Through this session, you’ll learn how to tell the birth story through photography using any camera. You’ll identify images that are meaningful, learn how to train your eye for pleasing shots and capture memorable and moving moments. You’ll learn tips for shooting during the birth, and most important, how to do this while still being a very effective doula to your client. By the end of the session, you’ll have plenty of tools and hopefully confidence to begin incorporating some photography into your doula practice.
DONA International is the oldest, largest and most respected doula association in the world. Our founders are among the foremost experts on doula care, and DONA International certification is a widely respected measure of quality and professionalism. We support doulas by providing quality training and meaningful certification. DONA International certification sets the bar for doula education and professional development and it indicates to families that a doula has achieved a high level of training and professionalism. To that end, DONA International is committed to providing high-quality, relevant continuing education opportunities – both in person, through advanced doula trainings offered by our world-class trainers and through webinars such as this one. Enjoy! It is an exciting time to be a DONA International doula, a member of the premier doula association in the world.
Kyndal May, CD(DONA), BDT(DONA), LCCE A massage practitioner since 1989, Kyndal discovered her interest in birth in 1994 when a nurse-midwife recommended she become a doula. Since then, she has attended well over 200 births. Kyndal began teaching childbirth in 1998 and it quickly became her passion. Her childbirth education curriculum platform has been adopted by childbirth educators in several states throughout the US. Kyndal incorporates compassionate communication into all her classes and workshops as well as her life and she can often been seen with her camera in her hand.
