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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Sam’s First Birthday | Studio Photography Session

Sam is one! I have really enjoyed seeing how much she has changed this year and documenting her parents’ first year as a mom and dad.

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Welcome Ryan | Newborn Photography Session in Chatham

Ryan’s easy-going newborn session was done in the family’s new northern New Jersey home. I was so excited to meet baby Ryan and to work with this family again!

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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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Clarissa and Dan's Studio Maternity Portraits

Clarissa and Dan’s beautiful maternity portraits are the first of their portrait membership sessions. I cannot wait to see their sweet baby for newborns!

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Welcome Lucy Jean | Montclair Newborn Photographer

Montclair, NJ is the perfect place for first-time parents looking to move to the suburbs of New York City. I adored documenting this new family in their beautiful, fully renovated Montclair home.

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Modern Family Studio Portraits

I love the simplicity of these studio family portraits. We wanted to create a relaxed family portrait to add to the growing family gallery wall in their new NJ home.

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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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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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Newborn Sam in Maplewood NJ

Baby Sam’s artistic newborn session was so much fun. The family’s Maplewood, NJ, home was covered in custom artwork and unique backgrounds.

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Sawyer | Chatham NJ Newborn

I headed to this family’s home in Chatham, NJ, to document sweet baby Sawyer and her gorgeous pink nursery. Her mom and I designed several albums and are working on a gallery wall for their home.

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Anna's 3rd Birthday Studio Portraits with Cookie

Little Anna and her new Dutch rabbit, Cookie, were the stars of this birthday session in our Maplewood, NJ studio. We designed a sweet matted album for her to enjoy in their Summit, NJ home for years to come.

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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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Carrie & Ryan’s Studio Maternity Portraits

It was so much fun to work with this couple to create light and airy maternity portraits that fit their vision. Our Maplewood studio was the perfect place to document this exciting time in their lives!

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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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Parker’s First Birthday in the Studio

For Parker’s third and final session celebrating her first year, we headed to our Maplewood, NJ photography studio. I loved working with this family again and installing these beautiful portraits in their new home.

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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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Baby Kaden’s Beauty Nursery in Manhattan

For Kaden’s in-home newborn session, we set up in the family’s modern apartment near Bryant Park, NYC. The location was absolutely gorgeous, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a beautifully decorated nursery.

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Madison's First Birthday

Madison’s mom searched New York City for a photographer with a bright, clean editing style to take her daughter’s birthday portraits. I am so glad she extended her search to New Jersey and found our studio!

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