I have been eager to share these photographs and this experience for a long while. Since Baby PD's birthday is days away, the time to share them in now... or a year ago, but now. ;) Anna Katherine asked me to photograph the birth of sweet baby PD at her maternity session. I was so excited at the thought. Since I have a young family of my own and since births cannot be scheduled, we agreed that I would be there if I could make it happen. I so desperately wanted to be there for this amazing moment that I kind of figured that it wouldn't work out - a too good to be true kind of thing. BUT IT DID WORK OUT!!! And it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. She texted me just as my husband was on his way home from the office and I tagged him in on my way out the door. I don't believe in coincidences so I know that this day was a gift. I made it to the hospital within minutes and THEY WOULDN'T LET ME IN. I called Anna Katherine's husband for the room number (AKA secret password), but he didn't answer, something about he was helping his wife who was having a baby. ;). I stood at the door thinking "I can't believe that all of the details have worked out and I made it, but I'm going to be standing outside this door when the baby arrives." So I pushed the call button and said lots of words that somehow got me in the delivery room before the baby arrived. Thank. Goodness. Anna Katherine was amazing. Amazing. I just kept thinking, wow - she is so strong and incredible. And Jacob was her perfect match. They worked together like they had done it dozens of times before. When Baby PD arrived, joy filled the room, from Anna Katherine's eyes to Jacob's to mine... do you know how hard it is to take photographs through tears?!! Amazing. It was amazing. So much happiness! And Baby PD was perfection! And he was immediately adored. Anna Katherine and Jacob, thank you for inviting me into this breathtaking, overwhelmingly wonderful event. It was such a privilege to be welcomed into your hospital room to capture these moments. I will treasure these memories for forever! It was one of the best days of my life. All of these photographs were approved to share by the mama. Please know that Parrish Photography respects the privacy of families and I would never share anything that would make the mama/ family/ model uncomfortable. -Billy xx
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I can't resist sharing all of these photos! I loved this shoot so much. You know living in Midland, it takes a lot of creativity to find 'the pretty.' The people here are so wonderful, it is just that it isn't that beautiful. There is beauty here, it is just hidden well. So when I got an email letting me know that I had a new session on my calendar and the family wanted to shoot on their property north of town, I was so excited! It was something new, and with a family that I already adored! We started at their front door. How lovely will it be for these girls to always have pictures of their parents home. We started out by the barns. The textures and light were perfection and made such beautiful images. I love the wood and the metal siding. It is such a beautiful place to live and beautiful place to photograph! We also picked a grassy spot and as the sun set behind the trees, the light streamed through, making the most beautiful backdrop! And then, we took the most fun images that I've shot in a long time! This family was such good sports and they smiled and laughed while we created this! It was such a blast to hang out with these five... and their goats and pregnant miniature horse and turkeys. xx
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AuthorBilly Aaland-Parrish, Owner and Photographer at Parrish Photography Archives
October 2018
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