~Amy

The pictures Karen took were beautiful!! I will always treasure them...it is so special to have professional photos to remember the very memorable time in life of pregnancy and having a newborn. Karen did a wonderful job; she was so professional and  put me at ease. She made me feel very comfortable at my pregnancy shoot. She also did great job with my newborn; he was quite fussy the day of the pictures, but she was so patient. She even managed to get beautiful pictures of him even though he seemed to be crying the whole time! She really captured the beauty of a newborn.

~Jessica

We did not know what to expect, when my wife told me she wanted to have Karen take pregnancy photos. Karen made us feel comfortable with the whole process and she helped me see my wife even more beautiful. There is no point in having children if you cannot have your portraits taken by Karen and Belly Beautiful! We will do it again with our next baby!

~Mircea

A friend had told us about Belly Beautiful Portraits and we were a little unsure of what to expect... as soon as we had a chance to see the amazing maternity and newborn pictures that they had received along with the portfolio on the Belly Beautiful website, we were instantly excited! Karen is the most creative and talented photographer we have ever had a chance to share an experience with. The shoot was very focused, yet fun... and the photographs quality was amazing! It was also very obvious to us that Karen is a mom herself because she if very good at working with babies. Abby seemed to love Karen taking her photographs and now we have the most beautiful portraits that our friends and family can't get enough of! We wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone who is looking for maternity, birth or newborn portraits and we can't wait to have a chance to share a new experience with her!

~Lara S.

Karen has a remarkable sense for composition, lighting and a keen ability to capture the beauty of human expression. Her skill with the camera and the way she treats her clients make up a wonderful experience.

~Ghedeon

I am so happy I had my son’s pictures done by Karen; great pictures and a wonderful experience. I can tell she loves babies! She loved my baby and she took her time to capture astounding shots of our family. I cannot stop looking at them!

~Mirela

What would we have done without Belly Beautiful Portraits? My husband and I feel blessed to have found Karen. Although money is tight these days we felt it was important to celebrate our pregnancy after all we went through to get to this point in our lives. We started out scheduling a Maternity photo shoot. After seeing the pictures of us in Bodega Bay we knew we had to have the Labor, Birth and Bonding, as well as the Newborn session- “From Start to Finish.” I am extremely camera shy and was worried about how I would feel having so many pictures taken of me; especially since I was feeling so large. Karen quickly put me at ease and made me feel good about myself. I even felt sexy!

Karen was able to capture the most magical time of our lives in a way that we could not have done on our own. All our Photos, the Birth and Bonding DVD and Photo Book have become priceless treasures. Belly Beautiful is worth every penny! We want every parent-to-be and family to know about Belly Beautiful so that they may have the same opportunity as we did to be able to preserve these precious moments forever. Karen is not only professional, her passion for what she does shines through in every photograph she takes. Her patience and ability to capture even the most fleeting of expressions is mind-blowing. We can’t thank Karen enough. She is an extraordinary individual who has become a friend.

~Michael, Phyllis & Charlotte Dinse