Category Archives: Fun Stuff

Inspiration Shoot: a Little Red Riding Hood tablescape!

At the beginning of the year, I met up with Yadira & Johanna, the lovely ladies from One Sweet Party, to start planning a shoot inspired by the recent Little Red Riding Hood movie. However, since the movie is pretty scary, we wanted to take a spin on the woodsy, elegant imagery and create something...

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March 19, 2011 - 7:08 pm judy - Very etherial & romantic setting! Now all you need is a Knight and his Lady.

March 20, 2011 - 7:43 pm Desiree - Wow! You have amazing photography! What a pleasure to be featured in such an elegant and beautiful setting.

March 21, 2011 - 10:18 am Jessica Savidge - Everything looks so wonderful!! Makes me want cookies and punch :)

March 22, 2011 - 11:06 am kristina (Entertainment Services for Weddings) - THESE ARE SO AMAZING! FINALLY ONE OF THESE DAYS I COULD DESIGN MY OWN PARTY, THANKS FOR THE IDEAS. AGAIN, THE IDEAS ARE SO UNIQUE!

March 27, 2011 - 9:17 am Jennifer - Beautiful! Those cookies look amazing!

July 1, 2011 - 10:42 am Johanna's Maternity Portraits at Long Key Nature Center | South Florida Maternity Photographer | Karen Lisa Artistic Photography - [...] few months ago, I did a Little Red Riding Hood themed birthday party inspiration shoot with the ladies of One Sweet Party, Johanna and Yadira. Johanna was pregnant at the time, so I took [...]

Portrait Session Giveaway Winner!

I love love love giveaways! They give me the chance to meet new people and have a lot of fun doing something different. Thank you all for supporting me these past 5 years as I have grown my business and for entering my giveaway! I received so many great entries. The winner of the contest...

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November 30, 2010 - 12:24 pm Erik Hawkinson - Congrats, Vanessa!

November 30, 2010 - 1:04 pm Vanessa Prieto - Gracias Erik!!

South Florida Portrait Giveaway & Wedding Photography Specials

This is a big year for Karen Lisa Artistic Photography – I am celebrating my 5th year as a professional photographer! I’ve been through 3 different business names, learned a lot through trial & error, and truly developed my style over the past 5 years. Above all, I’ve had the pleasure of working with some...

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November 22, 2010 - 3:57 pm cristina - I am currently 6 months pregnant:). I would love to be able to capture this time of my life with my husband and 19 month old son. I also photograph but am always behind the camera. As much as I prefer that I know it would be an incredible experience to look back and see our family at this time.

November 22, 2010 - 4:03 pm cristina - follow karen lisa facebook

November 22, 2010 - 4:05 pm cristina - subscribe to RSS feed with google reader:)

November 22, 2010 - 6:16 pm Marissa Stewart - I would love to win the 1 hour lifestyle portrait session with an 8x10! I have not had professional sessions since our new addition and I have been dying to get a great portrait of the 4 of us. I love lifestyle photography and would be so grateful to get some artistic shots through your point of view.

November 22, 2010 - 7:07 pm Becky - I'm engaged to my best friend, and we'd LOVE the opportunity to do an engagement shoot with you!

November 22, 2010 - 8:01 pm Dari - I would LOVE the opportunity to do a shoot with you for my 5 year anniversary!! It's a really special time for my boyfriend and I and would love to do something special for him!

November 22, 2010 - 8:36 pm cynthia rodriguez - OHHHH I hope I get it!!! Izzy needs some pics taken by such a talented photographer like yourself :)

November 22, 2010 - 9:14 pm Florencia Quevedo - I would love to win this! My husband and I only got to have a civil wedding and we have a few pictures, having some professional ones of us would be great!!!! I follow you on facebook :)

November 22, 2010 - 9:16 pm Alissa - I'd love to win this for my family. My mom is a huge Karen Lisa fan (as am I!) and I'd love to have some family photos for her.

November 22, 2010 - 9:17 pm Alissa - I follow your fan page on facebook :)

November 22, 2010 - 9:18 pm Alissa - I already subscribe to your newsletter (and love it!)

November 22, 2010 - 9:19 pm Alissa - I have your RSS feed linked to my google reader - it's my favorite blog and I get so excited when you post a new one!

November 22, 2010 - 9:20 pm Alissa - I entered your pear tree greetings give away on your personal blog - hope I win :)

November 22, 2010 - 9:20 pm Alissa - I shared this on facebook - hope some of my friends enter your fab contest

November 22, 2010 - 9:28 pm Arlyn - I would LOVE to have an opportunity to do "My trash the dress shoot". When I got my engagment pics taken it rained on us and didn't get to have a variety of pics. So after the wedding I really been wanting to have another photo shoot. My wedding dress has been sitting there for the past 7 months waiting for me to put her back on and enjoy her one more time!!! I saw your work thru a friend of mine on TK and you are truly talented. thanks

November 22, 2010 - 9:32 pm Arlyn - I have subscribed to your newsletter. =)

November 22, 2010 - 9:33 pm Danielle Marsh - I've always wanted to be a pin-up girl / Suicide Girl and I can't imagine anyone else photographing me. I was so comfortable during my boudoir session despite being nervous, and I am ready to take it to the next fun level with you.

November 22, 2010 - 9:34 pm Arlyn - I am currently following Karen Lisa on FB!!

November 22, 2010 - 9:37 pm Arlyn - subscribed to RSS feed with google reader. :)

November 22, 2010 - 10:11 pm Monica Dyer - Hi Lisa, Congratulations on your five year anniversary! I actually contacted you not long ago about a family portrait session, but we were not able to schedule a mini-session at that time. I absolutely love your work, and you are the photographer I want to photograph my family. I am also a photographer, but sadly, I have not had professional portraits taken of my own family in a very long time. My husband is healthy now, but living with cancer. Not to be overly dramatic, but I want a family portrait now, because one never knows what the future will bring. Thank-you for letting your readers and followers share in your celebrations!

November 22, 2010 - 10:14 pm Daisy Duchens - i signed up for your newsletter :) check out the unbelievably long post i left on your bright autumn sun blog!

November 22, 2010 - 10:31 pm Bea - We have finalized our family with the surprise pregnancy and birth of twins last August in addition to our older 17 month old. We have yet to have any professional pics taken of us and I would love to capture this moment in history with my "boys" and have us together as a family for the Holidays to share with my parents and in-laws. Thank you :o)

November 22, 2010 - 10:33 pm Bea - I follow Karen Lisa Artistic Photography’s Facebook Page

November 22, 2010 - 10:38 pm Bea - I entered the Bright Autumn Sun contest. :o)

November 22, 2010 - 11:22 pm Heather Riopel - Following Karen Lisa Facebook. This would be an awesome thing to win :)

November 22, 2010 - 11:25 pm Heather Riopel - I'd love to win and have photos taken of my fiance and I...or maybe just some pics of me to use on my photography website :)

November 22, 2010 - 11:31 pm Liz - Why do I want to win? Well, a complimentary photo session would mean I could spend more on fabulous shoes for the shoot! The love of my life and I are trying to find the perfect photographer to help us create some quirky, edgy engagement photos with just a hint of romance.

November 22, 2010 - 11:41 pm Liz - and I'm following you on Facebook now, because I really do "like" your work =)

November 23, 2010 - 8:42 am Doris - We haven't had a professional family portrait taken yet and our son is almost 15 months old; I'd love a pro photo to document this time in our lives :-)

November 23, 2010 - 8:42 am Doris - I follow Karen Lisa's Facebook page.

November 23, 2010 - 8:43 am Doris - I also subscribe to your monthly newsletter :-)

November 23, 2010 - 9:17 am Joanna - I would be beyond thrilled to win a portrait session with Karen Lisa. Our son is almost 4 months old and I'm embarrassed to say that our camera broke and almost all our photos of him are on my iPhone! To have a special, professional portrait taken of the three of us would be incredible and it would create a memory to last a lifetime.

November 23, 2010 - 9:38 am Edyta - My children and I don't have any professional pictures ever since we came to this country in 2005 :-) We would love to capture our special connection, our love and closeness. My dauthter is 11 and my son 8. Their father lives far away... We would like to send him a littlebit of us captured on that picture. I would like ot sign up for the comp session. Many thanks, Edyta

November 23, 2010 - 1:18 pm Ilene Littman - My son will be 6 months old on Thanksgiving and we haven't had his pictures taken yet. What can I say other than he is our 3rd child and we just haven't had the time. Seems to be with each child, their 1st pictures were taken later and later :-(

November 23, 2010 - 1:19 pm Ilene Littman - ...and its also time to have our family portrait taken now that our family is complete.

November 24, 2010 - 1:13 am Vanessa Prieto - Oh my G, to quote my daughter, Sonnet... I searched "artistic photographer in Fort Lauderdale" and yours was the 1st site to pop up! It's fate and I am looking no further! Your work is everything and M-O-R-E that I was literally searching for and that is simply why I would be so grateful for a comp shot. I am in need of some edgy yet professional pics for a new business website that I'm super excited about, as well as holiday shots (not the boring red sweater kind) of my most amazing 2 kids, Sonnet & Kruis, and I (first family shot as a single mom and this will be very special since I've avoided this for a couple of years). I envision these shots with an organic, eclectic nature feel, throw in a Spanish style gate, fountain, and/or art deco sign and we are $$$$. Fingers crossed, Vanessa

November 24, 2010 - 1:14 am Vanessa Prieto - Loving your work. Please contact me!

November 24, 2010 - 7:35 pm Danielle Ramirez - I would love to win this session not for me but for my best friend who in the last year has not only given birth to beautiful twin boys but has also been diagnosed with leukemia and had a bone marrow transplant and is now cancer free. She is an amazing person and her family has been through so much if anyone deserves this is her.

November 24, 2010 - 10:04 pm Ashley Strum - I would love to do a photo shoot with the whole family now since Evelyne is almost one and we don't have a family shot since one is us is always taking the pictures!! I would love to have a nice outside pic of us together with both kids.

November 24, 2010 - 10:05 pm Ashley Strum - I subscribe to Karen Lisa' Photography facebook page

November 24, 2010 - 10:05 pm Ashley Strum - I subscribe to your monthly newsletter

November 24, 2010 - 10:10 pm Ashley Strum - I shared this post on facebook

November 24, 2010 - 10:10 pm Ashley Strum - I liked this blog on StubleUpon

November 27, 2010 - 12:08 am Melissa Fernandez - Our son James was born 9 months ago and we would love to have a family portrait session and have not been able to because of job difficulties. I envision our portrait session being a laid-back depiction of the fun we have as a family. I love your photographing style.

November 27, 2010 - 12:18 am Janet K. - I'd love to win a portrait session for a few reasons! The first reason is that when I first laid eyes on your work a few years ago it blew me away-you inspired and motivated me and I don't think I'd be where I am right now as a result. The second reason is that I need an updated family portrait and would love to have you shoot it. I have to admit that I envision the ocean or water being involved, but NOT the standard family on the beach kind of thing - I'm sure you would find an innovative way to capture us! Anyway, that's why I'd like to win! :)

November 27, 2010 - 12:19 am Janet K. - I follow your Facebook page. :)

November 27, 2010 - 12:19 am Janet K. - I subscribe to your newsletter. :)

November 27, 2010 - 12:20 am Janet K. - I subscribe to your blog feed.

November 27, 2010 - 12:21 am Janet K. - Retweeted!

November 27, 2010 - 1:00 pm Brittany McNair - I love love love photography! (:

November 28, 2010 - 5:23 pm Daisy Duchens - id love to do a cool henna belly shoot !!!

November 28, 2010 - 10:47 pm libertygirle - Karen, I would love to work with you again. But this time I'd like to have my family in the pics with me. =) We have yet to have real, family portraits taken. I want to get some great pictures of my little family before we expand next year. And my son is such a ham, he would love it! I'd love to shoot oustide so we could bring his Radio Flyer wagon. He loves that thing! Whoever wins this giveaway is very lucky! Can't wait to see the results on your blog! And congrats on 5 successful years!

November 29, 2010 - 12:10 pm Coralys - I would love to win. I haven't had recent pictures of our son done since my husband came back from deployment.

November 29, 2010 - 1:23 pm jackie - Hey Karen. I would love to win the giveaway! With my twins growing so fast, I'd love to capture a family photo of the four of us to cherish these moments. Thanks for hosting the giveaway. Congrats on 5 successful yrs and happy bday to Zachary.

November 29, 2010 - 1:24 pm jackie - I'm a facebook follower

November 29, 2010 - 1:24 pm jackie - I receive the monthly newsletter via email. : )

November 29, 2010 - 1:27 pm jackie - Entered to win the Hipstamatic app on the Autumn Sun blog.

November 29, 2010 - 10:44 pm cristina - entered paint the moon giveaway

November 29, 2010 - 10:45 pm cristina - shared with friends on facebook

November 29, 2010 - 10:47 pm cristina - i just "retweeted" with RT button:)

November 29, 2010 - 11:00 pm cristina - entered bokeh giveaway

November 29, 2010 - 11:00 pm cristina - entered 503 workshop

November 30, 2010 - 12:52 am lindsay - Just saw this and hope I'm not too late to enter ;) I would love to win a session with Karen! I've always been a fan of her style which is why I chose her to shoot my 1st daughter's newborn portraits. Photography is very important to me and preserving images as time goes on is something I value very much in life. Unfortunately as a photographer myself I'm almost NEVER in photos. I'm having my 2nd child soon and would love to have Karen shoot some maternity photos so that I can hold onto these memories. I'd just love some images of me in a natural relaxed setting and possibly some with my toddler and me interacting.

November 30, 2010 - 1:12 am Daisy duchens - Karen...... Pleeeeasde honor your certificate special... Just realized the date and want to pay for it!!!! It's too late to call u now ..... I'll call you in the am!!!!! Daisy

November 30, 2010 - 1:24 am Cary Jorge - Hi Karen! I follow you on FB but I know you from my brother's wedding to Lindsey Peters :) I'm too getting married now! I love my fiance and we were actually talking about getting a Christmas shot of us done today.. since his dad hasn't met me, and I want to send him a picture of us. I'd love to win a complimentary session, I envision him wrapping his arms around me and us looking like what we are.. in love <3 *wishing myself luck!* :) have a great night!

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Photo Fun Month Update, and a wedding preview

Photo Fun Month is in full swing over at my personal blog, Bright Autumn Sun! The month is nearly over with only 10 days of posts, giveaways, interviews with my favorite Photographer Moms, and photos left to go! I’ve already given away a bunch of awesome stuff, interviewed some awesome people, and posted fun photos,...

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Photo Fun Month Update! :)

Photo Fun Month got off to a great start over at Bright Autumn Sun (my personal/family/fun blog), and I’ve been doing a lot of photography this month so far! I’ve had an awesome engagement shoot on South Beach, traveled to the Florida Keys for a gorgeous wedding, and later this month I have portrait sessions,...

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November 9, 2010 - 9:45 pm cristina - Can't wait for the announcement:)

November 11, 2010 - 6:23 pm Sophie - What a fun photo month! I love the image of the bride and groom with the pumpkins - awesome shot!!