Hola! Welcome!
Luna's Birth Photo By Ren Crespo Photo
You’ll want to remember…
The first time you lock eyes and those sweet kissable baby cheeks.
The strength, courage and determination you and your baby had in labor.
The love story of you and your birth partner.
And all of babies first moments during golden hour.
I’m Brenda a professional photographer, doula and birth advocate in Northern Virginia. I’ve been photographing families since 2007.
The birth of my first born led me to focus my photography on parenthood.
I have a natural eye for highlighting beauty, a calm presence to ease your comfort and a detailed photography style.
As a mother of 3, I know how important it is to document those raw, fleeting first snuggles.
I specialize in motherhood photography from Maternity, Birth and Newborn Photography. My commitment to advocating for birthing people took me on the journey to become a doula. My approach to photography goes beyond simply photography. I understand the tender sacredness of parenthood and I take that into account when photographing clients especially at births.
During our sessions, I really want to get the essence of you and your family. So you can look back at those memories and truly connect to them. My style is a mix of lifestyle with some posed photos sprinkled in between.
Brenda’s favorites in 3’s:
Hikes, creeks and dancing.
Tea, baths and flowers.
Documentaries, art and salsa(not the tomato salsa:]).
My 3 babies Sofia(9) Levi(4) and Luna(2)
Chat With Me
I want to learn more about you and your birth vision. This is a great way to get to know me and my services.
My Training and Experience
13 years of Photography Experience, Over 80 hours of doula related training and 5 years attending births.
Northern Virginia Community College
Photography Certification
MX Birth Practices & Rebozo History
(4) 2 hr sessions about traditional rebozo and Cuarentena (postpartum) Care.
Certified Doula
3 day doula training By the Birth Well.
Herbal Trainning
Herb’s for Women’s Wellness by Joan Greenley,
Herbal wellness for pregnancy, birth and postpartum support by Olivia Fite.
Doula Dual Certification
Traditional Doula and Midwifery Arts.
Summer Birth keeper Apprenticeship
8 full day sessions At Wild Ginger Herbal Center. Learning about everything pregnancy, birth and postpartum. From herbs, mother blessing ceremonies to comfort measures.
Comfort Touch for Doulas
Massage Techniques for Birth support
Sacred Pregnancy instructor and Sacred Postpartum doula
sacred practices and bringing nourishment and ceremony to Pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Client Testimonials
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We realized how much information we would’ve missed. Not only did I get support but my partner received tips on how he could help out throughout the pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
Brenda Helped me know I had options for my birth. And having beautiful photos to look back makes me relive the moments like they just happened.”
-Wendy Acetuna
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During pregnancy mamas get forgotten and Brenda reminded me that I was very important.
I will never forget that!”
— Estefany Portillo