It was so unbelievably wonderful to be able to be back at Chicago’s Northwestern Prentice for a fresh 48 photography session after four months of visitor restrictions! Fresh 48 sessions are pure joy and I am so happy to be able to offer them once again! From seeing a baby just a few hours old […]

“A happy baby has shining eyes. It walks open-hearted into the world and spreads magic.”  – Sigrid Leo Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago fresh 48 photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I would love […]

I am so happy to share that Chicago’s Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital is now allowing post-partum patients two visitors! This is great news because it means that you can now have a Fresh 48 hospital session – with proper safety precautions, of course! All that needs to be done to ensure that we can have […]

“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” – Eda J. Le Shan Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago fresh 48 photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here […]

I am so grateful that I was able to help welcome sweet Olive to the world with this Chicago fresh 48 hospital session just before Illinois was put under shelter in place orders for the remainder of March (and April and May)! Every fresh 48 session is special to me, but meeting little Olive felt a […]

There is so much uncertainty in the world right now, and although it is stressful for all of us my heart goes out to all the mamas-to-be whose birth plans are upended and hopes of newborn photos are postponed. To help make things a little easier, I am sharing my top 5 tips to help […]

Welcoming a newborn is the most special experience and it is always an absolute honor to be one of the first people to meet a brand new little one during a Chicago Fresh 48 photo session! Whether your newborn is just a few hours old or a few days, Fresh 48 sessions are so incredibly special and the […]

This week from March 22nd – 28th is World Doula Week, a special worldwide celebration of the amazing doulas who help empower and support labor and postpartum outcomes everywhere! In honor of these incredible doulas, here is a question + answer with DONA trained postpartum doula Becca Hammond, of Chicago’s BH Support Services.  Tell us how you became a postpartum doula and how […]

It was such an honor to be able to help welcome little Devran to the world over the holidays for this Chicago hospital fresh 48 photo session! Fresh 48 sessions are just so special and meeting Devran and his parents, Tarik and Krysten, was no exception!  Whenever I am lucky enough to help welcome a newborn […]

I am pretty sure that it doesn’t get any more adorable than the Champion family and their Chicago hospital Fresh 48 photography session to help welcome sweet baby Charlotte to the world! Fresh 48 sessions are my favorite photo session by far and I just cannot get enough of the love that fills up these tiny Chicago […]