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 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 […]

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 […]

chunky newborn baby sleeping sideways in a farmhouse style basin lined with a chunky blanket

Baby season is a thing, and it’s upon us, friends! I have photographed so many newborns in the past few months! And let’s be honest – there isn’t anything that brings people together quite like an adorable new babe. I’m sharing a recent, spring studio newborn session to show you just some of the amazing […]

newborn baby boy with the sweetest face, lying on a white blanket

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of planning and capturing this stupendous family newborn session for a family celebrating the birth of their newest family member, Teddy! We had so much fun celebrating this cutie and the rest of the family as well! Teddy’s mom Lori had a beautiful, coastal inspired vision that we […]

studio newborn family photos; Connecticut family photographer

Believe it or not, I have yet another session from 2021 – with one of my favorite families – that I need to share! Another magical session that has been tucked away in my vault of sessions itching to be shared! I got to spend time with mom Hien, dad Seth, and sweet Kaia once […]

newborn baby girl swaddled in gray wearing a gray floral headband

Josephine was joined by her mother Kellie, father Kenny, and big brother Bennett for her newborn session. This family newborn session was one to remember. I had previously photographed big brother Bennett when he joined the world. Despite the challenges of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, Kellie valiantly displayed her deep gratitude for the gift of […]

newborn photography with sibling; white flokati

  Sandra, Logan’s mom, wanted to have a family newborn photography session so that she could look back on these images and cherish this special time forever. In her client survey, she shared with me how she wanted poses similar to and would complement the maternity and newborn imagery from big sister Taylor’s sessions. As […]

newborn baby boy swaddled in light blue in a basket of feathers

  Navy’s mother, Samantha, shared that it was her previous experience with Looking Up Photography that brought her and her growing family back into the studio for a second family newborn session. Their family values “someone who takes great photos and makes you feel at ease”, which is such a compliment to me. Samantha told […]

newborn baby boy asleep on his arms with his mouth slightly open; Karen Kahn

I was so excited to shoot this last-minute newborn session in Greenwich, Connecticut at the Looking Up Photography studio. This family contacted me a couple of weeks after baby was born. They came to me because Merritt is their third child and they realized that they hadn’t commissioned newborn portraits for their other two children. […]

newborn baby girl in lace onesie and wearing a large white flower headband

Welcome to the world, baby Zara! Such an adorable bundle of joy and so loved by her family. Mom booked me for a newborn session as I had already photographed big sister Quinn last year. In planning for these photos, Nicole shared with me that she especially wanted some photographs in cream, mauve, and pink […]