Session Close to Home
When planning out your fall family session, there are a lot of choices to make. One is where to do the session. A great choice is to have it close to home. Like AT your home. Or maybe a piece of family land. If you have something that means a lot to your family, let’s […]
Four Benefits of Family Portraits
Four benefits of family portraits: 1. Create memories and heirlooms to pass down 2. Document growth of the whole family 3. Boost your children’s self esteem and self-acceptance 4. Finished product makes great gifts If these aren’t reason enough; I don’t know what is. I recommend to get your family photos done when big milestones happen. […]
Consultations are important
Why is no one talking about our custom sessions at Kara Powell Photography? They are when you need them, where you want them, for as long as you need them. And you receive all of the digital images in your gallery plus the products you select during your viewing appointment. You never get a generic […]
3 Things to End Summer Blues
3 things to help with the end of summer blues: – Spend as much time as you can outdoors enjoying the pool, beach, parks, and other outdoor activities – Throw an end of summer party and get your child involved – Create a giant calendar and mark off school and work holidays. Then choose dates […]
Don’t Skip Family Photos
Stop making this mistake! – skipping family photos. They are so crucial to your child’s self esteem. Placing a photo on our wall shows that we’re proud of our family and its members. It says they’re important. That they are enough just as they are and we couldn’t be happier with having them. (This goes […]
Dogs Run the Household
I internally giggle when I take family photos with fur babies. The parents always think they are in change; but we all know who really is in charge. At my house my cat runs everything. Who runs the household at your home?
15 years ago
When I started this journey 15 years ago, I had no clue what an adventure it would be. I had no idea I would grow so much, meet so many people, learn a ton about business, taxes and things NOT photography related, and still be doing this 15 years later. I just wanted to have […]
Joyful Moments
When clients ask me what my style is? Or how would I describe my photography to you in three words? Joyful, classic and colorful I love to capture the in-between moments for you; which are usually filled with emotion and joy. These images will stand the test of time. No crazy filters or photoshop techniques […]
What to wear color palette
Are there certain colors you are drawn to? I love blue. All shades. I don’t wear a lot of it. But I should. It goes well with my eyes. My boys look amazing in blue. And I think a lot of people look great in blue. I try to get clients to wear it. What […]
When you grow up
What do you want to be when you grow up? Some know this about me; some don’t. I always wanted to be a teacher. I used to skip recess and help the teachers. Even worked during the summers helping all of my mom’s teacher friends. It was amazing. Sorting books, cleaning desks, etc. I loved […]