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4 Meaningful Photo Crafts for Busy Woodlands Families

As a parent in The Woodlands, you likely have thousands of photos sitting in your phone’s. You know the feeling: you see a beautiful moment, snap a picture, and then it’s buried under screenshots of grocery lists and work emails within forty-eight hours. At Kara Powell Photography, we believe your family’s story deserves to be […]

8 Secrets to Get a Great Photo Every Time

Discover 8 secrets to perfect photos with Kara Powell Photography—from mommy & me to Houston newborn sessions. We focus on genuine emotion, ideal lighting, and natural edits every time.

High Expectations

Let me tell you a story about this image. Being a child and family photographer I take a lot of photos of my kid. So naturally I wanted a great photo of my boys in the Houston TX bluebonnets. Easy right? Well, the kid was cranky. The dog was over stimulated with all of the other […]

Growing up too fast

I wish I knew when I started this business that all those newborn babies that I was photographing would turn into grown up seniors. Why are they all getting so big??? It makes feel so old.  I don’t know any of the cool things anymore. Nor any of the little kid tv shows. I am […]

Locations Good and Bad

Can I tell you a secret? There are some locations in the Woodlands, TX that I do not like.  Yep. I said it. The light isn’t as predictable, too many people, not safe, etc. Do I take my clients there? Absolutely. If the client insists. But I will definitely suggest other options. I always suggest […]

Spring is Coming

Just a reminder that Spring is coming up.  And if you are thinking about doing a senior session or family session with me in March or April; you need to get on my schedule NOW. I have very limited dates in the Spring due to lots of clients wanting sessions and the really great weather. […]

When Everything Aligns

Round up your daughters. These two tiny cowboys are way over the top adorable. I just love their personalities.  As seen by the over 1000 images I took at last night’s session.  I managed to get it down to 150 for their gallery. Which is still crazy pants. When the weather, location and family align….What […]

Holiday Mini Sessions Day 2

Day 2 of our holiday minis. Another full day of fun. Looking for baby deer in our forest and finding him! The kids had a blast. Searching and practicing their reading skills. We even had surprise videos from Santa (which the kids loved). Magic is what we are all about here. The kids were so […]

Fun Fact about Kara

Want to know a fun fact? Even though I push all of my clients to print wall art and albums…I have a HUGE problem doing it for my own family.  We do annual family portraits; but I have a huge problem deciding which ones to print.  PS. I have way more wall art of clients […]