is your birth right.
A Journey of Healing & Love
It started with an Instagram post. One birth photo landed on my feed, and it changed everything. I was told growing up birth was an experience we needed to endure, get through, and to be saved. But this single image changed my mind. Could birth really be this powerful?
I started birth photography as a desire to make images just as beautiful and moving as this one. After having my son though, I realized my calling in the birth world wasn't done yet. I took a doula training course, and then another. I read books, and then another. I'm currently learning massage and postpartum doula care. At this rate, I imagine myself becoming a full spectrum doula, supporting people in all stages of early motherhood/parenthood.
As a Birth Worker
My starting journey
I am foremost a mother, a semi-crunchy, gentle parent. My life partner and husband are always adapting our parenting approach to raise our son together.
At home, should I have enough time to myself, I enjoy sit down and relax with a good cup of tea to enjoy the delectable carbohydrate I just baked. I am a homebody that loves the Earth and finding new was to celebrate Her divine.
Being present is the sweetest joy in life. I find many of the my "pass-times" do not pass the time at all, and are quite the opposite. Life holds still when I do what I love. There is something healing about film photography It demands for you to slow down, be present, and be intentional, When I'm outdoors, I like to take my time. My hikes are more like strolls, I am in no hurry to get to the finish line, and I indeed, will take maybe a little too much time to appreciate the scenery around me at each rest stop. The end goal is to enjoy myself, not to make a certain destination.
A little bit about who I am
I'm Eva Cooper (she/her)
I am foremost a mother to my son, and a life partner to my husband. I am a homebody that loves the Earth and finding new was to celebrate Her divine. Being present is the sweetest joy in life. Life holds still when I do what I love. There is something healing about film photography It demands for you to slow down, be present, and be intentional, When I'm outdoors, I like to take my time. My hikes are more like strolls, I am in no hurry to get to the finish line, and I indeed, will take maybe a little too much time to appreciate the scenery around me at each rest stop. The end goal is to enjoy myself, not to make a certain destination.
Image by: Katie Blakley Studios
Most of my early childhood photos were taken from a disposable camera, and those images were stored in a box, still waiting to be put into photo albums. Sometimes I would sneak into the storage room, blow off the dust from the box. I pulled out the envelopes labeled "Exposed- 5x7 prints" from Walgreens, Costco, and Wal-Mart. I adored looking back on pictures of my family's trips to the zoo, the beach. They helped me remember my family's adventures.
At one point in the early 2010's, my mother got a Canon Powershoot and my late childhood photos became digital. Unfortunately, my mother's desktop that held all of those images went corrupt. All of those HD images are just 1's and 0's. This is why I offer physical, heritage quality prints and albums. They can't be held and cherished the same way photo albums can. Digital images aren't immortal.
Why photos should matter to you too.
I'm a storyteller...
Most of my early childhood photos were taken from a disposable camera, and those images were stored in a box, still waiting to be put into photo albums. Sometimes I would sneak into the storage room, blow off the dust from the box. I pulled out the envelopes labeled "Exposed- 5x7 prints" from Walgreens, Costco, and Wal-Mart. I adored looking back on pictures of my family's trips to the zoo, the beach, and remember all of my family's past adventures
I am a Doula. I have taken multiple doula trainings- and I don't think I'm done. I believe in continuing learning to provide the value and quality support I give my clients. I belong to both the The Utah Doula Association and the Doulas of Northern Utah Collaborative, so I have several options to find back-ups that fit your birth style. I offer doula services with photography services as well.
Support
I am a Birth Photographer. Birth documentary is more than just having a keepsake, it's about providing images that help mothers reclaim their experience. I offer prints and albums for clients, there is nothing as powerful as images that you can hold. I am certified by Birth Becomes You and have taken several photography courses through SLCC. I offer doula services with my photography as well.
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I am a Motherhood / Parenthood Photographer. I specialize in photographing the everyday. I offer a mix of lifestyle photography and untouched documentary. I focus on documenting the connection between families. I offer images that are centered in all stages of parenthood- Maternity, Newborn, Fresh 48, Family, and Postpartum.
storytell
I want to learn more
The first 6 months of my life was a haze. I was robbed- from my memories and my presence as a new mother.
This is the point of the Fourth Trimester Project. To reclaim, restore, and give parents back the opportunity to heal and to bond through photos.
A Documentary series to continue the conversation about postpartum
The first 6 months of my life was a haze. Postpartum ideally is a cherished stage of parenthood. I was a new mother, it was suppose to be a journey of healing, an intimate period of bonding. But frankly, I was robbed- from my memories and my presence as a new mother. As I try to claim it back, and I find myself doing that by looking back to my phone recordings and photos.
This is the point of the Fourth Trimester Project. To reclaim, restore, and give parents back the opportunity to heal and to bond. I encourage all families/ parents to apply and participate.