Client Love & Feedback

Lacey was so professional, kind and respectful. I am forever grateful for the memories she has given me both as a mother and a woman. I honestly cannot thank her enough 🥰

Lacey is an incredible photographer and doula, not only does she capture breathtaking life stories in her photography lacey is supportive and caring within the birth space.

Words can barely describe the gift that Lacey has given with the photos from my two home births. My last baby she even took snips to make a little video and it was the greatest surprise of all, hearing my little children’s laughter and voices as their brother was born. She’s an absolute asset to any birth team, with the most beautiful, relaxed presence and then the work she delivers is second to none. No regrets calling her when I was about 5 minutes pregnant to make sure she was locked in!!!

Stunning, searingly honest photography that never fails to inspire.

The way Lacey works is magical, capturing moments of integrity, pure rawness and love with such ease. I highly recommend Lacey to any Mama wanting to honour her motherhood journey

From the moment I met Lacey I knew she was the one to capture our birth. She made me feel so at ease and comfortable whilst also being very professional.
To look back on the moments of first meeting our daughter, going through contractions, first breast feed ect was so magical as I could take the time to not only see my reaction and facial expressions but also my husbands.
Thankyou for such amazing service and providing us with a copy of such a life changing memory.

Lacey has a talent to capture the tiniest details that bring forth the most powerful emotions and make beautiful memories timeless. She is a uplifting to be around and such a joy to work with. I cannot recommend her highly enough. You will not regret investing in her magic.

Lacey photographed the birth of my son almost 1 year ago. I was having a planned c section due to prior birth complications with my first child, and because of this i was concerned she would not be allowed in theatre with me.

I pushed my decision to my doctor very early on and with Lacey’s help, we made it happen. Lacey went out of her way to provide me with documentation that allowed the doctors and staff to see that she wasn’t just a hobby photographer and would be respectful of the birth process and medical decisions.

Lacey was always respectful towards me and was an absolute gem. She made me feel like she was an old friend instead of someone I hired to photograph my child coming into the world. She only ever did what I was comfortable with and was a massive support in the end.

Let me tell you, lacey did a wonderful job. The images she produced took my breath away, and even a year later I still have people complimenting me about them.

These images are something my son and I will have and treasure for the rest of our lives. What lacey did for me could never be put into words.

During the c section I was awake but I wasn’t quite alert and don’t remember a whole lot of the procedure. Without these images I would have missed my son being born. I would have missed the purple tinge of his skin straight after he was pulled from my belly. I would have missed seeing his perfect crinkled lips and his extremely long fingernails. I would have never seen the nurses cleaning him up or my mum trimming his umbilical cord. I would have never remember the first time he opened his eyes or the look on his face as he was put on my chest.

I have all these things because of Lacey and the wonderful work she does.

I will be forever grateful for her and will continue to recommend her to anyone looking for birth photography.

Lacey is an incredible photographer! Every time I go back through my birthing photos I cry, the emotion was captured amazingly. I can not thank her enough for what she has done for me and my little family!! We will cherish this memory forever! X

We booked Lacey to do our maternity, birth and newborn photography and couldn’t be happier, she has been amazing at each session and all photos I’ve seen so far have exceeded our expectations. I couldn’t recommend her more. These photos will be treasured for the rest of our lives. All documenting the most special thing to have ever happened to us.

I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of knowing Lacey for about 5 years now, and watching her business grow, develop and change with the times has been nothing short of intriguing. In June this year, I mentioned to her out of frustration that falling pregnant ‘just wasn’t happening’ She immediately offered her knowledge and we scheduled a call to see if we could together work out where the blockage sat and what was causing it using NLP to help reframe and reconstruct my beliefs about falling pregnant. We all know 2020 was a pretty crap year, and as it happened, we worked out that I’d convinced myself I wouldn’t fall pregnant because it was hard because life was hard at that time. My mantra became ‘it’s EASY to fall pregnant’ And sure enough, on the 20th August I got my positive pregnancy test! It’s amazing what changing negative beliefs can do for you! But my journey with Lacey doesn’t end here. When I was around 8 weeks pregnant Lacey checked in with me to see how all was going with my pregnancy and I reported that like with my son’s pregnancy I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum and had sought treatment in hospital to help get through it. She gently floated the idea of trying something non traditional to help such as hypnosis, but at that point I think I was too far gone in the death zone to set up a time to have the call. If you’ve had HG before, you know how much like mush your brain gets, and I’m pretty sure I couldn’t get much more mushy if I tried at that point! Fast forward to the end of November and I was on 4 different types of meds to try and control my HG when Lacey and I started chatting again and the idea of hypnosis cane about once more, and this time I was ready! We set up the call and worked through what my triggers were, and created processes for not just the nausea and gagging, but also a process in which to help me control my blood pressure as I’d been close to fainting too many times for my liking due to low blood pressure. I’ve always had a strong personal belief in manifesting what you need, but had never applied the manifesting to my physical self, and what I experienced that day was literally magick at work. That Monday night, the 13th December 2020 at 20 weeks pregnant, was the last time I took ANY of my medications for Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I use the tools on a daily basis that Lacey kindly taught me, and they are easy and unobtrusive to people around me, meaning that I don’t need to excuse myself from my workplace to take care of myself, I can do it whilst seated at my desk, with my colleagues and clients all none the wiser. I’ve since been able to apply the tools Lacey gifted me (and trust me – these tools ARE A FREAKING GIFT!) to help with the unstable pelvis I have during pregnancy, and also whilst having the first stage of a root canal done. Her love and willingness to help me find something that worked has meant that I am actually able to enjoy my pregnancy. I’ve gone from being bed ridden and incapable of doing simple things such as food shopping due to it triggering such horrible nausea and food aversion that I would literally gag at the sight of food, to being capable of not only doing the shopping, but not having my husband there as back up to take over of it all got too much. So if you’ve been wondering whether you should part with your hard earned money to work with Lacey, and you’re looking for a sign that she’s the right doula for the job – it’s right here. Pick up the phone and ring her, email her – whatever – just do it. You can thank me later. This woman is a rarity on this planet. She’s no bull, straight up gives a crap about you and your well being and I am not kidding when I say she is a gift to any birthing person, or birth worker and look, let’s just be honest, people in general! So please, do yourself a favour. Book her now, because when word gets out at how brilliant this woman is (and it will because I am telling literally everyone I know about her!!!) she will be booked out and you’ll wish you’d taken my advice. You owe it to yourself to have this kind of support. Thank you Lacey for your love and support. I’m so grateful to be able to finally enjoy my pregnancy and connect with my baby properly instead of dreading what each day will bring. You have my gratitude eternally.

Just when I was wanting to deepen my understanding of birth photography I stumbled across Lacey’s Mock Birth and jumped at the opportunity. Birth is an intimate experience and the knowledge I gained from this workshop gave me the confidence to enter a birth suite for the first time and provide a professional level of support and service. Lacey holds nothing back and is an open and informative book. Learning from on the best in the business was one of the most valuable experiences I had as a budding birth photographer and one I will be forever grateful for!

Truly Lacey I am forever grateful for everything you have done and continue to do for the birth community here and around the world.

I was struggling with feelings of resentment towards being thrown into the bog of the eternal stench of solo parenting my 6 children. Specifically the fact that I don’t get any time away from my 4yr old & 2yr old to work on my business.

I knew I had to change something but had no idea how or what. I posted in my local Earth Mother’s Facebook group asking if any pregnant mums would allow me to photograph their birth for my portfolio. I literally had no idea how I could possibly make it work without a babysitter but still told the universe clearly what I wanted.

THEN Lacey’s birth photography course popped up all over my newsfeed. I love the shit out of Lacey and instantly signed up for her webinar. Right away I knew I was going to do this course. I ALMOST hesitated to purchase, knowing that part of Lacey’s success is due to her husband staying home with their kids. Who would watch my kids while I ran out the door to a birth? How can I justify spending this money when I could use it for a million other things my kids need? All money blocks and upper limits I needed to smash if I wanted to change my life. I said out loud to myself “fuck it, I don’t need a husband at home, I’ve overcome so much on my own already, I’ll make this work somehow” and clicked purchase, ACTIONING my manifestation to the universe.

THE SAME DAY I received a heap of comments on my post looking for a pregnant mum for my birth portfolio.

2 hours later my sister in law messaged me saying SHE WILL WATCH MY KIDS WHENEVER I NEED!

Whether you believe in manifesting or the stars aligning or whatever, there is definitely something powerful about setting your intentions and actioning them.

Your course really inspired me and I am now doing lifestyle family and newborn photography no more squishing babies in buckets and I feel so much happier in my work. you really got inside my head and I feel so much more invigorated and alive. Being able to sit down and talk to you was one of the best things I’ve ever done and to know that I am worthy and my work is worth no matter how much experience I have has given me leaps and bounds of confidence.

If I say one thing to you ladies is DON’T MISS a day with Lacey.

SHE WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

You will question so many parts you feel about the doubts you have about yourself and come out feeling empowered no matter whether you have held a camera 15 years or 15 days!!

Lacey has been my birth photography mentor for over a year now and I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have done it without her. Her encouragement, honesty and commitment to her students is unwavering. I’ve learnt so much from Lacey and, if you get the chance, make sure to attend an in person workshop…they’re relaxed, fun and you’ll walk away soaked in Lacey’s energy and knowledge which will light you up! Thank you, Lacey, for everything you do and have done…you’re the bombdiggity of birth photography! xx

Just wanna say thanks Lacey

…. I just booked my first birth at my new price of nearly 3g. Client didn’t even bat an eyelid

So thanks for being a mentor, open and valuing your own worth so that we can do the same with the support to squash those moments of self doubt. xx

…I highly recommend this and Lacey’s Exposing Birth course. I’ve literally just started my journey and already have 2 births booked thanks to Lacey’s online course.

If you’re on the fence for any of Lacey Nicole Barratt’s courses don’t be. DIVE THE FUCK IN.

I’ve been in business for three years and have been working with Lacey off and on throughout this whole time. With her encouragement and lessons I’ve been able to find the best balance between types of bookings for my family. This has led me to being able to triple my income every year so far AND not be on-call constantly because I’ve had to prioritize my family this year.

This year has been really intense between covid related stresses and my husband who faced work related issues which left us taking a MAJOR pay cut for a healthier work environment. Lacey listened as I vented and help remind me of what I was in control of.

With that reminder I was able to turn my shit around, I was able to make ends meet and upgrade my gear. Make the investment. This will not only benefit you and your family, but your clients too!

I’ve had an amazing experience with Doula Unschool, I’ve enjoyed watching every video & learnt so much about myself along with the technical type doula stuff. The website is created perfectly & is so easy to use, everything is explained really well! Would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking to delve into birth work!

Lacey’s Doula Unschool course truely is the most revolutionary, out of the box education I think I have ever taken. Not only does she go through tools and techniques you can use to help your clients, she explains how these can be used and applied to yourself and other areas of your life. It is intriguing, controversial and unique in every sense of the word. Many other trainings I have done or researched came across as very surface level based content. Doula Unschool hits deep, helping people realise and overcome their fears, taking action and control over their emotions and helping them uncover their inner values. It has changed my perspective entirely and the direction and modality I want to take my business. I cannot express in words the value and information you gain from this course! I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

I love working with Lacey – After one afternoon, I’m already up-leveling our family’s businesses to offer something sector leading and unique to country Victoria! Whoop!

Lacey Barratt is everything you would want out of a photography and business mentor. She is savvy and patient and 100% selfless. Her passion is infectious and when you work with Lacey she gives you every last bit of herself.

I started my business in 2007 but let it take the bench while I followed my husband around the country for his career and took time out to grow our family. This year, after nearing the end of 12 months of maternity leave, I decided to quit my day job and give my business my all. I signed up for Lacey’s mock births, became a member of her Lacey + Live platform and spent hours upon hours mentoring with her both in-person and online. She lifted me up and made me believe in myself, in fact, she accepted no less. She pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me think outside the box. Within one month, I had shot my first two births and booked two more for later this year. I had completely revamped my website and increased my prices twice. Then, after speaking with Lacey on entering AIPP awards I decided to do that too. What did I have to lose? Nothing. I entered four images from my very first two birth jobs and three of them went on to win silver awards. Then from the scores, those prints had accumulated, I went into the running to win the 2018 AIPP NSW Documentary Professional Photographer of the year…and I won that too. None of this would have been possible without Lacey. She is worth her weight in gold (and some because she’s actually really tiny!). If you are hesitant about your path in birth and documentary photography, hear me now: give yourself just ONE conversation with Lacey and you’ll soon see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have known Lacey for a few years and if I look back into the evolution of my own practice as a birth worker, I owe much of my knowledge to her.

Besides being an amazing artist, she has the immeasurable skill of making me want to sign up for every course she creates and attend every workshop she offers – thank goodness I live in a different continent, otherwise I would never see my family because I would basically have moved into Lacey’s house 🙂

While going through the Matriarchal Marketing course, it became clear to me that we were not just tackling yet another course on marketing, but we dove into a deep journey of self healing and soul nourishment. And as it often happens, stuff that needed addressing came to the surface. Of course Lacey was right there to catch me in a safe haven and help me move through it.

But because Lacey has so much knowledge and so much compassion, we started going beyond what was the course ‘text book’.

Next we did a belief change session, where Lacey helped me release feelings that were not serving me and that were damaging my own self esteem and business.

During this process I won a photography competition and received two inquiries after many weeks of radio silence! She often checks on me and she just really deeply care!!

I am so grateful to Lacey for the amazing tools I learned to put at use and the resources I had forgotten I had. If you are thinking about joining any of her courses, just know that you’ll never regret. Your business will transform, evolve and flourish but most importantly so will you!