This is a common conversation that I have had with friends, family, and strangers since becoming a birth photographer. Person: “So, what do you do?” Me: “I photograph growing families’ journeys through birth, baby, or adoption photography.” Crickets…along with a blank stare. I then proceed to explain what the BIRTH part means, and they are sometimes shocked to find out that I am present in the room taking photographs when a birth is taking place! They immediately begin to as