*Less than 1 in 80,000 babies are born this way. I witnessed one at my very first birth session.* The Moment I First Saw an En Caul Birth I was sitting on the floor of a bedroom in Fort Worth. Soft music played under low, warm lights. Paige labored in the tub for a while […]

If you have seen the phrase “Fresh 48” floating around and had absolutely no idea what it meant — you are not alone. As a Fort Worth newborn photographer, it is consistently one of the most common questions I hear from expecting families. So let me break it all the way down for you. What […]

I asked for my first birth session as a DFW birth photographer at a jump park. I was terrified. She said yes. And nothing has been the same since. There is a moment I think about a lot. I am sitting on the floor of a bedroom in Fort Worth. The lights are low. There […]

I walked in expecting chaos. What I found changed everything I thought I knew about birth. Before I photographed my first home birth, I had never been inside one. I’d had five babies of my own — all at the hospital, all with an epidural, all exactly the way I’d planned them. The idea of […]

7 Things Nobody Tells You About Labor (But Your DFW Birth Photographer Has Seen It All) By Emily King · Poppy+Blue Photography · DFW Birth Photographer serving Fort Worth, Dallas, Grapevine, Mansfield & surrounding areas As a DFW birth photographer, I have had the extraordinary privilege of being in the room for some of the […]

Birth is the ultimate “Give To Gain” moment. As we celebrate Women’s Month, we honor the grit and the grace it takes to bring a new life into the world. It is a transformative experience where a mother gives her strength, her body, and her breath to gain a lifetime of love. While maternity sessions […]

Why Maternity Photography is a Tribute to Womanhood Maternity photography in Fort Worth is about so much more than just capturing a “bump.” As we celebrate Women’s Month this March, I’ve been reflecting on the sheer resilience of the female body. There is a specific kind of strength found in the “wait”—that transformative period where […]

There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a mother knows her body so well that she can predict the arrival of her child down to the hour. If you are looking for a peaceful home birth story, Brittany’s experience is the perfect example of intuition and grace. When she called me at […]

There is a common misconception that birth photography is just for social media or “announcement” posts. In reality, these images are deeply private. Furthermore most families I work with in the DFW area never share them publicly. Understanding why birth photography matters helps clarify its value. Ultimately these images are a personal tool for healing […]

Not every family in Fort Worth or the DFW area is able to hire a professional birth photographer—and that doesn’t mean your birth story isn’t worth remembering. Whether it’s a matter of budget, hospital guest limits, or simply a desire for total privacy, you still deserve to have these moments documented. If you’re planning to […]