INVESTMENT
When you imagine your home years from now, how do you hope to experience the memories you’re creating today?
My work is built around that question.
Nicole Hawkins Photography is a full-service portrait studio in Maplewood, New Jersey, offering a thoughtfully guided experience and timeless images that become part of your home and your family’s story.
Each of our Cornerstone Collections has been crafted to ensure your time results in meaningful pieces for your home while also preserving your images digitally. Collections begin at $1,490, and most families invest $1,790–$3,950 in their finished portrait collection.
All sessions include planning guidance, wardrobe access, professional retouching, and a private ordering appointment where we design your final collection of artwork and digital images together.
Beautiful portraits deserve to live beyond the screen.
Digital images bring peace of mind.
They ensure your memories are preserved.
But the portraits families cherish most are the ones they see and hold every day — the album on the coffee table, the framed image your child walks past each morning, the wall portrait that quietly becomes part of your home.
These pieces grow more meaningful with time.
Years from now, you won’t only want to remember what your children looked like.
You’ll want to remember what it felt like to hold them close in this season of life.
My role is to guide you through the entire process — from wardrobe and session planning to designing artwork that becomes part of your family’s history.
Our Products
Heirloom Artwork
After booking we will schedule your pre-session consultation so we can plan our vision for your session and select the best artwork for your home and family.
We work with the industry’s best professional print labs to provide you with stunning, archival artwork that you and your family will treasure for generations. Each product is fully customizable and only available through professional photographers.
Fine Art Prints & Framing
Our 100% cotton fine art prints will maintain their beauty for 100 years on the walls of your home.
Matted fine art prints are perfect for for those looking to frame on their own or to give as gifts. Print based Cornerstone Collections begin at $1,490.
Custom framed fine art prints are available for the wall or desktop. We offer 30+ frame styles to choose from, including a premium line of hard wood sustainably harvested and milled in the United States. Our frame based Cornerstone Collection begins at $1,790.
We are known for custom wall gallery design, complete with professional installation. Wall galleries begin at $3,400.
Custom Albums
When I design you a custom album you can see my whole vision of your little ones’ sweetness, your child’s beauty, and your family’s love. You can hold it in your hands, and you can flip through it with your loves.
This is how your investment becomes your legacy.
Each is hand crafted in the United States, with thick, lay flat pages, and the fine art paper is coated to resist fingerprints and add a layer of protection.
Customizations include gorgeous cover materials and beautiful debossing to make your album 100% unique.
Custom designed heirloom albums begin at $1,500 a la carte.
Album based Cornerstone Collections begin at $2,390.
How to Work With US
Signature Studio Sessions
Signature studio sessions take place in my Maplewood studio and are ideal for milestone moments and family portraits. These sessions offer total flexibility for a custom session and a fully guided experience.
Our signature studio session fee is $290 and includes in person planning, as much of your family as desired (pups and Grandparents, too!), studio wardrobe for the whole family or styling assistance, and an in person or online design and ordering appointment to help you select a curated image collection or build a custom package of products designed for your needs.
Digital packages start at $1,200, and most clients invest $1,790+ depending on how many images they choose and whether they include printed artwork.
In addition to our Signature Studio Sessions, we offer a limited weekday milestone portrait experience for babies in their first year, as well as a petite studio maternity add-on for those booking a Signature newborn session in studio or at home.
Signature On Location Sessions
In home newborn sessions or outdoor or at home family sessions are intentionally designed around creating finished artwork—albums and framed pieces that tell the story of your family in this season of life. These sessions are relaxed and tender, full of movement and life, and planned with long-term enjoyment in mind.
Our Signature on location session fee is $390 and includes detailed planning, studio wardrobe or styling assistance, location guidance, and an in person or virtual design and ordering appointment.
Most outdoor and in home clients invest $1790+ in combination of printed artwork for the home and digital files for archiving.
Studio Baby Milestone Portraits
Designed for babies 4–12 months, this refined studio session captures your baby’s growing personality in a simple, timeless setting.
Available Tuesday–Thursday at 10:30 AM or 1:30 PM only.
$850 — paid in full at booking
Includes:
30-minute studio session
White studio backdrop
Baby + one caregiver
Use of studio wardrobe for one
7 fully edited high resolution digital images (selected from a 15 image proof gallery)
Upgrade to 10 images for $350
Additional images $120 each
Please note: Cake smash, siblings, and multiple backdrops are reserved for Signature Studio Sessions.
Multi-Session Portrait Membership for Newborns
Our Portrait Membership is perfect for busy parents who want to bottle up baby’s first year in the easiest, and most beautiful way possible.
Included in your Session Fee:
– choice of up to 4 Signature Sessions within 18 months
maternity - newborn - 3 months - 6 month - 9 months - 1 year
– $200 heirloom album credit after each session towards a first year baby book or family album, and
– priority scheduling during busy seasons.
Portrait Membership Session Fee – $750
Digital images and products purchased separately after each session.
Only 12 Portrait Memberships are available annually.
These twelve exclusive memberships book up fast—reserve your spot early to capture your baby’s first year effortlessly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Absolutely. For Signature Sessions, Grandparents are welcome in as many images as you’d like — I love capturing those special multi-generational connections.
Pups are always included in in home sessions, and well-trained pups are also welcome at the studio. For the best studio results, I recommend having an additional adult available to care for your dog when they’re not being photographed.
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Yes. My studio wardrobe includes an extensive selection for maternity and postpartum moms, babies and children up to age 8, stunning dresses for girls up to age 12 (featuring companies like Noralee and Tutu Du Monde) and even shirts for men.
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Hair and makeup services are not included, but I work with talented, trusted artists who can prepare you either at your home or in my studio before your session. I’m happy to coordinate this for you so it’s seamless.
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Every client receives a detailed in-person planning session (or virtual over Zoom, if preferred). During your appointment we will:
Review wardrobe and styling options
Discuss your inspiration and preferences for backdrop, posing, and style
Prioritize which images matter most (e.g., full family, siblings, individuals)
Talk about your children’s personalities so I can interact with them in a way that feels natural and fun
Review digital file options and look at artwork samples and create custom quotes for frames as needed.
This ensures the proof gallery I create is perfectly in line with your needs and budget.
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I remove the guesswork and stress from creating gorgeous images. Signature Sessions are truly custom, and every client recieves guidance on what to wear and the best images for their intended use.
My studio is designed for comfort, including cozy seating for family, an open floor plan so children — and moms during hair/makeup — feel relaxed and engaged.We also offer as much time as needed to create the images you envision. We do not schedule back to back photoshoots, so if you run late, or your baby needs some extra time to settle, it’s no problem at all.
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Yes. Many clients love walking away with tangible products to enjoy throughout their home, while others prefer a curated digital collection to print on their own when ready. You can choose either, or combine both.
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If you would like us to handle all printing and do not need high resolution digital files with a personal print release we offer web-size matching digital images for each print purchased. Web-sized digital images are perfect for enjoying on your phone and sharing on social media, but not suitable for print. Many clients want an album, a handful of favorite images as prints for the wall, and a few gift prints for family and the office.
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Signature Studio sessions have a $290 session fee, with digital collections start at $1200, and print and digital packages starting at $1490. Most families choose to invest more to enjoy additional images and fully finished artwork.
Our Studio Milestone Portrait Sessions have a flat fee of $850 and include 7 images with the option to upgrade to 10 images for $350 at your viewing appointment. Additional images may be added on if desired.
For clients looking to add a studio maternity session on to their Signature Newborn Session, we offer a petite studio maternity add on for $495 that includes 5 images. Upgrades are available.
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Yes. I provide complimentary wall gallery design with your order and professional frame installation for orders over $2,500. I also offer album design services so your portraits are preserved beautifully.
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Studio sessions take place Tuesday - Friday at 10:30 am or 1:30 pm. Afterschool and early evening studio photoshoots are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
In home newborn photoshoots take place Tuesday - Friday at 10:30 am.
Outdoor photoshoots take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays about 1.5 hours prior to sunset.
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We have very limited weekend availability; we offer one weekend photoshoot per month, typically in studio, Sunday at 10:30 am. Please reach out soon if you need a weekend photoshoot to discuss availability and rates.
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I was a corporate lawyer before building my photography studio—my attention to detail, responsiveness, and seamless process reflect years of experience in client care and high-end service.
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I recommend booking as early as possible to secure your preferred date, especially if you want a Friday session, during peak seasons and holidays. This also allows plenty of time for your planning appointment and for scheduling hair and makeup if desired.
Maternity photoshoots are scheduled for when clients are 28 weeks up to 32/35 weeks, ideally, but please don’t hesitate to reach out if you are further along to discuss options and check availability.
