From those early days when that tiny human needs you for everything and you try to replace sleep with coffee. When their world opens up, yet they run back to you for kisses and snuggles and more snacks than you thought one tummy could fit. Even as they look to the horizon and create their own story…
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MOM!
Whew — that’s a little bittersweet, but it’s true!
You’ll always be the person who was their very first idea of home. Every new version of you, of them belongs to a tiny sliver of time that slips by faster than we can ever imagine.
I’m Brittany, a record keeper, storyteller, wife + mother, and artist.
I use my camera as the brush, painting motherhood with beauty and honesty.
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a camera in my hands
It was self-portraits, then candid shots of my siblings.
Whatever I was able to capture became art to me. Because it is.
This life of ours, it’s art.
I hear you! I can’t tell you how many moms have worried about their toddler. (Because us moms have been worrying about toddlers since the term “man cave” was literal.) But trust me; I have four kids of my own. There is nothing — and I mean nothing — I haven’t seen before.
Seen it. Laughed about it. Then taken some of my favorite photos of it.
I do what I do because I’ve been where you are — wanting to be in the photo but not yet confident about the body motherhood has given me, nervous my kids are going to lose their little minds in front of the camera, losing my mind trying to coordinate everything. But then I get those precious photos back and all those worries go poof.
And because I’ve been there, Mama, I do everything in my power to make sure all your worries go poof too.
Let’s swap parenting stories.
XOXO,
Britt
Your chaos is my canvas
Location recs for outdoors, home or studio
Outfit coordination tips for the whole fam
Hair + make-up referrals
Immediate family always included (plus grandparents if you want)
Online or in-person ordering and print guidance after our session
Whether you’re experiencing your favorite vacation spot with the whole gang or want to make sure you remember that gap-toothed grin before kindergarten starts — you don’t need an event to celebrate all the joy in your family. Just being together is more than enough!
Your $350 creative fee reserves your session
All digital files and printed art purchased
a la carte after your session
-Eleanor
Printed art becomes a legacy that knits you together with the past generations and the future ones too. Someday, it’ll be your kids flipping through your albums, pointing out the little traits and mannerisms that span decades … someday it’ll be their kids.
There’s something special that happens when you can actually run your fingers over a memory. You’ll notice your daughter’s untameable cowlick reflected in that old black and white snapshot of your grandpa. Or the way your son’s eyes crinkle when he laughs just like you. You notice when you have the space to linger over an image, when it’s not just something to swipe past on your phone.
As a Premier Coeur d'Alene Photographer — Brittany Barb Photography captures maternity, newborn & family portraits with honesty, beauty & timeless style. With over 10 years of experience, Brittany serves Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington, including Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Liberty Lake and Spokane.