In Bloom
Baby girls are like flowers that are always in bloom. I had the pleasure of meeting this sweet little one today. And even though she was super excited to meet me (ie. stayed awake almost the entire time.) she now has a gallery of almost 80 images to show for her very first professional photo […]
What is a session like with Kara
Don’t take my word for it… “What is it like to do a session with Kara? Well first of all she always provides many ideas and options for location. She always sends reminders so that there is no confusion on times and locations. She even sends wardrobe ideas for the session. She is always punctual […]
The Big Number 4
I get to see this young man every year. What a blessing! I love seeing how much he is growing every year. He loves exploring my secret little path way. But this year, he was ready to go get his prize at Walmart for being good. 🙂 Next year is a big year. I can’t […]
My journey through infertility
For some starting a family is easy. For others it is something that is costly, emotional and sometimes never happens at all. We were lucky and it only took us six years to finally have a son. It was very costly and we were not able to have any other children. But luckily I have […]
Canon Camera Girl
I’m a Canon girl. Always have been! I started with a Canon Rebel film camera in middle school. I was obsessed! Even won a contest back then with an image I took of my cousin, right after he was born. I loved capturing people and their emotions. What do you shoot with? What do you […]
Connection
Connection. If there is one thing I love in a photo, it is connection. Whether it is between people or between the camera and the person. It shows that the people or person has complete trust in the photographer. This is one of my favorite photos of me. I love Michelle of @pinkletoes and trust her […]
Hire a Professional Photographer
I have a lot of favorite photos of my son. I mean, I take a ton and then I also have a LOT taken by other amazing photographers of our family. This image was taken by my friend Michele of Pinkle Toes PhotographyShe is amazing. He was barely two and really crazy wild. If you zoom […]
Kara’s Photography Story
A question I get a lot is how did you get started doing this job? Well, it all started way back in Junior high…. My dad was into photography. So he bought me a little Canon Rebel film camera. I messed around with it a bit at home. But I really got into it when […]
Expecting a Miracle Book
I feel strongly about getting the word out about infertility, since I have been through it myself. So I wanted to do something to give back to the infertility community and especially RESOLVE. So I came up with the Expecting a Miracle book. I posted the need for families with infertility challenges on my business […]
Expect a Miracle
Do you remember the first noise that your son or daughter made? Or where you were when you found out that you were pregnant? That feeling of anticipation and pure bliss is what being a mother is all about. Ever since I was little, I wanted children. I babysat since I was 12 and I just […]