NYC/NJ newborn photographer Nicole Hawkins explains the benefits of in home lifestyle newborn and family photo sessions for new parents, concluding that home is the perfect backdrop to create beautiful, emotional newborn and family portraits.

Gemma’s NYC newborn photo session at my photography studio on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Central Park family portraits are classic. This young Brooklyn family wanted to document their sweet boy at age two, and also have some gorgeous family portraits for the holiday season.

Baby Rayas NYC newborn photo session took place in her beautiful home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. 

Baby Wyatt's newborn hospital “Fresh 48” photos took place in NYC at New York-Presbyterian / Lower Manhattan Hospital.