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Here you'll find helpful tips, location guides, planning advice, and photo session ideas for couples and families in Northern New Jersey ; from Sussex County and Sparta to Morristown, Madison, and beyond.

Whether you’re planning mini sessions, wedding photography, maternity and newborn sessions, or milestone family portraits, this page will prepare you for your next photo shoot with me!

Hi, I'm Ashley 

NORTH NJ
Photographer

Fresh 48 Newborn Session in North New Jersey | Welcoming M

Newborn baby photographed during Fresh 48 session at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Fresh 48 Newborn Sessions in North New Jersey

Documenting the Very Beginning, Beautifully

Those first hours after your baby is born are unlike anything else. Time feels suspended and yet it moves impossibly fast. One minute you are meeting them for the very first time, counting fingers and toes, breathing them in, and the next you are packing up to head home. A Fresh 48 newborn session preserves that sacred in between moment when everything is brand new and nothing else in the world matters.

As a North New Jersey newborn photographer with over 13 years of experience, Fresh 48 sessions have become one of my most meaningful offerings. They are quiet, emotional, real, and beautifully honest. Whether this is your first baby or your last, these are moments worth remembering.

Emotional first moments between mom and newborn in Morristown Medical Center hospital room
Mother bonding with newborn baby within 48 hours of birth in hospital

What Is a Fresh 48 Newborn Session

A Fresh 48 session takes place within the first 24 to 48 hours after your baby is born, right in the hospital or birth center. These sessions are simple and baby led, focusing on connection rather than perfection. There is no posing, no props, and no pressure.

Instead, we document the story exactly as it unfolds. Tiny fingers wrapped around yours. That newborn stretch. The way your baby curls perfectly into your chest. The emotion on your face as you realize your family has changed forever.

This is not a styled newborn session. It is storytelling at its most honest.

Parents holding their newborn together during Fresh 48 session in New Jersey hospital
Mother holding her newborn during Fresh 48 hospital photo session in North New Jersey
Emotional first moments between mom and newborn in Morristown Medical Center hospital room
Parents holding their newborn together during Fresh 48 session in New Jersey hospital
Dad meeting newborn baby during Fresh 48 hospital newborn photography session
First family photo during Fresh 48 newborn session in North NJ
Parents looking at their newborn baby during hospital Fresh 48 photo session
Newborn baby photographed during Fresh 48 session at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Why Moms Love Fresh 48 Hospital Newborn Photos

Fresh 48 sessions are perfect for moms who want to remember the beginning exactly as it was. No cleaning your house. No worrying about outfits. No waiting weeks to document those first moments.

For new moms, it allows you to remember details you may not even realize you will forget. The hospital bracelet. The bassinet. The first swaddle. The way your partner looks holding your baby for the first time.

For experienced moms, it is a way to slow down and savor a season that somehow feels even faster the second or third time around.

When and How to Schedule a Fresh 48 Session

Fresh 48 sessions are best scheduled during your second or early third trimester. Once you are officially on my calendar, all you need to do is notify me when you go into labor or once baby arrives. From there, we coordinate the best time to visit based on your recovery, hospital policies, and how you are feeling.

Sessions typically take place late morning or early afternoon when natural light is best and moms are a bit more settled.

Because hospital policies can vary, especially across different locations, I stay flexible and work closely with you to ensure the experience feels calm and supportive.

Fresh 48 newborn photography session at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey

Hospitals I Serve for Fresh 48 Sessions

I photograph Fresh 48 newborn sessions throughout North New Jersey and the surrounding tri state area. I regularly work out of:

Morristown Medical Center
Newton Medical Center
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

I also serve many of the top maternal hospitals across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. If you are delivering outside of these locations, feel free to reach out. I am always happy to confirm availability and logistics.

Fresh 48 newborn session documenting baby’s first hours in hospital in North NJ
Hospital newborn photography capturing first moments with baby in New Jersey
Fresh 48 newborn photos for families in North New Jersey hospitals

What to Expect During Your Session

Fresh 48 sessions typically last 45 to 60 minutes. Everything is baby and mom focused. We move slowly and gently, following your baby’s cues and your comfort.

I photograph baby on their own in the hospital bassinet, close up details like hands and lashes, feeding moments if you are comfortable, and family connection. Siblings are welcome and encouraged when hospital policies allow.

You do not need to prepare anything special. Neutral outfits for parents photograph beautifully, but whatever you are wearing is part of your story. This is real life and that is exactly what makes it meaningful.

Why These Photos Matter

The first days of motherhood are a blur of emotion, exhaustion, love, and disbelief. It is a season you can never recreate.

Fresh 48 photos allow you to remember not just what your baby looked like, but how it felt. The tenderness. The awe. The overwhelming love.

These images become a foundation of your family’s story. They are the beginning chapter you will look back on again and again, especially on the days when motherhood feels heavy.

Mother holding her newborn during Fresh 48 hospital photo session in North New Jersey
Emotional first moments between mom and newborn in Morristown Medical Center hospital room
New mom cuddling her baby during Fresh 48 newborn photography session in NJ
Mother bonding with newborn baby within 48 hours of birth in hospital

Fresh 48 Newborn Photographer in North New Jersey

If you are expecting and considering a Fresh 48 newborn session in North New Jersey, I would be honored to document this chapter for you. These sessions are relaxed, sentimental, and focused on preserving the moments that matter most.

Reach out early to reserve your due date. Your future self will be so grateful you did.