Photographer

I am a freelance photographer based in Edinburgh and London. I photograph weddings (see karentakesweddingpictures.com) Also general portraiture, fashion and events. If you are interested in booking, please contact me: karentakespictures@yahoo.com or call 07841 576898 for pricing and further information.

Thursday 13 December 2012

Doggy Style.






Kids Being Kids.

Kids being kids; a little diptych of each one.







Sweet Sixteen.


Sweet at sixteen; Nicole has a wee portrait session. We tried to vary the look and feel of each portrait to document this special period in Nicole's life. All lit with portable studio lights and backdrops.







Tuesday 14 February 2012

Here is a little selection of 'head and shoulder' portraits, all shot with studio lighting and backgrounds. With such a simple composition it is easy to create repetitive portraits! The use of varied lighting, styling and emotion creates quite the opposite. They all have one thing in common; they are beautiful girls.







Thursday 26 January 2012

'Festival of Light'

Every Year in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand, there is a festival of light. It starts in December and finishes in January, It was one of my highlights from a trip to New Zealand recently. As you walk through the park there is a creative use of light within and around the plants, trees, on the lake and projected onto water. I didn't have a tripod with me to take clean, documentive shots. Instead I had fun playing with a longer exposure and movement. Each image has come straight from the camera 'as is'


If you are interested in buying any prints, please get in touch with your framing specifications and I will give you a price based on size and quantity. karentakespictures@yahoo.com
Nudge
Woosh
Haste
Mutlti Star
Side Sway
Ghost
Blue Fern
Green
Bounce

Falling


Knots

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Friday 4 November 2011

SHE





Light & Shade




 A little studio fashion shoot incorporating colour and hard light.

Friday 21 October 2011

Verity in 'Hamlyn'


 A taster from an exciting shoot at Cockpit Arts, Holburn, London. 
Styling - Elisabeth Hamlyn Knitwear
Make up - Maddy Fearn
Model - Verity Anderson

Wednesday 5 October 2011

My London Eye

During the couple on months spent in London this summer, I got out and about quite a bit. Generally always with camera, even if it was my phone! It is hard to make a wee cut but here goes.
Each image sparks a memory of who I was with and where I was coming from and going to: