Karen Baker Photography

Portraiture on Location

carson February 23, 2009

I’m pretty sure Baby Gap is going to be calling Carson’s parents any day now… could he be any cuter?  Halfway through our session this past Saturday, I seriously considered putting him in my car & driving away as fast as I could… I think I could stare at this sweet smile for hours! 

When a photographer talks about a dream subject… this is it.  Carson is 7 months old and just about every time you look at him he breaks into the sweetest smile… and those beautiful blue eyes… what more could I ask for? 

I have truly enjoyed going through all of the images from my session with Carson and his parents… the hardest part has been trying to decide which ones to use for their final images. 

Thank you, Robinson family, for sharing your little guy with me this past weekend!  Here are a few of my favorites so far from our time together… hope you enjoy!

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so new… February 22, 2009

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I have over 250 pictures I need to go through from this weekend’s session, but I just couldn’t help myself from going through the very special pictures I had the honor of capturing earlier today…

Our best friends welcomed their beautiful little girl this weekend… Hayden Kate joins big brother Charlie and we’ve already got dibs on her for Luke’s future wife.  Poor thing, she’s not even 24 hours old yet and we’ve got it all figured out… not to mention I’ve already begun stalking her with my camera.  I’m just trying to get her used to the sound of my shutter click… she’s going to hear quite a few of those in the weeks, months & years to come…

For now, I wanted to share a few of my favorites from our first meeting today at the hospital.  I am in love with her already and cannot wait to watch her grow and change… with my camera nearby at all times of course! 

Welcome to the world, sweet Hayden… we are so thankful to God for the blessing of you and the happiness you have already brought your family! 

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15 months February 20, 2009

It’s so hard to believe that my little man turned 15 months this week… for some reason 15 months sounds so much older to me than 12 months….

As I’ve probably mentioned before, I spend a LOT of time on the computer… working on pictures, reading up on different photography websites, learning about technical things I have questions about… and being inspired by all of the other incredible photographers out there.  I love looking at other photographers’ blogs… seeing their most recent work, learning from their experiences and sharing in this exciting adventure that we’re all blessed to be a part of.  Recently I became especially inspired by another photographer and the time she spends photographing her own child.  What a novel concept!   I am thankful for the business & opportunities that I have been blessed with in recent months, but sometimes I feel like I spend more time photographing other people’s children than my own.  Now, I’m sure if you asked him, Luke would be perfectly happy with this new-found distance from my camera… and I’m also sure if you asked any of my family and friends they would say I take TONS of pictures of him.  This is true, for some people, but for a photographer’s child, not so much. 

So, it’s my new mission to work harder at capturing the fleeting moments in my own child’s life… how quickly I see them passing already!  I don’t want to miss out on photographing these times that I’ll never be able to get back again!  I love sharing my work, even some of the personal images, with others… who doesn’t love showing off their child?  So you may start seeing more of this little guy in the months to come… as this mommy/photographer works harder to put her camera in front of her own beautiful blessing, along with all of yours.

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happy valentine’s day! February 14, 2009

Here’s hoping that you and your loved ones have a happy heart day this year!  I remembered this picture of sweet Xadie from her family’s session last November & thought it’d be a great one to share on this day… Xadie is wearing one of the cute tutus that her mommy makes and sells through her store on Etsy.  I’m looking forward to warmer weather this spring when I can incorporate some of these in my sessions! 

Hope you all have a day filled with love! 

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lilly & bear February 3, 2009

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Lilly & Bear… sounds like the title to a really cute children’s book, doesn’t it?  Actually, it’s names of the sweet siblings from my latest session.  I met up with Lilly, Bear and their parents Josh & Vanessa last weekend for a family session by the covered bridge in Euharlee

I have known Lilly & Bear’s dad since we were babies ourselves… and to have the opportunity to meet his beautiful family and photograph them was a huge honor for me.  I have had so much fun going through their session and spending so much time staring at these sweet faces all week.  I hope you guys will enjoy! 

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