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Lucy Jean Baby Portraits in My New Jersey Portrait Studio

It was a joy to meet up with this Montclair, NJ family in my Essex County portrait studio for little Lucy’s six-month portraits.

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Welcome Baby Margot | Newborn Portraits in New Jersey

This sweet family drove an hour for updated portraits in our Maplewood, NJ, studio. I loved meeting baby Margot and working with her family again!

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Why I Love Outdoor Fall Family Photos

There is nothing quite like fall in Maplewood, New Jersey. It is my favorite time of year for outdoor family photos, and I will tell you why.

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Outdoors, FamilyNicole Hawkins
Baby Oliver's Family Photo Session | New Jersey Studio Portraits

Oliver and his parents loved taking his 6-month portraits in our Maplewood, NJ, photography studio.

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Family Photos At Home in South Orange, NJ

I traveled to the neighboring town of South Orange, NJ, for this in-home family session. The brother and sister portraits turned out so cute!

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Family Portraits in Central Park

This is session number two of four scheduled with this amazing family! I loved being back in Central Park for the day.

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Maverick’s First Birthday in the Studio

Happy birthday, Maverick! It was so fun to choose outfits and backdrops for this sweet session. Their album is going to be gorgeous.

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New York City Child Portrait Session

This Manhattan mom wanted new sibling portraits for their gorgeous new apartment. It was so fun to document these cute kids in each of the four seasons!

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Outdoors, FamilyRachel Hoins
Modern Mom & Me Studio Portraits

I loved celebrating Abram’s birthday with these modern mother and son portraits in our minimalist NJ studio.

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Baby Sam’s Fall Family Photos

I had so much fun taking this family’s fall family portraits at my favorite park in Essex County, NJ. We explored the park and played in the leaves with sweet baby Sam.

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Family, OutdoorsRachel Hoins
Anthea’s Family Studio Portraits with Newborn

It was a treat to work with this family of five in our Maplewood, NJ studio. We took several sibling portraits, family portraits, and newborn portraits to decorate the walls of their new home.

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Fall Family Photos in Northern New Jersey

This fall, I found a new location near Short Hills, NJ, that I absolutely love. So, the question is, when should you book your fall family session?

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Family, OutdoorsRachel Hoins
High School Senior & Family Portrait Session in Summit, NJ

I loved working with this Summit, NJ family to take both family and senior portraits. We worked together to find the perfect image to hang on the wall in their new home.

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Family, OutdoorsRachel Hoins
Senior Family Portraits in Essex County, New Jersey

It was such a treat to take this family’s first portrait since little Winter was added to the family.

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Outdoors, FamilyRachel Hoins
The Shah Family Photography Session at Their New Home in Glen Ridge, NJ

I loved working with this beautiful family. We created a gorgeous variety of images to document their life as new homeowners in Northern NJ.

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Family, OutdoorsRachel Hoins
Teddy’s 6 Month Milestone Session | NJ Family Photographer

It was such a treat to be welcomed back to this family’s gorgeous Tribeca home for Teddy’s six-month milestone session.

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Parker’s 6 Month Baby Portraits | Hoboken New Jersey Family Photographer

Parker’s 6-month sitter portrait is timeless and will be an elegant piece of art in her tastefully decorated nursery.

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Fun Fall Family Session | Verona Park

I am so excited to share the most magical fall family portrait session in Verona Park in Northern NJ. This photoshoot was the perfect combination of traditional portraits that are perfect for updating the family wall gallery, as well as lifestyle images that captured the joy, excitement, and wildness of life with little ones.

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Manhattan lifestyle family photographer | Fun family portraits in Central Park

Preserve your family memories in an heirloom album so you can relive your fun lifestyle family portrait session from when the kids were little.

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NJ Family Portrait Studio | Why hire a professional family photographer in NJ?

The purpose of baby, child and family photography is that as your little people grow into and through adulthood they will know deep in their soul that they are, and always have been, a beautiful, perfect person. Woah. That’s deep for a family photography blog, right? Yes. Yes, it is. Welcome to Nicole Hawkins Photography.

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