Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Lauren Adams (Carney) is a seasoned photographer and graphic designer with extensive experience in both fields. Since May 2022, Lauren has served as a contributing photographer for EHT Living Magazine, capturing feature cover stories on a monthly basis. As the owner and photographer at Bokeh Love Photography, LLC since May 2011, Lauren specializes in international wedding and portrait photography in Southern New Jersey. Additionally, Lauren has volunteered as a photographer for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep since 2016. In the education sector, Lauren worked as an Adobe instructor and graphic designer at the Ideal Institute of Technology in late 2019, where instruction focused on Adobe programs for aspiring graphic designers. Previous roles include marketing and communications coordinator at Four Seasons Financial Group Inc. and various freelance graphic design positions, including work for prestigious clients like Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelers. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Design from Long Island University - CW Post Campus, completed in 2007.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
NILMDTS offers the gift of healing, hope and honor to parents experiencing the death of a baby through the overwhelming power of remembrance portraits. Professional-level photographers volunteer their time to conduct an intimate portrait session, capturing the only moments parents spend with their babies. Parents are gifted with delicately retouched heirloom black and white portraits free of charge. These priceless images serve as an important step in the healing recovery for bereaved families. NILMDTS remembrance photography validates the existence and presence of these precious babies by honoring their legacy. NILMDTS recruits, trains, and mobilizes professional quality photographers around the world. Through NILMDTS, medical personnel are given a meaningful option to offer bereaved parents by creating remembrance portraiture for their babies. Through further engagement in the organization, such as the NILMDTS Remembrance Walk and online support, families become a part of a compassionate and supportive community. Parents gain a sense of inclusiveness, alleviating the alienation and perception of being alone in their pregnancy or infant loss journey.