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

I am thrilled to share a heartwarming fall family beach session that left me inspired and in awe of the beauty of nature and the boundless joy of childhood. As a professional newborn and family photographer based in Greenwich, Connecticut, I am continually enchanted by the moments I get to capture, and this session was […]

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 […]

family of four sitting in the sand and grass on a Connecticut beach

Okay, I’m just going to say it – I don’t think I could live anywhere that’s completely landlocked. I can’t imagine not having the ocean nearby! • Some of my best memories revolve around the beach. Collecting shells … splashing in the water … shallow pools of water to explore. Even making sandcastles you know […]

smiling mom wearing a white dress playing with her twins at Greenwich Beach

I’m in love with the beach. If you’re a beach family, there is no better location for your family portraits than Greenwich Beach! And what’s better than getting together with one of your favorite client families for a birthday celebration on the beach (times two)?! The twins turned two, and mom wanted a family beach […]

Family is a beautiful thing. Whether it’s a new family with an expectant mother, or a family of ten, the many special memories that you make together deserve to be captured in a beautiful way. Part of what makes a session beautiful is the setting. While my studio is one of the best places for […]

Happiness looks good on Sandra and Andrew. This lovely couple recently welcomed their gorgeous little girl, Taylor, into the world, so it’s no wonder that they can’t help but smile! Sandra and Andrew’s love story started 9 years ago, when they met through mutual friends, and you can see that that love has only grown […]

Words can’t express how full of joy I was watching my dear friend Michal on her journey of motherhood. Thanks to this blog, you also were able to see her first maternity session with me, her first daughter as a newborn, and now her maternity and newborn sessions with her second daughter. I love looking […]

Here are a few of my favorites from the session at Tod’s Point in Greenwich. Enjoy! <3 _______________________________________________________________________________________     |  _______________________________________________________________________________________     © 2015 Looking Up Photography CT Newborn, Maternity, Family Photographer | Cos Cob, Riverside, Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Byram, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton, Norwalk, Wilton, Rye, Rye Brook, Harrison, North Castle, Pound […]