Gorgeous natural light family photography session in Central Park to celebrate baby’s first birthday and vacation in New York City.

Joyous mother and baby portraits created at Nicole’s newborn, baby, child and family photo studio in NJ.

Baby Maxwell’s milestone and family portrait session in Central Park, New York City with Upper West Side photographer, Nicole Hawkins.

Mother and child natural light studio portraits on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, complete with studio wardrobe.

A beautiful studio mini session event to create stunning mother and baby/child portraits at the Upper West Side studio of Nicole Hawkins Photography.

Baby Liam and his Brooklyn family return to the Upper West Side photography studio for classic, loving photos with Nicole Hawkins Photography.

A newborn and family portrait session is the most thoughtful gift loving family and friends can give to new parents. I met newborn baby Tate and his parents at their DUMBO, Brooklyn apartment shortly after the holidays thanks to a thoughtful family member reaching out.

Studio family and newborn portraits are perfect for NYC families wanting bright, clean photos that are timeless. Jen and her beautiful family wore studio wardrobe for their portraits at my natural light Upper West Side studio.

Simple, timeless portrait session of 5 month old baby Eve at home on the Upper West Side of New York CIty.

One year old boy/girl twins Naomi and Thomas visit Nicole’s Upper West Side photography studio for fun, classic baby portraits.

A toddler focused Central Park family photo session with Nicole Hawkins Photography. We opted for a more relaxed, casual feel for this session and captured the joy and and fun of having an 18-month-old.

Baby Jack’s newborn session in Nicole Hawkins’ Upper West Side Manhattan photography studio. We used a combination of natural light and studio light to create gorgeous, bright lighting for these gorgeous family photos.

NYC and NJ newborn and family photographer Nicole Hawkins finds out what HypnoBirthing is all about with Upper West Side Doula and HypnoBirth instructor Gili Levitin of Inher Body.

Baby Eva’s in-home newborn photography session in her family’s Upper West Side apartment in Manhattan, NYC. Their gorgeous apartment had floor- to-ceiling windows that provided the loveliest natural light for these snuggly newborn photos.

Lucas’s beautiful natural light mommy-and-me baby photography session at the Upper West Side portrait studio of Nicole Hawkins Photography in Manhattan. All clothing borrowed from the Studio Wardrobe.

Sweet baby Liam’s timeless studio newborn photography session on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Using a light, bright, neutral color palette allowed us to focus on Liam’s sweet expressions and tiny features. Gorgeous portraits of mom and dad snuggling their tiny newborn complete the session and make for timeless photos he and his parents will treasure forever.

Baby Keir’s newborn baby photo session in their new DUMBO Brooklyn home. I’ve known this family for several years and I’ve had the pleasure of photographing them on multiple occasions, so it was so fun to welcome the newest member of their family and photograph them in their new home!

Classic baby portraits of baby Jon at the Upper West Side photography studio of Nicole Hawkins Photography in NYC.

Theo celebrated his first birthday with a family and cake smash photography session in their beautiful Manhattan apartment. Baby and his family will now have gorgeous, classic portraits of this sweet stage with their NYC home as the backdrop.

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.