I wanted to let this one go, since its been a month since the incident, but as a new mom this hurt so much that I'm still bothered by it and had to write this review for her.
First, I should say maybe I wasn't the target client for her, which means I'm not one of the desperate Glendale housewives that plan (copy) their life based on what other housewives do and have their whole life planned to be Vogue picture perfect!
I messaged her when my baby was 11 days old, and I know that some photographers prefer to take the baby pix in the first 10 days, because its easier to work with a sleepy newborn, and I was ready for her to turn me down, but I hate how she did it.
I should also add that our baby was hospitalized after birth, so the first 10 days didn't work for us or was even on our radar to hire a professional for the pictures.
Her reply to my request was "My newborn sessions are done at 5-6 days old, max 10 days.Newborn appointments are made when moms are still pregnant."
Maybe it's my postpartum, but most moms would be as emotional as me after baby is born, especially if they had a rough start. A simple "I'm sorry I can't pencil you in now" would've been sufficient. She wasnt the only person I contacted and I would have not cared if she didn't have an appointment... but the mom-shaming was unnecessary!
Everyone already judges new moms on how they manage their family and newborn, I didn't need to get even more judgment from a photographer on that I was too late and had to book her before the baby was born!
These photographers they all think they are taking pictures for the Kardashians... they need to be brought back to earth and realize that their clients are humans with real life problems and don't really care about how famous the photographer is! Especially new moms! Show some human affection and understand that you are not the priority for a women, who just pushed a human out of her and her only worry and care is if her baby is healthy and not if a certain photographer will take her baby's picture or not... but as I said, maybe that's the priority for the Glendale Housewives and I just wasnt the right Client for her.
Either way, respect the new moms and dont mom shame her for not booking you, when I was still pregnant. read more