This family of three was so cute for their Lincoln Park family photography session! These two new parents have had quite the whirlwind year after making the move from New York City to Chicago and welcoming adorable baby M through a pandemic! I was honored to be asked to capture their first family photos as […]


“And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.” – […]
This Chicago lifestyle newborn photography session was one that I had been eagerly awaiting to do following this sweet family’s maternity session earlier in the fall! Between covid and Chicago’s ever-changing weather this session transformed from an outdoor newborn session to a more traditional in-home lifestyle newborn session and I think that it couldn’t have […]


“Perfection only exists in babies and pastries.” – Gayle Wray Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I would love to tell you more about a Chicago family photography session! […]
This family photo session in Chicago’s Lincoln Park was so much fun, mainly because we had the added perk of having grandparents and the family dog join in on the photo session! When mom Kristina said she wanted to gift her parents with family photos I was so excited and knew that it would be […]


“Like stars are to the sky, so are the children to our world. They deserve to shine!” – Chinonye J. Chidolue Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago in-home newborn photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I […]
“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.” – Lisa Weed Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I […]


One of my favorite things to do as a photographer is to have a photo session take place in your home or backyard! There is something so special and intimate about documenting a family in the place that they spend all of their time and make most of their memories, especially in 2020! I’m always […]
This Wicker Park family photo session was absolutely dreamy! I mean could this little family of four be any more beautiful? Chicago’s fall weather is very unpredictable with so many cold days followed by warm days, and we got so unbelievably lucky to have this fall evening photo session while it was nearly 70 degrees […]


I had so much fun getting to know the Kirshenbaum family during their fall family photo session in Chicago’s Lakeview! One of my favorite things to come out of the crazy year of 2020 is that so many families are opting to keep their sessions simple by staying close to home! Chicago has so many […]