Monthly Archives: June 2010

Summer Vacation & New Pricing Info!

Hello everyone! We are now well into the summer season! Hopefully you’re all staying very cool this summer… boy is it HOT here in South Florida!! It’s so hot that we’re going to be closing for a month this summer. July is a big month for me since my husband and I celebrate our 6th anniversary on...

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Nicole & Scott’s Las Olas Engagement Session | South Florida Wedding Photographer

Nicole and I have known each other for about five years now, so I was incredibly excited when she told me that she and her new fiance Scott wanted to hire me to photograph their wedding day! They love living nearby the beach, so they decided to do their engagement session on and around Las...

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June 28, 2010 - 10:30 pm hillary - love them! the bw series is my fav :)

June 28, 2010 - 10:31 pm Heather - These are gorgeous! Her face looks so stunning in the 4th image. :)

June 28, 2010 - 11:20 pm Jenny T - How beautifullllll!!!!! Awesome job as always karen....and nic n scott looked great :) sooooooo happy for them!!!

June 29, 2010 - 3:54 pm Jason - These are AWESOME pictures! You guys look great, and so happy! Kudos to the photographer!

August 11, 2010 - 11:12 pm Nicole & Scott’s Engagement Party | South Florida Wedding Photographer » Karen Lisa Artistic Photography - [...] recently photographed Nicole & Scott’s engagement session in Las Olas and Ft. Lauderdale Beach, and I also had the pleasure of taking pictures at their [...]

Ciara & Joe | Miami Beach Botanical Gardens | Miami Wedding Photographer

I had been looking forward to Ciara & Joe’s wedding for quite some time, and when the day came, I was very excited to be photographing it! I even made it to the hotel for bridal prep a few minutes before the bride got there herself! :) I actually had met Ciara a few years...

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June 26, 2010 - 4:16 pm mary engels - What a fun bunch of people! You can tell we all like to have a blast together. Great job capturing the entire event, especially all of the smiles:-)

June 28, 2010 - 10:01 am Nicole - Love these pics. The colors are so vibrant and fun. A beautiful wedding and such an adorable and happy looking couple! Great work Karen! (I think I even spot someone I know - Katie - in one of the pics!...such a small world)

June 29, 2010 - 9:42 am Cassie - Wow! These totally capture the incredible energy of the night. I love the one of Ciara crying/laughing listening to her dad's speech!

June 29, 2010 - 9:52 am brigid - SO great!! Love all the pictures, they came out a little better than mine did ;) Such a fun family, so much love!!

June 29, 2010 - 11:30 am Hannah - Cutest bride & groom in Miami. Best wedding party I'd been to in a while. These look so great!

June 29, 2010 - 11:56 am Alisha - What gorgeous pictures! :) It looked like such a fantastic wedding.

June 29, 2010 - 12:37 pm Natalie - Absolutely beautiful pictures and wedding!

June 29, 2010 - 12:59 pm teri lavelle - I loved seeing the pics. Everyone looks great and had such a good time. Thanks for the preview!!! Loved it!!!

June 29, 2010 - 1:41 pm Lucille - Such a gorgeous wedding and photos!

June 29, 2010 - 4:34 pm christine engels - The cake pictures are great! And I love the ones of you getting ready, Ciara. Beautiful!

June 29, 2010 - 5:53 pm Jess - The picture of our group tequila shot is actually the best picture of me and Dave taken together. Perhaps tequila is the secret ingredient to good photos? Thanks for sharing these photos of one of the very best weddings we've been to.

June 29, 2010 - 8:14 pm Steph - The dancing ones couldn't be any more awesome. Love!

June 29, 2010 - 8:56 pm Jesi - STUNNING pictures! I especially love the ones of the wedding party after the ceremony. The lighting is also phenomenal in the picture of John & Ciara dancing the father/daughter dance... and the picture of Joe feeding Ciara cake is Puma-licious! What amazing pictures to remember a great night!

July 3, 2010 - 4:22 pm karen hofer - I personally love the photo of Ciara and Joe holding the two ringbears. But maybe that's because I'm the Mom of one of them!!! What wonderful pictures! It was such a great celebration and you captured it so well in your photo's.

July 9, 2010 - 3:54 pm Gwen - Fantastic – these are perfect illustrations of love and joy.

July 9, 2010 - 10:14 pm Jordana - these pictures are amazing! i love the one of Joe and his bros walking "Entourage" style down South Beach.

July 17, 2010 - 1:57 pm Betsy - Great pictures. The spirit of the day comes right through. What a good looking couple.

Happy Father’s Day! – Lilly’s 18 month photos – San Diego Child Photographer

First off, Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dads out there, especially my father, my husband, and my father-in-law! I hope all of my clients are having a great day with their kids and their dads, too! I bring you photos today of Miss Lilllyanna, who is my good friend Hillary’s gorgeous little girl!...

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June 20, 2010 - 4:24 pm hillary - Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thank you!!!!!!! I love them!!! I wish you were closer to do our pictures more often!! xox

June 20, 2010 - 5:30 pm Adrian - Love them! Can't decide which one I like the best... The first two are wonderful, and the wide shot with them laughing is so precious.

June 20, 2010 - 6:10 pm Heather - These are sooo adorable! The first one is so precious and then 3rd (in the street) makes her looks so grown up! (I am amazed at how fast she & Z are growing!)

June 21, 2010 - 10:24 am judy - Just adorable. Love the jeans!! Very sweet and feminine.

Retouched Images – Before & After

One of the most common questions I receive from potential clients is regarding retouching images. Most photographers have three stages of retouching. The first stage is the RAW image straight out of the camera. This image is unedited and unfinished, so it normally will never be seen by anyone other than the photographer. The second...

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June 19, 2010 - 4:03 pm alissa - you know I love these!