118: Ashley Diamond Siegert - The Challenge of Professional Birth Photography: Capturing the Miracle

Ashley Diamond Siegert is a successful birth photographer from College Station and Bryan Texas who has been shooting professionally since 2011. A Certified professional photographer and master photographer craftsmen, Today she shares how she brings the world of portraits to telling the story of a birth though photographs!

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How Ashley got her start in photography
• The hardest part of photography for Ashley to learn
• What a Master Photography Craftsmen is and how you can become one too
• The benefits of being a certified professional photographer
• The job description of a birth photographer
• How Ashely booked her first birth session
• How to keep from getting in the way of the Doctors and nurses when shooting birth
• What Ashley would say is the hardest part of her job
• An embarrassing moment Ashely had while shooting a birth
• How Ashley handles life while being on call for the demanding schedule of birth photography
• How Ashley ensures she doesn’t have 2 births at once
• How much money is in Birth photography
• How you can book your first birth session and how much you should charge
• How to handle an emergency situation in the hospital

Resources:

• College Station and Bryan Texas Photographer Ashley Diamond Siegert’s Website
• Ashley’s Facebook Page
• Ashley’s Facebook Group
• Ashley’s Instagram
• Ashley’s ebook “Birth Photography: The Art and Business of Labor and Delivery Photography”

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