Kelowna Newborn Photographer: Fresh 48 Session

If you follow me on the ‘gram or know just the slightest bit about me, then you know, I love me a newborn. Something just hits different for me when I’m around a brand new babe. I offer three different types of newborn sessions, I love them that much.

But when COVID hit and restrictions were put in place, my favourite session, was put on hold. The Fresh 48 session. My calendar was full of Fresh 48’s that we just were no longer able to capture. And my heart hurt. For all those families who were so excited to have the little snippet of time documented. And for me. Selfish, maybe, but I just come alive when I’m shooting them. And now I wasn't allowed to. And that sucked.

Then, in October of 2021, a client I have been photographing for over two years, asked the nurses at the hospital, how many visitors she was allowed. Two. She messaged me right away. She was to be induced in a few days and asked if I would come to Vernon. They double checked and I agreed. My heart raced all night that night. I might be able to shoot a Fresh 48, the first in almost two years, in just a couple days!!!

The following day I woke up to a message from her husband. They were at the hospital, baby was coming TODAY. All those newborn nerves and excitement came rushing back. I have to pack my bag and be ready to go. About three hours after baby was born, I was parking my truck outside the Vernon Hospital and walking inside.

My heart raced. My breath was getting hard to catch. My palms were getting sweaty. What if they deny me entry? What if all this gets taken away, from both me and my client in one full swoop?

I checked in at the front desk. Rode the elevator. Walked the maternity floor. Spoke to the nurse. Walked through my clients door. And started to cry. I was actually here. And I was finally able to capture that special, snippet of time.