Birth Photography Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders

Julie Smeaton

“To be a birth photographer you have to be a special kind of person. Of course I already loved Becky’s style of photography from looking at her work online, but a birth photographer also needs to be able to hold calm space around the family and capture moments in a way that they hardly notice. It’s a really skilled job and Becky is an absolute pro.

 Becky went “on call” for me for a whole month. Having acted as a birth doula myself I know this is no small task and tiring in itself. You have to navigate your own personal family circumstances while remaining available at any moment to attend. I didn’t appreciate what a big undertaking that is until I had someone doing it for me and checking in on how I was doing. Even as I went past 42 weeks and with significant family events of her own, Becky juggled her diary to still make herself available for the birth and I’m so, so grateful for that.

The icing on the cake- unknown to us, as we had expressed an interest in videoing the birth ourselves, Becky also took video footage and produced the most amazing and emotional birth video. As someone who teaches birth education and hypnobirthing I have watched many of those and share them with my clients to help educate them and imagine what their dream birth scenario would look like. Never did I think I would have one where I am the centre and I’m truly blown away by her thoughtfulness to do this for us. The video speaks for itself.

 If you are considering a birth photographer you need Becky in your team, as that’s what she was, part of the birth team not just someone looking on. She also answered the door to the midwives (and Amazon?!), passed me my water, and fed me chocolates afterwards, all whilst capturing what she did. .”