I am a professional photographer serving St Augustine, Jacksonville, and all surrounding locations in Florida and south Georgia (travel fee may apply) . I specialize in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and family events including First Communions, Baptisms, Confirmations and weddings.
I offer a natural, lifestyle, and documentary approach, however I also offer portraiture and posed approaches. Depending on your individual preferences.
Fundraiser for the Thiel Family
Most of my posts are about birth. Today I am sharing the most heartbreaking unimaginable news about one of my friends. I was her doula and photographer and was SO blessed to witness his birth and his older brother, Owen's birth. I have no words. I am so sad and heartbroken . And she is also a photographer Five Loves Photography
On March 6 , 2017 little Lukas fell and sustained a head injury . He stopped breathing . He fought 48 hours in the ICU at the Children's Hospital.
His mother words :
"After fighting so hard for 48 hours our sweet sweet beautiful little boy passed away in our arms last night. Surrounded by love.
Please don't ask me what happened I can't bear to keep repeating it. Our hearts are in a million pieces."
I created a you caring fundraiser for them here http://www.youcaring.com/tiffanyandjasonthiel-771379
All the funds being raised will be used for any medical expenses, bills and funeral arrangements. Please donate if you can. Please share!
Please continue your prayers for the Thiel family as they mourn and grieve the passing of sweet Lukas .
If you would like to read his birth story go here Birth Story of Lukas
Best Maternity Photographer in Jacksonville Award
A few days ago I opened an email that at first was going to skip over as I thought it may be spam mail. To my great surprise it was an email telling me I had been selected as one of the top 20 Maternity Photographers in Jacksonville. I also have a sweet Award Badge for my website! Of course I am MORE than a maternity photographer . But this is such an honor and will no doubt help others in my area looking for a Maternity Photographer find me!
Here is a copy of the email :
Hi Lisa,
Just a heads up, we've mentioned you as one of the best maternity photographers in Jacksonville!
As you’ll see on the award page below, we highlighted the top 20 experts out of hundreds of maternity photographers that we reviewed:
www.expertise.com/fl/jacksonville/maternity-photographers
We’re creating lists of the best local professionals in each US city to give our readers the confidence they need to make the right choice. To do so, we analyzed and scored each business across 25 criteria.
Hope you like the feature and looking forward to getting your feedback.
Best,
Forrest
Washington Oaks Post Hurricane Matthew | St Augustine Photographer
It has been four months since Hurricane Matthew tore through the state of Florida. And up the east coast. The hardest areas were in and around St Augustine. One of me and my kids favorites little quiet beaches is Washington Oaks Coquina Beach.
The beach side suffered extensive damage as did the surrounding areas, and had remained closed. As you drive south on A1A the damage is still very evident and heartbreaking. While many think all is back to normal , it is far from it. To some it is a new normal . What ever that may be. Our town took on the name St Augustine Strong. And we are and have been.
Our area still has a long way to go in the rebuilding process.
Today I took the short drive with a few of my children whom had not yet seen the extensive damage along A1A south. I had read in an email from The friends of Washington Oaks http://www.washingtonoaks.org/ that the coquina beach side had reopened! I videoed with my iphone the short drive there. And of course took many photos of the park to share with you all what it now looks like.
Driving into the park you see the trees and palms are all dead due to the ocean water that flooded. The new look of the parking lot was a surprise, half of the parking lot collapsed and there was still water to one side. The boardwalk,that was new was gone. The dunes and vegetation were gone. They put up a rubber like path as a short beach access.
The beach was totally changed. There were small pieces of coquina everywhere . But the large coquina rocks were still there. It is so much fun but you need to be careful and mindful of the incoming tide. The rocks are dangerous and slippery. My kids are accustomed to the coquina and I am right there with them.
There are many photos I hope you enjoy this beautiful place. Please look at the slideshow . Then take a look at this link from 2016 of the beach http://www.zenfolio.com/lisaolschewskephotography/e/p77417538
St Augustine Rainbow Birth | St Augustine Birth Photographer
So honored one of my birth story documentaries was featured over at Birth Becomes Her < click the link to go read it!
IAPBP 2017 Birth Photography Image Competition | St Augustine-Jacksonville Photographer
Each year since 2011 the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP), which I am a proud member, holds a birth photography image competition check it out here Image Competition site
I entered last year and again this year! Sure who would not love to 'win' one of the amazing prizes. It is more about showing through photography, the true beauty of birth. To change the views of what movies and television portrays birth as. There will be over 600 images entered.
Here are the rules of the birth image competition from the website official rules
Photograph must have been taken within the 2016 calendar year, January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Members may enter one image per category: Labor, Delivery, Postpartum and Birth Details. For the purposes of this competition, the end of delivery and the beginning of postpartum is determined once the placenta has been delivered during the birth process. Postpartum images should be photographed within the first 48 hours of birth to qualify. The new Birth Details category has been included this year to feature the many beautiful details of birth that are often overlooked. This includes, hands, feet, umbilical cords, etc.
To see all the entries visit the website linked here http://birthphotographyimagecompetition.com/
The four images I entered are:
Labor "Breathing Baby down"
Birth: "Welcome Bryson; A Rainbow Baby
Details: "Tree of life, true knot , nuchal cord, Oh My!
Postpartum: "Taking in the view"
