I love putting together videos of births, video adds so much to the capturing of birth.
If you choose the video option with your birth package, you receive a short (1 song) video only birth film which is made with the intention of sharing, as well as a personal video/stills fusion film that has your whole birth. And of course you also get all the still images on USB.
Welcome Bailey <3
I am incredibly excited to share that I have been asked to present 2 keynote presentations on birth photography at this year's Baby Summit!
I am so passionate about sharing my knowledge and am so grateful to have been offered a chance to speak at such an amazing event.
2017 will be my 4th baby summit, in 2015 I attended the very 1st Baby Summit and was totally blown away, it was my 1st workshop I had ever attended and it truly did change my life.
I left inspired, motivated and so grateful that so many amazing photographers and artists were willing to share so freely what made them unique, what drives them and what inspires them.
In 2016 I was all ready to book my place again and then decided I would see if I could actually be part of the baby summit crew, so I emailed the organisers and asked if they needed any more volunteers, boy am I glad I did that, I thought I gained a lot from attending TBS in 2015, wow what I got from volunteering was even more, the organisers are such amazing humans, wish we had more people like them in this world, and the other volunteers - wow, now I have this huge family of TBS sisters and brothers, I feel so lucky. And if that was not enough I then was given the opportunity to travel to the USA to volunteer at The Baby Summit Atlanta (and even got to have a little side adventure of a lifetime in NY on the way!).
I was pretty excited at the prospect of donning my "white shirt" for a 3rd time as a volunteer for 2017, and then at the end of last year I received an email asking me (little old me!) if I would speak, share my passion and my knowledge. Of course I said yes, no hesitation, might have wet my pants a little!
So I hope I still get a chance to put on the white shirt and run around behind the scenes (great way to lose weight!), I have 2 exciting classes I am working on, something a bit different for one of them, hope I do it justice and can contribute to other people feeling the same way I did when I left my 1st baby summit!
So if you know someone that is a photographer, at any stage of their career, tell them about the baby summit, tell them they should do it, they will not regret it.
Hope to see you there, come up and get a hug, share a wine and have a boogie, that is such a big part of TBS! Bring on August!
2017 - can you believe it! Seems like just a few years ago we were seeing the year 2000 in!
I have a VERY good feeling about 2017 and am excited about what it will bring.
I have secured dates in between being on call for a few 2017 workshops and can't wait to share my passion with you. In June I am available to travel if I have enough people interested, so where would you like me to have a workshop? To go ahead I will have to secure 6 attendees in Australia or 10 overseas.
So if you're keen to host a workshop or attend one, drop me a line and tell me where!
Upcoming dates are on the flyer below.
To book use the paypal link (please put which workshop in the description)
or email me - ranarankinphotography@gmail.com
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
My goal for 2017 is to blog each birth I do, how much I blog will purely depend on how much each family will allow me to share <3
So to start the year off I am excited to share this amazing birth of Benjamin, his mum is pretty excited for me to share it birth, just a beautiful emotive meeting of this much loved little boy.
I won't apologize for the amount of photos, I just can't help myself!!
Jodi & Steve, thank you allowing me into your space and for allowing me to share Benjamin's birth story xxx
I adore video, normally I do a video/still image fusion for all my birth clients, though lately I have been wanting to have a play with just using video on its own.
Then I found this gorgeous poem, which I have just discovered is in fact a book! I knew as soon as I read it I had to make a small birth video using it.
This was such a beautiful home birth, Leeah is such a serene, natural birther and mama. Was such a privilege to be witness to Oakie's arrival.
Hopefully I can share more when I complete his full birth story. But for now, this is more than enough <3
I am very excited to announce something I have been working on for a little while and thinking about forever!
As a midwife one of my favourite things to do and something I think is so so important is to educate people, I love to share what I know and help people at the same time.
So it was just natural to me as my birth photography business grew that I would eventually use it as a way to educate, share and give back.
I believe the photography industry will only get stronger if we share and support each other!
So the big announcement - Just Breathe birth photography workshops!!!
My aim for these workshops are that they are comprehensive and intimate, that they are a place where we can sit and talk, where I can share what I have learnt and answer any questions you have.
The 1st one will be held in my studio in Burleigh Heads on Thursday December 1st, it will be a full day with all refreshments provided and the opportunity to sit and have a wine with me after!
I will cover starting in birth photography, on call life, support, booking workflow, shooting a birth, difficulties that can arise, the final product and MORE.
I will also be covering the birth process and working with medical staff from a midwifery point of view.
I will have Deb Thomas joining us to discuss legal issues and contracts.
And lastly I will spend the day sharing from the heart and hope you will leave both inspired and motivated!
Because I want to keep the workshops up close and personal numbers will be limited to 6-8 attendees.
This workshop is recommended by The AIPP
FOR THE LATEST WORKSHOP DATES PLEASE CLICK HERE
Does this sound like something you need?
If so book now by clicking on the links below (if you choose an instalment option I will contact you to discuss further payments)
or contact me for more info.
This is the 2nd birth I have photographed for Lauren and Simon, their 4th baby, and over the years since I photographed their 3rd child Jhack, Lauren and I have become great friends.
Lauren is so passionate about all things birth and was up for anything when it came to birth photography, heck she would hang from the ceiling if I thought it would make a great photo.
For her birth I packed the under water camera, the go pro, anything I could think of that might make for awesome photos.
Well things didn’t quite work out as planned, and the 5 minute period where Lauren’s waters broke and she gave birth, I missed I arrived in time for her to find out the sex of Hudson!
Here is her “birth” video (it may take awhile to load),
thank you for letting me share Lauren and Simon xxx
Casey is a fellow photographer and I "met" her through Facebook over a year ago, she was pregnant with her 2nd baby, a little boy. Unfortunately Luka had complications which meant he was not going to survive. Today, one year ago at 24 weeks gestation after a 14 hour labour Luka was still born. Happy Birthday Angel xxxx
When Casey contacted me later in the year to share that she was pregnant again, the excitement was of course clouded with a little fear.
Then on September the 15th 2015 I received the call from Casey and Alexei - It was time to meet their precious baby <3
I will let Casey & Alexei's birth video tell the rest of their birth story!
Please only click play if you are in a suitable environment to see birth - there are some graphic images in the video :)
Thank you guys so much for letting me be there to see your rainbow Everly join your family xxx
I have one more shoot and then I am on holidays for a little bit. This weekend I head to Melbourne for The Australian Professional Photography Awards – fondly referred to as APPAs. I have entered and attended the last 2 years and both years I have come home with a silver award, and a few so close I can smell it!
When I tell people I have entered, they often say, “oh I hope you win” thank you, so do I!! But its not really a case of “winning”, there isn’t a gold, silver and bronze medal for 1st,2nd and 3rd. So I thought I’d explain it a bit before I head off for this years awards(party)!
There are 16 categories you can enter, and you can enter 4 prints. 2013 I entered 4 prints into the family category, 2014 and this year I have entered 4 images into the birth category. Technically you can “win” as every category has a “photographer of the year” winner.Thats a pretty big deal if you get that!!
So I have chosen my 4 images – that in it’s self is no easy task, out of the thousand of photos I have taken, how can I choose just 4! So what next.
Those photos are submitted digitally and then printed and mounted and sent in a special case (after rubbing Buddha’s belly) to Melbourne. Appa starts on Friday and today people in Melbourne starting unpacking and categorising all the prints.
Then on Friday the judging starts (I feel sick with nerves just thinking about it!), one by one, in no particular order images are revealed to a panel of 5 judges, these judges change throughout the process, judges will step down if they recognise a print and someone else will step in.
This is pretty much what judging looks like,
photo credit -http://wotwedid.com/2012/05/04/judging-professional-photography-msit-brisbane-march-2425/
Each judge judges the print out of 100, while spectators watch on. Then the judges scores are averaged and that is the final score for the print, they then turn around a new print.
This is what the scores equate to …
more info here -http://www.aippappa.com/about/appa-scoring
Then there are the other accolades you can get – An Associate of photography, A Master of photography etc, I am not really up on that but recently looked, to get your Associate of photography you need 5 points, I have 3, so if I do well this year I may just end up with my associate.
So far over 3 awards (2 APPAs and one State equivalent QAPPAS) my scores have ranged from 74 to 84. Would love to better this year, but I really have no idea.
Mind you, to me the Awards are about so much more than awards, I learn, I get inspired, I make friends, I catch up with old friends, I let my hair down a little, drink a wine or 2, and just enjoy being part of an awesome industry. And yes, I hope I win too
I will post again after the awards and show you what I entered.
You can see my 2013 silver here (this is a sensitive image) and below is my 2014 silver. (the photo is a little dodgy, Earlier this year my studio flooded and I hadn’t realised my award images and got wet, so the matt boards are all mouldy I had to photoshop the matt board just so I could show you what they look like!)
And if you are interested you can see all the awarded images from last year here, there are some amazing images, so much talent in Australia!
A few of my favourite images from Gorgeous Mirella’s maternity session. I can’t wait to be there to document “peanut’s” arrival into the world. I also can’t wait to see Miss Stella become a big sister!!
...So we grew together
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition,
Two lovely berries moulded on one stem...
~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Excited about the opportunity to witness this family becoming 5 in September :)
I am so excited to share the birth of sweet Avril. This amazing birth story started with us walking around Southbank late at night to increase contractions, we walked, we laughed, we found $20 (a lucky birth in all accounts!) and when Miss Avril made her appearance she was born in the caul, posterior and with her cord around her neck twice, wow, talk about all the awesome!
They say a baby born in the caul will lead a lucky life and never drown, I know this little girl is lucky, her mum is amazing and she has a gorgeous dad and 2 beautiful siblings that adore her.
Thank you Dimity and Jeremiah for not only letting me share this special time with you, but also for letting me share your amazing birth here.
xxxx Rana xxxx
While the website is still not quite finished I thought it would be nice to post this here as one of the 1st posts on the new Breathe Blog <3
Often when I say I am a birth photographer I get a common reaction – “ewww why would someone get that photographed?”
Why? because birth is amazing, it can be a pivotal time in a woman/man/couple’s life. Birth photography is not just about a baby coming out of a vagina! It encompasses so much more ……..