Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Fresh 48 with Leon!

Kelsey and Tyler booked a Fresh 48 session and a newborn session with me a few months ago. A few days into November, I got the call that Leon was coming! I went to Riverbend hospital less than twenty-four hours after baby Leon was born to meet the new little man and do a Fresh 48 newborn photography session with him. What a cutie!

Like many newborns, Leon was happy to be swaddled, so we got lots of shots of him wrapped snugly in a soft blanket. As babies get older, they tend to want to wriggle and move around, and being swaddled can frustrate them, but as newborns, they almost all enjoy being tightly wrapped up. Leon also liked to have his hands up near his face and in his mouth. Mom and dad said that he had done that in all his ultrasounds!

Since Fresh 48 newborn photography sessions pretty much always take place in the hospital, I like to do the entire session in black and white. At my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon I get to control the color and lighting, and I can move any distracting items out of the photographs. When you’re shooting in a hospital room, you just have to work with what you’ve got! Riverbend is actually kind of nice in that many of its rooms have large windows, which let in a lot of natural light—great for taking photos. But like any hospital, it’s set up for functionality, not aesthetics. Keeping all the photographs black and white minimizes the impact on the eye of medical equipment, and keeps the focus where we want it to be: on mom and dad and their precious new infant. 

Kelsey and Tyler are so excited about their sweet baby boy. When that baby you’ve been dreaming about for nine long months is finally there in your arms it is an absolutely miraculous experience. Almost surreal! As a Eugene, Oregon photographer, I love being able to capture that. 

Fresh 48 newborn photography sessions are available to clients who purchase a full maternity or newborn session. In my opinion, it’s well worth the investment. One of my favorite things about Fresh 48 sessions is not only being able to record those first few hours of life, but also the reality of these types of sessions. There is something to be said for such a natural session: no posing, no props, just holding and loving this brand new little one. Perhaps more than any other, a Fresh 48 session is going to bring back memories not just of a stage of life, but of a particular, life-changing event.

I loved being the newborn photographer for Kelsey, Tyler, and Leon during this Fresh 48 session! I also had Leon in the studio right before Thanksgiving for a full newborn session. He was such a sweetheart and we got some wonderful photos. I’ll be sharing them on the blog shortly, so be sure to keep an eye out for them!