liberty state park

Liberty State Park, Jersey City | Maternity Session

 

Liberty State Park | Jersey City

Love a good manhattan backdrop!! There’s something about a family session that can feel refreshing after the long wedding days. As a new mom myself, yes, trying to gather kids can be stressful but these sessions can also be playful and fun! I try to tell the family, to just embrace the kids as they are and we can try to work around them — maybe you’ll come home with one or two photos of everyone looking at the camera, but there’ll be sooo much more laughs if we let the tickling, running around, and playing happen. After all, parenthood is not picture perfect journey, so our photos capturing that moment shouldn’t be any different.

 

Liberty State Park Engagement | Kyle + Adam

 

Liberty State Park | Jersey City, NJ

I will never forget how barren Liberty State Park was during this engagement photoshoot. It was a crisp, April evening in Jersey City during the covid pandemic and all I kept saying was “wow, I can’t believe we have this entire place to ourselves.” I come to this park often, since it’s about two miles from where I live, and I’m certain I won’t have this wonderful opportunity again. We took full advantage of it though, and tried to fit as many of the backdrops as we could with the little time we had on our hands. Initially we were going to have this session at Branch Brook Park during PEAK cherry blossom season, but we were so unlucky with the rain, and kept postposing our dates. Although that surely would have been super beautiful, there’s something about this set that I just love so much. Maybe it’s the urban setting. Maybe it’s because I get to showcase Jersey City (my backyard). Maybe it’s because the NYC skyline was just perfect that night. Or maybe it’s because there weren't 20 other photographers fighting for the same spot, and that allowed for a bit more intimacy. Whatever it was, I thought it was the perfect day. I can’t wait to be a guest at their wedding here at Maritime Parc this December!!