http://blog.karenlbarnes.com Wedding, event and portrait photographer serving the greater Los Angeles area Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:46:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Raina and William were married at the Cicada Club in downtown Los Angeles. Given the 1920's design of the venue, they decided to give the entire wedding a 1920's theme. Here's Raina before the big event. William and Raina saw each for the first time that day in the ballroom at ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/52 I'm way behind on my blogging again, but I'm really going to try to get back on track, in between all the summer sessions I have scheduled right now. Jasmin and Mike's wedding was the first Egyptian Coptic wedding I had ever photographed, and I loved experiencing the involved traditions. ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/51 What better way to end Valentine's weekend than with photos of people as obviously in love as Sabin and Becca? Sabin and Becca chose to shoot their engagement session at UCLA, which is a great place for a photo shoot. UCLA has beautiful architecture, lots of hudden nooks and crannies, and ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/48 We've been getting quite a bit of rain here in Los Angeles lately, and so it was inevitable that it would rain on at least one shoot. I actually really like rain photos, and luckily Mike and Alison weren't afraid to go out in it either. Mike and Alison are getting ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/47 After shooting Jenny and Scott's engagement session several months back, I was really looking forward to their wedding. Of course, they didn't disappoint. Jenny chose this gorgeous dress. She had great accessories to go with it, as well. The girls gathered at Jenny's oceanview hotel room to help her get ready for the ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/46 The wedding season has finally wound down, and I have the time to start blogging again. The other night I made a list of the shoots I need to blog, and came up with TEN, just off of the top of my head. Wow. So, you all know what I ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/45 It's the wedding season, which means I am WAY behind on my blog postings. I'll catch up soon, I promise.  I know I'm behind when I haven't found the time to blog about an engagement shoot at Union Station with a fun, adorable couple. But here they are...Kathryn and Oscar! It wasn't ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/43 Hope you are all having a fantastic Father's Day! http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/42 Jasmin, Mike and I had planned to shoot their engagement photos in the Antelope Valley poppy fields, but the poppies up and died ahead of schedule. Although we were all a little bummed about missing the poppies, it gave us an opportunity to head up to Topanga State Park. Topanga ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/41 I've been wanting to post this for a few weeks now, but nothing I can say will do this wedding justice. Here goes. Sarah and Steven held their wedding at Union Station, which is my all-time favorite place to shoot. They had a small, intimate wedding, and made it deeply meaningful ... http://blog.karenlbarnes.com/archives/40