Birth Photography Pittsburgh is provided by Maura Chick of Pics By Chicks Photography.  This is truly a special time that is captured thru amazing black & white images.  Birth photography allows your partner to put the camera down and assist in the birth – to be fully focused and present in that moment.  It is a wonderful experience that is shared by so many people and I’m so happy to be able to capture these moments for my clients.

Birth photography is all about capturing the moments as they happen and documenting this amazing experience for the parents.  There is no posing involved, no setups – everything unfolds naturally and I’m there to capture those moments in emotion provoking images.  Parents – let me work the camera while you enjoy the moments – that’s what birth photography is all about.

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Welcome to Jackson’s Birth Story.  I am super excited to share this with you.  I got a text from Emily at 7 AM saying, “MAURA.  It’s time.”  Then a phone call at 7:30.  I was up and headed to Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh!  As Frank said to one of the nurses, mine and Emily’s “relationship escalated quickly.”  Well, I laughed so hard when he said that but it’s 100% true.  This beautiful and amazing woman has truly touched my life in so many amazing ways and I was unbelievably honored to be there during this extremely special moment in their lives.

What a beautiful and blessed event that I got to witness.  Emily was so amazing during the delivery.  She was full of many different emotions and had a smile on her face – so excited to meet her son!  Yes, it was a long day for everyone but Emily was able to get some rest before starting to push.  This birth was such an awesome thing to witness – just seeing the emotion was something I have a real hard time putting into words.  Jackson was born 9/16/2015 at 3:43 PM, and Emily and Franklin’s life will never be the same.  What great parents they will be.  She made it seem easy and everything just seemed so natural to them, and Franklin was so supportive during the birthing process – whether it was making her laugh or giving her some encouragement – he was by her side thru everything.

I stuck around after the birth to capture the family coming in and even the first (and second) attempt at feeding.  I hope that Emily and Frank enjoy seeing these photos that recount their delivery experience – I know I do.  Thanks to you both for letting me share this experience with you and your families – I hope you cherish these memories!

Here’s a video of Jackson’s birth story.  What a beautiful day!  When I sent Emily the video first (because I wanted her to see everything before I released it publicly), she sent me the most incredible text message, and the part I loved about her message most was that she said Franklin was blown away and felt that having me there was the best decision they made.  Well, melt my heart … it goes to show you how impactful birth photography is to the parents – even dad felt that it was amazing to have this captured!!  My love and blessings to new mom and dad – can’t wait to witness all that life holds for you both! <3

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If you were interested in birth photography Pittsburgh, please contact me to discuss this wonderful experience directly!  I will only do a certain number of births per month due to the “on call” nature of this photography.

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This style of photography is something so different from all my other work, and I love being able to do a variety of different things.  Birth photography is all about being in the moment and seeing things that others overlook!  <3