NOTICE: Birth moments is currently only able to offer Maternity, So Fresh, and Family Portrait sittings
About Birth Moments
Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Jennifer Judkins of Birth Moments supports all families in their wish to have their child's birth documented. Having a birth photographer is a special experience. You will be able to look back at your birth and see your strength and power as well as the tender moments in those first few hours of life. It is a beautiful gift to share with your loved ones or to keep for yourself.
About Jennifer
Originally educated in fine art photography and having spent 13 years working in fashion photography in New York, Jennifer takes a documentary style approach when photographing births. She leaves families with the most genuine birth story. Jennifer photographs births in Massachusetts and some parts of New England. She is also available for travel.
Jennifer holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently lives and works as a birth photographer in Providence, Rhode Island.
Let’s hear from the moms and dads!
I was thankful she brought her positive energy to the birth
A mother will always remember her birth story and even repeat it many times. There is no better way to capture the beauty and the special moments of a birth than with the right birth photographer. She should be respectful and seasoned with many different births and comfortable with all that comes with the wonder that is labor. Jenn is all that and more. I was thankful she brought her positive energy to the birth of my third child and even more grateful when I saw the images she had captured. It is true art and a real gift for our family- how lucky I would have been to have had her with us the first two times!
-Melissa Brown
having Jenn in the room with us in the long hours leading up to the final push was immensely comforting
Our experience with Jenn was nothing short of fantastic. She went well above and beyond the call of duty in so many ways. All that and we feel we've made a new friend in our neighborhood, to boot!
We contacted Jenn about six weeks before our scheduled due date and scheduled an informational session with her to get a better sense of her approach & style. Our session ran long as we lost track of time chatting, and by the end of it, we were basically set.
When the big day came - two weeks early, and in a subway-flooding rainstorm - Jenn picked up at 10:30 p.m. when I called excited & nervous with the news. We headed to the hospital with her in the backseat of the taxi.
She set about her work the moment we arrived, and managed to strike a balance of being in the right place at the right time without ever making her presence felt too much. While it may not be the right choice for everyone, having Jenn in the room with us in the long hours leading up to the final push was immensely comforting. Without most of our family there due to the early arrival, we couldn't have asked for a better companion on the journey.
The pictures were amazing, of course, and our families enjoyed seeing such beautiful images of their newest addition in the immediate aftermath. Jenn personally delivered the rest of the photos to us when she was finished editing, and they are as beautiful as we remember that day to be.
With the birth a few months behind us now, we feel that our choice to work with a birth photographer was the right one, and we're confident that Jenn was the right one for us.
-Patrick Delorey
she was warm and inviting, instantly understanding my aesthetic concerns
When I spoke to photographer Jennifer Judkins, who specializes in capturing maternity moments—both during pregnancy and delivery—she was warm and inviting, instantly understanding my aesthetic concerns. On the day of the shoot, Jennifer was full of adventure, driving through western Massachusetts to find the exact right woods in which to capture me frolicking and stopping along the road whenever we saw the perfect light. She even coaxed me into the water, much to my delight. I was nervous to see the photos, but they were everything I wanted and more. Looking at them, I saw the person I was before my pregnancy, before I started stressing about how motherhood might affect my individuality. I felt my mind and body link back together, and suddenly I was the most present I had been since the morning I got the call confirming my positive test.
- Lacy Warner
