Thursday, February 17, 2011

A Birth Story




























































































































































Shot using the Contax 645, and a Nikon F100 with a mix of Kodak bw400cn and Ilford 3200 films.

Prepping to post this birth story was so emotional. I didn't expect to tear up, but I did. What an amazingly special time for a couple, for a family. I feel super blessed to have been trusted with such a sacred event in someone else's life. I am always thankful I have the camera to hide behind because I bawl like a baby every time, and that makes focusing the camera kind of tough. *wink*

If you are interested in having your birth told in a similar way, please contact me. kimorlandini[at]gmail[dot]com.

View entire session and order prints for this event here.

21 comments:

  1. Beautiful job! This is wonderful. And that's Dr. Watts! He delivered my little Oliver. :)

    Love your work.

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  2. Wonderful pictures. I love your work. :)

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  3. I love these, as I do every birth story that is captured this way. So amazing...

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  4. I love those photos and I love this idea of a birth story using b&w photos. If I were having another baby, you'd be in the delivery room with me. Oh, and so would that OB-GYN because I have the same one!

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  5. you need to be here when i have my baby.

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  6. Your work is amazing! Especially when you get viewers tearing up. I so love your work and the best is being able to feel what the picture portrays!!!

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  7. Fabulous pictures Kim :) What a special time for those parents. Congrats to them!

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  8. @emily...SO great, it seems a lot of ladies have the same dr. He was so nice!

    @Casey, FLY. ME. IN.

    @Aarika, you know this is a gift to you when you have babies right??

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  9. OMG - what an incredible job. Made me tear up as well

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  10. Beautiful! Tearing up just looking at them. Amazing work Kim, as always :)

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  11. you do need to be here for Casey. Because you are AMAZING!

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  12. Ok this made ME baby hungry (very dangerous, fyi!) Beautiful work Kim

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  13. Look at that beautiful, scrunched up baby face! Well done, Kim!

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  14. Ohhhhhhh. The pictures are perfect. And so is Alli and Baby G.

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  15. I don't even know this family, and it makes me tear up. How awesome is it that you capture such awesome moments.

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  16. What beautiful and priceless moments you captured..you have an amazing gift.

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  17. Geez I wish I had had you there back in September. Seriously.

    Same hospital, same Dr. (woot Dr. Watts!), me, a fly by the seat of my pants 3 hour labor, an almost 9 lb baby boy, it would have been awesome to have it all in pictures.

    Shoot...next time!

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  18. Amazing. I did my first and only birth session in October and I was amazed at how awesome the experience was and I can't wait to do more.

    Love the new design here girlie.

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  19. Thanks ladies! I would be honored to do this for anyone, so if anyone is interested drop me a line!

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