the birth.

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I am just beside myself with excitement. I got to photograph a family having twins on Tuesday. They are a super couple with a great family! I was impressed by everyone there.

I received the phone call from dad around 8:30am. I took my 3 year old to my friend’s house for the day. (Thank you so much for helping out, Janet!). I believe I arrived in the hospital parking deck by 9:30am. My first photo timestamp was ~9:36am. My last photo timestamp inside the hospital was ~9:57pm. I did take a photo of the front of the hospital at the end of the driveway loop at ~10:31pm. (I was talking to some nurses on my way out.)

The twin boys were born by c-section at 7:15pm and 7:17pm. I was hunting a clock at that time. I had NO idea what was going on in the OR while waiting for them outside the OR doors. I think it is so special that I photographed the clock we finally found at 7:18pm! I need to trust my instincts a lot more, huh? I had no clue, seriously!

Click play below to view the slideshow. Welcome to the world Braden & Cadence! Congratulations Mom & Dad! Have a wonderful Mother’s Day at home with your boys!

We have conceived a new website. When all the internal growth is done, we will present our new online image to you!  You can contact me at photos@ourstudios.net anytime with inquiries for birth photography coverage. I am conveniently located in range of 6+ hospitals. University Hospital in Augusta, GA; MCG hospital in Augusta, GA; Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA; St. Joseph’s Hospital in Augusta, GA; Aiken Regional Medical Centers in Aiken, SC; Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, SC. I will be trying to locate the hospital possibilities in the Columbia area as I live right off of I-20. If you do not see your hospital listed and you are interested, contact me to ask about your location.I look forward to capturing the once in a lifetime memories from the birth of each child.

Click play for a sample slideshow from my first birth photography session.

Go here for a sample slideshow from my second birth photography session - www.ourstudios.net/032906boy