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shark shoes

Karen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:21:56 +0000

With apologies for dropping off of this blog for months…

last days at the pool

Karen — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:08:00 +0000

The summer break is coming to an end. I can’t say “summer is ending” with a straight face because of course it’ll be summer weather here in Houston for a few more months. But the lazy afternoons at the pool are coming to an end, as school starts this week.

my friend Kim and her boys

Karen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:50:23 +0000

Hanging out in San Diego in their awesome backyard.

film friday

Karen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:36:13 +0000

Photos from this week…first some of Jeff & Lyle at the bayou, then some of Lyle & my mother-in-law Tuesday night at dinner. These are a mix of digital and film. It’s mostly film–all the black & whites–with some color (digital) thrown in. I love both.

photos at the J

Karen — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:53:57 +0000

Several weeks ago the marketing director at the JCC asked me to do some photos for a sports wall that someone bought (donated money toward). They wanted big images featuring some of the recreational sports they offer to hang on this wall, which is in a hallway outside the main gym.

People, I am no sports photographer. These were hard! But here they are in all their seven-foot glory.

And if you live in Houston, check out the J–they have some really great programs and camps. www.jcchouston.org

a breakfast photo shoot

Karen — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:47:43 +0000

I love this photo shoot. We did these photos at a restaurant in midtown called Natachee’s that has awesome fried pickles and a patio and a sandbox for kids to play in. (Also cool–their kids’ meals are served in old-school metal lunchboxes.) It was a gorgeous day to be outside.

outdoor session

Karen — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:24:58 +0000

A couple from another session…this one with an 18-month-old boy with very blue eyes.

i love photographing in people’s homes

Karen — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:58:42 +0000

This is one of my favorite sessions I’ve done yet. I always suggest to clients that we shoot in their home, but people don’t always want to. I like it because it’s them, it’s their stuff & their place, everyone’s more comfortable and relaxed and doesn’t feel as much like they have to “perform” while we’re out at a location specifically for photos.

I’ve gotten to know this family a bit over the past year, as our kids go to preschool together. The girls are so sweet, and their mom is one of the nicest women you will ever meet. I love the images we got from their session.

manhattan family

Karen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:02:37 +0000

They live in New York on the Upper West Side, a block from Central Park. The kids were a little shy at first but still came running down the hallway of their building to meet me as I came off the elevator, which was awesome. I shot a few photos in their apartment, and then as their mom encouraged them to get ready to go outside to do more photos, the little girl said, “But, Mom, she just took, like, FIVE pictures of me. Isn’t that enough?”

father’s day surprise

Karen — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:18:55 +0000

Their mom hired me to do photos of the kids as a Father’s Day gift for her husband. I love this idea! We did the pictures on the day he left town on business. Here are a few of my favorites.