Hello, I'm Karen Kahn. Welcome to the Looking Up Photography blog, showcasing highlights of  client sessions celebrating baby's first year, useful information for your next session, and other helpful resources. Stay a while and enjoy!

Baby's First Year and Beyond

As a professional family photographer, there are certain sessions that touch my heart and soul, capturing the essence of love and togetherness. The Lautersztain family beach portrait session was one such cherished experience. Against the backdrop of sun-kissed beach grasses and gentle waves, I had the privilege of freezing moments of joy shared between this […]

I have been photographing this delightful family for years and was thrilled when Stephanie contacted me to photograph newborn imagery for baby number two – another boy! The Desjardins family is fabulous to work with, and over the past few years I have been privileged to get to know and document their growing family here […]

This family! I absolutely love it when I get to photograph a family time and time again, and especially when some of those portrait sessions happen at the beach. Here’s an image from Ryan’s newborn session with big brother Michael: Below is a favorite from Ryan’s baby milestone session: And here’s one from Ethan’s baby […]

This is one of many times I’ve had the pleasure of photographing the Abergel family. This family has a wall dedicated to images I’ve taken since Alice’s newborn session – one image per session. Clients for life! Here’s a favorite from their 2020 beach session: And a family portrait from their 2021 fall foliage session: […]

Greenwich Beach is such a beautiful place for a family photo session in the summer! I love the weather this time of year – it makes a family portrait session delightful and fun! One of my favorite things about this family is their easygoing nature. I’ve worked with them several times before, including for Taylor’s […]

If you’re anything like my family, you have summer on the brain all year long. You start planning amazing vacations, lengthy sunny days on the coast, and even just doing nothing in particular at all. As we dive into the lazy days of summer, I want to put a bug in your ear for something […]

This session was the BEST! As you’ll see below, Mom had a proclivity to silvery grays, light blues, and natural wood tones. Since my studio is in the quintessential New England state of Connecticut, of course I loved these color choices. And I love it when my clients are clear about what they want. This […]

Browse Austin’s Newborn Session While I’m primarily a newborn photographer, I completely love documenting milestones, especially in my amazing studio. And photographing this effervescent one year-old was so very special. You may remember that Austin’s dad Peter is a dear friend of mine. Mom Natalia has so much poise and is a classic beauty. Clearly, […]

I LOVE the colors and unique elements of this session! When families ask me to incorporate special pieces representing who they are, I am of course happy to oblige. And this session is giving me all of the warm and fuzzy vibes, am I right? Mom’s detailed client questionnaire allowed us to perfectly coordinate a […]

Approximately 2 and a half years ago, I photographed this family as they welcomed their first child, Lily, into the world. Lily was such a beautiful newborn! (And may I say, Happy Half Birthday to Lily!) Click Here to See Lily’s Newborn Session Little brother Landon recently joined the family, so mom Ashley reached out […]