Photographer. filmmaker. doula.
hello, I'm heidi
I know that sometimes, the only way out is through.
When my first baby was born, something shifted. This body that I had despised and doubted had done something powerful. I was powerful. Ever since that day, I have been drawn to the stories where "I can't" gives way to "I did." I want everyone who travels this path to see themselves as powerful, to know their own strength.
More than that, I want everyone who gives birth and becomes a parent to know this: You are seen. You are held. You are not in this alone.
The power of birth photography and film goes beyond a beautiful image or even an album of memories. It is the gift of being able to look back and process this profound experience - to hold onto what you may have otherwise lost, to remember moments that were hazy and blurry, to talk through it with a trusted friend. Postpartum depression and anxiety are all too common, and so much is tied up in both how the birth WENT and also how we UNDERSTAND it. Your midwife or OB are there for the first - I am here for the second. I will sit with you and listen as you process your birth story - whether over email, in person, or on a zoom call. I will celebrate with you and cry with you. This is about so much more than a pretty picture. This is about being and staying whole as you begin your journey into parenthood.
I SEE YOUR
YOUR FIERCE LOVE, YOUR
tenacity,
strength.
You have this beautiful picture of the life you want, and you want to hold onto every bit of it. You know this is how you do that.
here's what I know about you
Nothing you've chosen needs to be forgotten. Life has a funny way of bringing things full circle, making our hardest moments into our most sacred memories. When you've got someone to witness that, you never lose what you're afraid you won't remember.
Every other website I went to, I felt like it was a person who loved photography, and had figured out a way to make a living doing it. But for you, I felt it was actually the reverse. You value women, you love the birth space, and photography was the tool you happened to use to honor that. I got the sense that these birth stories became part of you, too. And for such an important moment, the most important of my life, if I was going to let someone into that space with me, I needed to feel like they were very much on my team and really cared about me. I could tell from your photos and videos how much you care about each of those women and families. I FELT it.
~ Erika, Attorney
Every other website I went to, I felt like it was a person who loved photography, and had figured out a way to make a living doing it. But for you, I felt it was actually the reverse. You value women, you love the birth space, and photography was the tool you happened to use to honor that. I got the sense that these birth stories became part of you, too. And for such an important moment, the most important of my life, if I was going to let someone into that space with me, I needed to feel like they were very much on my team and really cared about me. I could tell from your photos and videos how much you care about each of those women and families. I FELT it.
~ Erika, Attorney
A SIDEnote About my films
The musicality of your memories
My background as a violinist fuels both the way I film and the way I put my films to music. I feel the rhythm and the cadence of the moment unfolding in front of me. As I spend hours finding the perfect music for a film, I am guided by the feeling of the story. Was it calm and slow? Does it call for a minor tone, with some element of doubt? Was it serene and happy? The tempo and the emotion of the music I choose is exquisitely matched to the story I am telling.
this is heidi, anywhere
Respectful
Fully Present
Intuitive
Confident
EMPATHETIC
Passionate
KIND
Trustworthy
Gentle
Calm
Adaptable
Holding Space
Quiet
When I'm not with you
WHERE TO
FIND ME
Goofing off with my kiddos.
Reading: my first love.
Korean BBQ, obviously.
Applying a fresh set of Flutterhabit lashes.
Snuggling my babies
My heart for you
photo EXPERIENCE
I see YOU. I see ALL OF IT. The LOVE you share, the HOPE you have. I see the REALITY of life with kids, the way that parenthood can be RELENTLESS. I am in it with you, and like you I want to CLING to every BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, the perfectly IMPERFECT times that make up this crazy messy journey we call LIFE.
