Anchorage Wedding Photographer | "J" Wedding

Now that we're solidly in winter here in Alaska, let's have a little sunshine in our lives with a wedding I did back in July!

It was a hot, beautiful day. With a super fun wedding party, and some of my favorite clients, this wedding was so much fun. And their theme, is to die for. Rustic, neutral, yellows... I need to decorate my house like that. 

I've been doing photos for this couple since their son was a newborn and they were in a desperate search for a last minute photographer, and found me. I did little man's photos every 3 months for his first year, so as you can imagine, I got to know his parents as well. And they are SO much fun. Their personalities go together so well. So when they asked me to do their wedding photography, I was thrilled. I got to come hang out with them, and their venue, Gloryview Farm in Wasilla, was amazing. Every detail was thought of, and I'm honored I was able to be a part of their  day. 

Thank you again, M and A! You guys are the best!

Eagle River Child Photographer | "F" Cousin Session

I'm in love with this session. I was contacted by this client to do a cousin's session while her sister was in town with her two little girls from Texas. Such an awesome idea. As a person who grew up very close to her cousins, I would love to have something like this to look back on as an adult.

How cute are all these kids? And their outfits were so well coordinated, and they were all AMAZINGLY well behaved. One of the moms was a fellow photographer, so I barely had to direct anyone, she knew how to get their attention, helped me with posing, etc, this session was a breeze. I have to admit, I'm always a little nervous shooting in front of other photographers, but I loved this. The first mom is a previous client from a newborn shoot, and little man in blue in these pictures was one of my newborns almost a year ago. What a doll!

Before the session, I was asked if I had a bench that all 5 kids could sit on for the session, and I realized that even though I feel like I have every prop under the sun, I did not have a bench big enough to fit 5 kiddos. So I looked around and realized the perfect bench sits right in my studio. So with the help of my awesome clients, we dragged the bench out to the middle of the park, and we may have gotten a few funny looks, but the photos turned out awesome! So now my studio bench will for sure be a prop I'll be using outside more often. 

"F" Cousin Session!

This sweet big cousin asked for this picture with his gorgeous little cousin. I melted at the request!

Let's talk about this picture real quick. This was a request by the big kid cousins right at the end, and they really wanted a jumping picture. However, after many attempts (and a lot of laughing), we realized what we were just not going to be able to get everyone off the ground at the same time. So with the help of a little Photoshop magic, we were able to get the picture that the cousins really wanted. :)

ANNOUNCING! Name change!

If you follow my page at all, you'll probably notice that something has changed. I've changed my name from Oh So Sweet Photography to Karen Travers Photography.

As I'm starting to get into different areas of photography, I started to feel a little limited by my previous name. 

I'm pretty excited about this name change, I've been wanting to do it for a while, but please hang in there while I get things changed around. You can still contact me in all the same ways, through the website, through my Facebook page, and phone number is still the same. The only contact information that is going to change is my direct email address. This will now be: 

karen@karentraversphotography.com

You'll still be able to reach me at the old email address while I get things changed around. :) Thanks for sticking with me through some exciting changes!

Eagle River Newborn Photography | Baby "H"

Confession: I love this sweet family. They took a chance on me last summer when they were still only a family of 4 and I was just starting out for a family session, and now they are back as a family of 5 with their brand new little man for newborn photos. 

We started out this session with sibling photos. Sibling photos can be interesting, usually hit or miss, and we found out quickly that Pinterest photos make it look way too easy. We did manage to tough it out and get some super cute photos! 

I had so much fun talking to them about what it was like settling into a routine as a family of 5 (spoiler alert: it's chaos), and so glad they came to me again for photos.

Side note: how gorgeous is this mom? Yeesh.

Anchorage Alaska Newborn Photography | "M" Baby Girl {Anchorage, Alaska}

Oh my gosh, this little girl was an absolute dream. Little girls just keep proving that they are better sleepers than little boys. I know there are always exceptions to the rule, but that just seems to be my experience with babies, including my own kiddos! I met this sweet girl when she was a few weeks old, and she just let me play. We had tons of props to use, we had way too much fun.

Have I told you all that newborns are my favorite? Being an Anchorage Alaska Newborn Photographer has been like a dream come true to me. Every time someone comes to me with a new inquiry for a newborn, I get all kinds of excited. I get to take beautiful pictures of babies, and I get to snuggle a brand new little one for a few hours. Win-win!

Anchorage, Alaska Child Photography | Baby "V" 6 Months! {Anchorage, Alaska}

Eeeeee this little man was such a doll! I met him right around 6 months old, and he. is. adorable. 

We met at a park in Anchorage with lots of trails, and everything he did was cute. His mom has super mom reflexes when it comes to a wobbly baby just learning to sit up (a spotter is always a must!), and even with the slightly wet morning, we had such a fun time, and used the cutest props!

Happy (belated) 6 months, little man!