karen photographs :: commissions

Examples of some past commissions and what my clients are saying...

"Karen captured beautiful images of our infant, family, and dog in our womb to one sessions. She has an amazing ability to take in all the elements of the environment and know what would make a beautiful and most natural image. She was very comfortable and so easy to work with. We are so happy we found Karen.”

~ LENA & LESTER SAPITULA ~
Redondo Beach, California
Womb to One sessions of Ethan

Thank you so much for working with us to make our anniversary gift to each other special. We really appreciate the care and attention you took to plan our photo session – from scouting the perfect location for us, to providing the best photos possible. Add to that the fact that you had to work with us long-distance during the planning, and you still managed to provide us with everything we asked for, and more! The end product was so much more than we’d hoped for, and we had very high expectations. You’ve captured our personalities completely in the photos and we can’t even begin to tell you how happy we are with them. We really couldn’t have hoped for anything better.

~ ANGELA KING & DIANNE McGAVIN ~
Maryland
Anniversary portraits in California

"Karen Leach is so much more than just a photographer. She is a true artist, which is evident in every images she creates. Getting natural and beautiful photographs of infant and toddler twins is nearly impossible, but Karen did it with unlimited patience and grace.The series of handmade albums she produced for our twin boys, from womb to three, are priceless. If our home ever burned down, we would save our children, our dog, and Karen's albums - they mean that much to us."

~ WILL & JANE FENDON ~
Culver City, California
First Year Portraits of Willem and Quentin

"As you can see from this picture, working with Karen was relaxing and fun for both my son and me. And Karen was able to capture just the right moment. I love this picture!"

~ JENNIFER HOFFMAN ESSEN ~
La Cañada, California
Mother and child portrait session

"The picture of the boys is in my entry and it makes me smile everytime I look at it. They never would reveal to me what they were laughing about (you know how brothers are). Such a genuine moment... I pause and imagine them talking and laughing right here in my house! What can I say but that I almost forgot that Karen was there! It was a completely relaxed experience.”

~ CHRISTIE SCOTT ~
Boston, Massachusettes
Portraits of siblings

"Karen had the challenge of taking pictures of the six members
of our family in six different combinations! Not only was our morning together completely relaxed and festive, the results were fantastic. We had great choices within every grouping - even the one of all six of us! She had a great eye for spots and poses and composition and the prints are beautiful. It was a wonderful commemoration of my 50th birthday and a sweet souvenir of the weekend our family spent together."

~ JOSANN TEMKIN~
Los Angeles, California
Family portrait session

"People who see the photo I have on my office wall often comment on how wonderful and expressive it is. We, too, were quite taken with how well you captured a special, private moment between us. We love that we will have these pictures forever. Each time I look at the photo on my wall I remember the beautiful feelings I have for Ellie, and how happy I am that we are sharing our lives together.”

~ BARRY GOLDSTEIN ~
Los Angeles, California
Couple portrait session

~ KATHY& CRAIG HELSLEY~
Thousand Oaks, California
First Year Portrait Sessions of Emily

"After much searching for someone to photograph our wedding, I was thrilled to have found Karen. She has the rare gift of being able to combine technical mastery with an artist's eye. Her images are spiritually narrative and technically precise. She sees light like few photographers can, and she can capture the mood and spirit of her subject. We're thrilled with our photos, and couldn't wish for more."

~ JENNIFER TOUGH & TODD HEMSLEY~
Santa Monica, California
Wedding portraits and candids

"Our photographs are beautiful! Karen is truly an artist.
She gave us keepsakes we will treasure for the rest of our lives."

~ JEFF & JULIE EAGLE ~
Culver City, California
Newborn portraits of Xander

"The wedding album she created for us is a treasure which captures the essence of our wedding day. It is so utterly unique and precious, we regard it as one of our most precious possessions."

~ BILL AND JANE FENDON ~
Los Angeles, California
Wedding

An image from their wedding became a bestselling
wedding greeting card (from 1998) and a wedding gift bag

Private Elementary School
Yearbook Photography Project

Curtis School Yearbook, 1998
Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, California

"Karen's photographs are luminous,
powerfull and truly timeless.
I recommend her, and her work."

~ SUSAN ARIEL RAINBOW KENNEDY ~
San Francisco, California

Author portrait of SARK for her bestselling book,
"Succulent Wild Woman", 1997

CD cover for "More than 12 Stories under the Sun", 1996

~ LISA CANNON ~
Santa Monica, California

Response from Fred Woodwood at RollingStone to the image I sent him in 1993, while I was a student at Art Center College of Design.

~ FRED WOODWOOD ~
New York City