Brisbane Birth Photography | by Selena Rollason

**2016 QLD Birth Photographer of the Year **
**2015 & 2016 AIPP Australian Professional Birth Photographer of the Year**

Selena from Brisbane Birth Photography, current holder of the 2016 QLD Birth Photographer of the Year and the 2015 AIPP Australian Professional Birth Photographer of the Year, is one of the most skilled and qualified birth photographers in Brisbane. Selena Rollason, Birth Photographer, Brisbane Birth Photography, Childbirth, hospital, maternity, birth, home, pregnancy, labour, newborn, family, baby, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, surrogate, stillbirth, loss, miscarriage, hospital

About Brisbane Birth Photography

Brisbane Birth Photography is founded and run by internationally award winning professional photographer – Selena Rollason.

Selena services all areas of south east Queensland from Brisbane, to the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Redlands (see the list of hospitals that she services).

Selena and her supporting photographers have a combined experience of more than 25 years. Selena herself has been photographing births since 2011 and has more than 15 years experience in the photography industry.

She has an excellent reputation Australia wide and is well known within the hospital system and home birth community throughout in Brisbane. This reputation and her excellent relationships with obstetricians, medical staff, midwives and doulas opens doors and bring opportunities often not afforded to other photographers.

Selena has a group of photographer that supports her as needed. These photographers have won more than 30 International, National and State awards for their photography work and are all hand picked for their professionalism, skills and personality and ability to capture your day beauitfully browse around this website.

Selena herself has received:

  • 2016 AIPP Australian Professional Birth Photographer of the Year
  • 2016 AIPP QLD Birth Photographer of the Year
  • 2015 AIPP Australian Professional Birth Photographer of the Year
  • 1st and 2nd Place winner in PhotoJournalism at the 2016 Wedding and Portrait Photographer International (WPPI) print competition in Las Vegas
  • 6 International Photography awards
  • 21 National and State Photography awards
  • 2015 Queensland Documentary Photographer of the year runner up
  • 2014 Highest Scoring Birth Print (2014 Australian Professional Photography Awards)
  • 2014 Australian Birth Photographer of the Year – runner up (2014 Australian Professional Photography Awards)
  • 2014 Moran Photographic Prize finalist

I truly love what I do!! I get to create beautiful treasured and long-lasting memories for parents and families all over South-East Queensland. Not only that but I meet the most amazing people, who invite me into their most sacred moments and permit me to celebrate their journey with them.  Needless to say – I LOVE my job !! Birth and babies are my passion…. and this passion is my work !! It doesn’t get much better than that really.”

The Brisbane Birth Photography promise to you!

Our promise to you is to provide you and your family with  amazing photos AND an amazing experience. We are committed to:

  • Creating beautiful images that you will treasure for life.
  • Ensuring that all clients are comfortable with having us present and are treated with sensitivity, respect and professionalism at all times.
  • Respecting client privacy and confidentiality.
  • Providing exceptional customer service.
  • Ensuring that all photographers are accredited and experienced professionals.
  • Delivering a diverse range of only the highest quality products and prints.
  • Working respectfully and collaboratively with other industry professionals such as medical facilities and birth workers (doulas, midwives, doctors etc).
  • Upholding only the highest safety measures when handling our babies and children.

Now that you know a little more about Brisbane Birth Photography, please make yourself a cup of tea, sit back, relax…..and enjoy looking through the website.

The best place to start is to have a look at some of our photos and slideshows or read through some of testimonials from previous parents.

Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to capturing some amazing memories for you and your family.

Selena Rollason, Brisbane Birth Photography
0421 031 007
www.brisbanebirthphotography.com.au
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/brisbanebirthphotography

 

A Natural Caesarean Section | What are your options?

It is possible to have a natural caesarean section, and if so what are your options in theatre? The answer is YES! And the options are many.

Sadly, many women end up requiring a a ceasarean section delivery for the birth of their baby – most of which are for medical reasons such as placenta previa or breech presentation to then take them to the Victoria Circumcision Clinic in Melbourne.

However it is possible to have a more “natural” caesarean section by asking for specific things before and on the day.

So what things can you request during a caesaren?

1. Listen to music/hypnobirthing tracks

Music has an incredible ability to help you relax and feel comfortable – particularly if it is music that you have chosen yourself and enjoy listening too. Listening to music before and during your caesaren can help you relax and take your mind off the more clinical tasks being performed throughout the day. Take a small speaker into the theatre with you or if you want to drown out the bulk of the noise around you, take a small mobile device that you can plug headphones into.

And if you’ve done hypnobirthing or prefer meditation and the calming effects these bring – why not take these apps/tracks with you!

Brisbane Birth Photography recommends Hypnobirthing Australia and Insight Timer Meditation App for calming tracks and music.

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© Brisbane Birth Photography: Birth of Katie | Listening to calming music in theatre

2. Watching the birth

In a caesarean, a screen is placed at your chest whilst the doctor performs the operation. Most hospitals will drop your screen and hold your baby above it after the baby has been delivered. However, the timing of this is generally dictated by the theatre staff….unless you request differently.

Ask for the screen to be dropped as early as possible i.e. as soon as your baby is ready to be delivered. As a Mum, you may not see much initially but once baby starts to be lifted out, you will see him or her emerge from your tummy BEFORE being lifted up above the screen.

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© Brisbane Birth Photography: Birth of Amity | Emerging from within

3. Delivering your baby

4. Delayed Cord Clamping

After your baby has been removed from your tummy,

5. Skin to Skin

6. Breastfeeding

7. Minimise wiping

8. No hat

9. Retaining the placenta

10. Vaginal seeding

11. Request for baby to stay with you

Twin girls Daniella and Emilia | Brisbane twin newborn photography

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timeless memories of their beautiful miracle girls while they were still little. We spent a number of hours with the
family and did a range of different poses and set ups where we could include them both (and separately) in the images.

This is the stunning result.

Introducing Daniella and Emilia

Keen to see the birth? Check our the birth slideshow here….

Brisbane Birth Photography | Selena Rollason

Brisbane Maternity, Birth and Baby Photographer
0421 031 007    |     www.brisbanebirthphotography.com.au    |    [email protected]

Caesarean Birth of Eleanor | Brisbane Birth Photographer

Brisbane Birth Photographer, Birth photography, caesarean, cesarean birth, delivery, fresh48, lifestyle, natural, baby photoshospital, greenslopes, theatre, baby girl, baby photographer, professional, pregnancy, maternity, delivery, baby, mother, father, gold coast, brisbane, sunshine coast, ipswich, redlands, maternal-assisted, section, photos, beautiful, amazingRecently, we captured the beautiful caesarean birth of baby Eleanor – arriving on a lazy Sunday afternoon in Brisbane.

It had been a long journey for this family to welcome their baby girl and whilst a caesaren birth was not the preference,
the day couldn’t have gone smoother for them and we got some precious photos.
The gender of their baby girl had been left as a surprise, so when she arrived safely in the world, the tears flowed all round.

We have some beautiful images taken during preparation for theatre, throughout the delivery and in the hours afterwards.

Gorgeous little Eleanor and her parents also spent some special moments together in the days after her birth,
getting to know each other and bonding as a new family. We went back a couple of days later to capture
some Fresh48 natural baby and family photos in the comfort of their hospital room at Greenslopes Private Hospital.

Welcome to the world beautiful baby girl. We know that you will make your adoring parents very happy.

Welcome Earthside ELEANOR xx

Selena Rollason, Brisbane Birth Photography

Brisbane Maternity, Birth and Baby Photographer
0421 031 007    |     www.brisbanebirthphotography.com.au    |    [email protected]

VBAC Birth of Samuel | Brisbane Birth Photography

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Aiming for a VBAC can be a hard thing in today’s modern world where hospitals and doctors put
tremendous pressure on women to have a repeat c-section. Doing your research and knowing the options
and risks is crucial to attempting a VBAC – as is having a fully supportive birth team – especially a Doula.

Having had 2 successful VBAC’s myself, Renee approached me to not only photograph her birth but support
her as a friend and stand in doula.

Armed with information, support and a belief in herself and her body she headed to the birth suite to deliver her son.

Despite ongoing pressure from her medical team, everything went great and she had a very successful and empowered vbac birth.

Samuel was born perfect and Renee walked out of her birth suite with a fist pump and an “I did it!”

I’m incredibly proud of you Renee. You worked hard before and during to achieve this outcome.
Relish in that post-baby, post-vbac high!! You’ve earned it.

Selena Rollason, Brisbane Birth Photography

Brisbane Maternity, Birth and Baby Photographer
0421 031 007    |     www.brisbanebirthphotography.com.au    |    [email protected]

 

Introducing Maci-Sue | Lifestyle Newborn Photographer, Brisbane

Darling little Maci-Sue and her family visited the studio recently for a lifestyle newborn photo shoot. This beautiful family have been through so much to have their darling little girl and she is certainly a much loved blessing!! Check out this beautiful story and photos by an Austin photographer (Lifestyle Newborn Photography), Selena Rollason.

Let me tell you the story of the very special bassinet that appears in these photos…..

A number of years ago, this young Dad’s Mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Knowing that she may not live to see the day her son and his wife became parents, she went out and purchased them some very special baby gifts from the www.productexpert.com site – ones that she hoped would one day be used for her grandchildren. It was her way of supporting them and their family even after she was gone.

This amazing lady passed away around 18 months or so ago….only months before her son found out that they were expecting their first child. She was never given the opportunity to meet her Granddaughter or see her sleeping in her special bassinet…let alone cuddle and kiss her or congratulate her son.

So when we were planning this photo shoot, I asked the family if they had anything special to bring (not knowing the story at this point). I suggested that they bring their bassinet if they had one. Dad managed to bundle it up and fit it into the back of the car so we could include it in the photos.

During the shoot, the story of the bassinet came out and we all ended up in tears. I was determined to create some ‘extra special’ memories for this family!

Little Maci-sue now shares a very special connection to her Grandmother and these memories of her in this bassinet will always be incredibly special for this family.

I feel very honoured to have captured these!

*Story shared with the permission of the family

~ Selena Rollason, APP AIPP
2016 QLD Birth Photographer of the Year
Brisbane Birth Photography
0421 031 007
[email protected]

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Having a baby is Beautiful…

Selena Rollason from Brisbane Birth Photography has been creating beautiful maternity, birth and newborn images for families in South East Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and the bay since 2011. These beautiful moments have proven to be incredibly special and well treasured for many Australian families.

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