Category archives: Birth Photography
- To be or not to be... a flasher. That is the question. Ask a bunch of birth photographers whether they flash or don't flash, and you'll surely get a heated discussion. This blog post is for those of you who say "Never! I would NEVER use flash at a birth!" The most common argument against usi[...]
- I've been contemplating the switch from discs to drives for a while now. Times they are a-changin', folks. Discs are out, drives are in. So when USB Memory Direct requested a blog review of their custom flash drives I felt like it was a sign. A GOOD sign! Particularly because I was in the midst of [...]
- In nearly 50 births I have seen some really incredible things, things I can't believe I've had the blessing of capturing. I mean, birth in and of itself is a pretty incredible thing, right? I believe that watching a baby join their family earthside is about as close to heaven as you can get. But I h[...]
- A few months ago I had the privilege of photographing my first c-section. It was not my first time to attend a cesarean birth; I have documented births that ended as a c-section a few times now. But I usually have to give a quick camera tutorial and then leave it to Dad or a nurse to capture tho[...]
- The surrogate birth I recently photographed has yielded so many questions and emails! I've had many people ask me to share more of the actual story (and accompanying pictures) than has already been shared both on my Facebook page and on Birth Without Fear. Where possible I ask the mother to sh[...]
- I honestly thought 2013 would be impossible to top. Such an incredible year. So many highs! And now that 2014 has ended, I am feeling blessed beyond measure. I photographed 21 babies, 41 breastfeeding mamas, received the People's Choice Award for birthphotographers.com's Image of the Year Com[...]
- Stefanie contacted me early in her pregnancy. So it was very exciting when her day finally arrived! It was a beautiful but brisk morning and the fire was on when I got to her cozy home out in Killeen. I walked in to find Stefanie concentrating during her contractions, her midwives surrounding her[...]
First ever Small Business Saturday sale at PhotosByLei.com! Don't miss it, sessions are $500 OFF! Take advantage of the opportunity to work with someone with over 3 years experience in home, birth center and hospital births. Leilani specializes exclusively in birth photography, has [...]
- This birth story is so beautiful and empowering that I wanted the mother's own thoughts and feelings to accompany it. Read about Cynthia and Aidyn's homebirth experience, and then watch their slideshow below. "There are so many layers to our birth story, it's hard to know where to begin. The big[...]
- It was such a pleasure to photograph Christine's birth. This was her first, and she so calmly passed her "edd" and waited for her baby to arrive. Christine was fortunate to give birth during the day at the ever beautiful Austin Area Birth Center. While I enjoy the challenge of a dark midnight birt[...]
- I met with Kathryn pretty early in her pregnancy. We got together for coffee and chatted up a storm about our similar birth histories and about being NICU mamas. I just love learning more about my clients and what brought them my way. Kathryn felt like she was going out on a limb hiring a birth p[...]
- It was 3:50 p.m. and Jen was on day 2 of signs of early labor. Since her body had been warming up for a couple days, it didn't take long for things to progress. I arrived at their home about 5:30 p.m. When I walked in, the kids greeted me with smiles and excitement. Jen and Clint had never left[...]
