Families often ask me “what gear or equipment will you be bringing with you to our birth?”

Rest assured, no large camcorders, microphones nor light reflectors will be coming along with me to capture your birth story.

I am a big proponent to being unobtrusive at births. I wish to capture your birth story as it naturally unravels but without drawing any attention to myself.

During labor, you can find me standing quietly in the background holding only my camera like the image above.

I am usually wearing fresh scrubs too.

These days, a face mask is an essential part of a birth worker’s uniform as well.

Here’s what else you’ll find in my camera bag

Canon 5D Mark III with a 50mm 1.4 lens

Canon 5D Mark IV with a 28mm 1.8 lens

Altura AP-UNV2 Speedlite

Extra batteries for the speedlite, for both cameras and chargers

Small snacks to keep my energy up during longer births, bottles of water, coffee to keep me away, a jacket because my body temperature always seems to fluctuate and I get cold, and allergy medicine because I am often allergic to furbabies.