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Hi, there! I’m Karen - a boutique family photographer with a special love for babies! 

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In Home Maternity and Lifestyle Newborn

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We captured Viji’s maternity pictures around Christmas, 2018 and in February, 2019 we did baby Dhruva’s lifestyle newborn session. Both sessions were done at the comfort of their home.

Girish - husband and Viji - wife
Girish – husband and Viji – wife

“For Maternity we were looking for outfits that would accentuate the bump, luckily your recommendation worked out great. The colors matched very well. “

Strobe light
Strobe light
Backlit
Backlit

Meet big brother Rishi, eagerly waiting for the arrival of his baby brother:

Maternity - Mommy and Kid

“For Maternity we were not sure how the pictures would come out as we were doing the photo shoot at home. With your creativity the pictures came out beautiful so we were confident for the newborn session. Our only concern was the duration and how my first son would be during the photoshoot. Knowing you from the Maternity session helped us to be more relaxed for the newborn session. As you were patient and not rushing us we felt relaxed, took our time and the outcome was some beautiful striking memories captured when we lived our life”

Meet baby Dhruva, 28 days old at the time of session:

Newborn baby boy 1 month lifestyle natural light close-up

The couple chose the name Dhruva because they wanted to keep it short and simple. It was also the name of a lead character in a popular movie.

Tips from Girish and Viji:

#1: “Just be relaxed and enjoy the experience. Having too much preparation can derail your mood if things doesn’t go as planned”

#2: “Kids energy levels go up and down. It’s OK for them to be in a different mood and sometimes they may not cooperate no matter what. Just focus on other things and they will come back in high spirits for more pictures.”

Newborn baby boy lifestyle family candid
Love how this picture shows the fun spirits of the family! (Grandma at the right most)
Love how this picture shows the fun spirits of the family! (Grandma at the right most)

For newborn the family wanted to highlight the baby so they chose the teal color for baby and lighter shades for everyone else. Grandma is in a traditional saree.

I am not a black & white portraits photographer but sometimes, adding black & white effects could make the emotion of the images so much stronger!

Lifestyle gives you the cozy feels:

Favorite image from the newborn session by both me and my clients:

From top to bottom:  Rishi- Loves all kinds of monster trucks and seafood just like Mom.   Girish - Foodie. Loves to try different Cuisines and coffees.  Viji- Loves loves seafood. Could eat all day.  Dhruva - Latest addition to the family!
From top to bottom: Rishi- Loves all kinds of monster trucks and seafood just like Mom. Girish – Foodie. Loves to try different Cuisines and coffees. Viji- Loves loves seafood. Could eat all day. Dhruva – Latest addition to the family!

I thank my clients for giving me the opportunity to deliver two types of family portrait styles to them. The maternity session was done studio style under strobe light. The newborn session was done lifestyle under natural light. Each has its unique features and I am glad my clients get to experience both. Congratulations once more on their new bundle of joy!

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- L. (maternity and newborn sessions customer)

I had an extremely anxious pregnancy after my miscarriage, which is why I didn't reach out to you until so late, but you really went out of your way to accommodate and make it happen for me and my family. I'm so glad that I have all these photos of this special time in our lives and the captures of (our) brand new baby. I'll be forever grateful for the perfect moments you captured. Thank you again, so much."

"Hi Karen. Just wanted to really say thank you again for everything with our sessions. I could not be happier with how they both turned out."

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- ZHAO FAMILY

We have gotten many compliments from visiting guests. The photos you took are candid and captured true moments of joy. The product has amazing quality and yet very easy to install. I can’t wait to get another great collage for the upcoming family shoots. Thank you Karen.

"We absolutely loved the wall collage you designed for us. It has become the focal point of our great room"

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- JESSICA JACKSON

She listened to what type of photos we were looking to achieve and offered suggestions since she is in fact the professional! Karen was always very responsive if I had any questions leading up to the actual photo shoot and was an absolute pleasure to work with the day of our session. Everything went very smooth, and our proofs were delivered very quickly. After the selection process, our final images were delivered also very quickly and looked so amazing. We have received so many compliments and will be using Karen again in the future. I highly recommend MuSen Photography to anyone looking for quality professional photography!

"Karen was amazing to work with from the very beginning through to the delivery of our final photos"

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- SUE COLON

I hired her to do my daughters first birthday party photos and she captured the moment perfectly. I was so pleased with her work I hired her again to do a mother and daughters photo shoot for Mother’s Day. She NAILED IT one of the most beautiful photo shoots I have ever seen. Karen picked the location, lighting, told us how to pose her eye for perfection is beyond words she saw my vision and made it come true. She also was very easy to contact and communicate with. The turn over time to receive the photos was fast and easy. Karen is also very sweet it was truly a pleasure working with her.  I highly recommend her and if perfection is what you seek Karen is definitely the one.  I look forward to working with her again. Thank you so much Karen you rock .

"Karen is absolutely amazing."

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- STEPHANIE

Truthfully from the beginning when we met in the diner to the very end of our day to stay to capture all of our memories. You were a pleasure to work with and we will be using you again for sure for our family photos and every event we have. I love most about you that your attention to details and making sure you get everything right and perfect for us. 

"Karen what can I say but you are fabulous"

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- JESS

Once again I'm so grateful that you managed to squeeze us in and did such wonderful work with our newborn! We absolutely love the prints and can't wait to put them up around house! I can't wait to book you for his 1 year shoot!

"Hi Karen, thank you so much!"

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