josie March 17, 2009

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with the Kirkley family this past weekend.  It was such a dreary Sunday afternoon, weather-wise, but I am so glad we kept our appointment because this sweet newborn made my day!  Besides, baby Josie was born in early February, so I didn’t want to let another week pass by before capturing all her “newness”! 

She was the perfect 4-week old… we were able to get the wide-awake shots & sleepy shots… she even shared a few smiles with me… I couldn’t have asked for more! 

Thank you, Jason & Lauren, for welcoming me into your home and allowing me to spend some time photographing your sweet family.  Here are a few of my favorites so far from our session… hope you’ll enjoy!

 

and last but certainly not least… I had to leave a spot on the blog sneak peeks for Josie’s canine brother “Billy”… isn’t he the sweetest?  He definitely needed to be included in some of our shots, too, don’t you think?!

 

hayden kate March 12, 2009

Luke and I had a special visit with Baby Hayden & her mom yesterday… and of course I brought my camera along for the ride.  I’m so appreciative of my sweet friends for allowing me to use their beautiful children all the time to take pictures of… I just hope the kids won’t all start avoiding me like the plague one day when they begin recognizing me as their own personal paparazzi! 

Our best friends have been blessed with their second beautiful gift from God… one of the pink, frilly, bow-wearing variety this time around.  Hayden Kate is pure sweetness and I could have held her all day if it hadn’t been for all of the many picture ideas I had running through my head.  I just appreciate her being so cooperative with all of it.  She did remind me of one of my very favorite parts of being a mom, that sometimes only the true mama can comfort you… and I was perfectly pleased to have the opportunity to capture some sweet pictures of her with her beautiful mommy… content as could be. 

Here are way too many of my favorites from our time together yesterday because it was impossible to choose any less than this…

sweet caroline March 3, 2009

The Neil Diamond song has been in my head the entire time I’ve been editing this session.  I had the honor of photographing this sweet Caroline last week, at 4 weeks old.  I had such a great time meeting her sweet mom & dad, as well, and during conversation realized that Caroline’s mom & my husband went to high school together!  What a small world it is! 

Anyway, Blake & Lacey have one beautiful little girl on their hands.  We got some great awake shots of her & even a few sleepy ones… she was such a trooper for all of my ideas – mom & dad, too! 

Thanks so much, Owen family, for welcoming me into your home & giving me the opportunity to photograph your new blessing!  Hope you will enjoy a few sneak peeks for now!

 

 

I loved the looks she & her dad were sharing… I think she may already have him wrapped around her little finger! 

 

so new… February 22, 2009

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! 

logan January 6, 2009

I couldn’t have shared my official last session of 2008, on the very last day of the year, with anyone better… Baby Logan entered the world just days before Christmas and I had the honor of taking his newborn pictures two weeks later…

He is such a beautiful blessing and joins two of the sweetest parents to make this beautiful new family of three!  Logan did such a good job during our photo session… it was clear just how much he is loved and what great parents Bob & Jennifer already are! 

One of the things I love most about photography is having the chance to share these new moments with people… I consider it a huge blessing to have the chance to take these pictures and I can only hope that this family will enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed capturing them! 

Bob & Jennifer, thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and giving me the opportunity to photograph your family!  It was a great ending to a wonderful year for me and this new little venture… I can’t wait to see what’s ahead in the year to come! 

happy new year! January 1, 2009

I thought I’d start the new year off with a couple of early sneak peeks from my last 2 sessions of 2008.  Both were very special sessions for me and I’m excited to start going through all of the clients’ images, but for now, here is a quick one from each to ring in the new year!

I pray that 2009 is a wonderful year for you and your family.  I am excited to see what God has in store for Karen Baker Photography in the New Year, whatever it may be!  Stay tuned for changes coming in the next month including a new website and blog design! 

Also, some friends created a Karen Baker Photography group on Facebook for me… so if you are on FB, make sure to stop by!  My plan is to post sneak peeks, news & specials on there, as well! 

Thanks to everyone – my family & friends especially – for their love and support in 2008… and here’s to a wonderful 2009!  

More sneak peeks to come soon from these sessions…

caleb dean October 2, 2008

After having the opportunity to do a maternity session with Caleb’s mom several weeks ago, I was excited to hear about his arrival and have the chance to shoot his newborn session last weekend!  He was the perfect newborn for me… awake when we wanted him awake, asleep when we wanted him to sleep & I never once heard him cry!  He is such a beautiful little boy and I can already see that he’s stolen his parents’ hearts! 

I am having so much fun editing this session… I think Caleb and my camera are going to be the best of friends!  Here are some sneak peeks for Mom & Dad to see!  Hope you guys enjoy! 

special friends & using natural light indoors September 7, 2008

I truly believe that God places people in our lives at certain times for certain reasons.  This has definitely been true in the last year as I have been working harder at making my dream of being a professional photographer a reality.  Heather and I met over a year ago through a website that we both utilize for displaying our work and seeing other photographers’ work, all as a way to help us grow and become better photographers.  I refer to her as my “photography friend”… she has been an invaluable source of information, advice and feedback.  Her business, HD Portraits, has grown immensely in the last year and I have been so excited to watch it grow and learn from her.  How wonderful to have someone going through the same scary and exciting experiences at the same time, to talk to and bounce ideas off of?

Heather and her husband were blessed with a beautiful baby girl this past June.  Baby Kate joined the family shortly after her big sister, Meg, turned two.  They are the sweetest family and I was so excited when Heather allowed me to visit them shortly after Kate’s birth to photograph the new family of four.  

I do all of my work “on location”, meaning that I will come to the client’s home or chosen location to shoot the session.  This often means outdoor sessions for my work, which I truly enjoy.  However, there are also times that call for indoor sessions and I always come prepared with my travel backdrops for those situations.  We used the backdrops for my “mini-session” with Heather and her family this past summer and I wanted to showcase a few of those images to give clients an idea of how this works with natural lighting.  It is always best when there is plenty of window lighting in the room, so we always try to pick the room with the best light in the house to set up the backdrop.  I loved how these turned out.   

june sessions… July 25, 2008

The month of June included several great sessions.  I was blessed with the opportunity to photograph a newborn, the sweetest 3 month old & the cutest 19 month old… all girls!  Just as I was starting to worry about my portfolio being filled with boys only, I had the chance to work with these great families!  I thought I would use one of my first posts to show some of my favorites from the month of June…