fine art :: photography :: design

Congratulations Alona and Brad

2011-11-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

2011-09-04T18:23:00.001-07:00

My photo client today! It was my pleasure to shoot you and your beautiful children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren! Thank you!

Photographing the true beauty of an ugly cancer...

2011-08-09T14:59:00.001-07:00

In 2006, I decided to change my life forever... To make a shift from "corporate/executive" to "artist". It was difficult, I spent many sleepless nights trying to accommodate my new goals and aspirations with the overwhelming responsibilities of being a single parent of two gorgeous, growing boys. My first big move....
To start an exit strategy for my Magazine (N.O.sotros Magazine 2002-2008) and start working as a full time Art teacher while still maintaining/running the business, completing board member terms in different companies and organizations in the area, and maintaining my reputation in the Business scene. This continued for approximately 2 years, at which point, I was ready for the big jump... N.O.sotros closed its "doors" and I started teaching Art at a local international school; immersed myself in French, Visual Arts, and Belly dance and continued working in Photography. I look back at all these changes and even though there are things I miss, like writing my monthly editorial, photographing Fashion Do’s and Don'ts on the street, Monthly cover shoots, and covering international events like Miami Fashion Week, etc. I feel total peace and have never been happier, after all, I finally have my life back. Part of the reason for the deep thoughts today was that my "summer" is over, and I looked back and thought I didn't work much; something I do not like. Teaching allows me to focus my energy during the summers on my lifetime passion... Photography. I book and double book and photograph families, babies, preggers, weddings, just photo session after photo session. I thought long and hard today, all day... and for a minute, was disappointed at the very few photo "jobs" I took on this summer. Then I looked thru every memory card, my cell phone, my husbands cell phone and realized, I never stopped photographing for one minute. Except this time, it was the most gratifying, beautiful, and longest photoshoot of all. Every photo, every memory card, filled with photos of my daddy. His fight with cancer and paraplegia began Friday, June 10, 2011, my photo session has lasted from that day and will continue. I photograph the smile, I photograph his cries, I photograph his pain, and his blank stares, I photograph his little skinny legs, and his beautiful wrinkly arms, I photograph his falling hair, his delicate feet, I photograph him when he gets into his wheelchair, when he gets out, when he lies down, when he watches a movie... It has been the most rewarding job of all. My favorite photography session thus far. Papi, thank you for being so open and honest and allowing me the opportunity to participate in your recovery the best way I know how... thru writing and photography! I love you. You are my favorite photo session ever!
Top see the full album click here
Papi's fight against cancer photo album

2011-07-03T22:45:00.001-07:00

I love you tito!

My inspiration: my family

2011-05-20T09:11:00.001-07:00

Karla Marie Fine Art Photography
Email: photography@karlamariefineart.com
Web Site: www.karlamariefineart.com
Blog: http:karlamariefineart.blogspot.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/karlamariefineart

"Tea Party" Photo Shoot with Taylor

2011-04-26T13:23:00.000-07:00

Karla Marie Fine Art Photography
New Orleans, Louisiana
Email: photography@karlamariefineart.com
Web Site: www.karlamariefineart.com
Blog: http:karlamariefineart.blogspot.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/karlamariefineart

Maternity

2011-04-26T13:17:00.000-07:00

Alesia & Larry

2011-04-26T13:04:00.001-07:00

Baby Amari

2011-04-26T12:58:00.001-07:00

Thank you Terrol and Veronica for allowing me to once again share in a special moment with your family.

Karla Marie Fine Art Photography
New Orleans, Louisiana
Email: photography@karlamariefineart.com
Web Site: www.karlamariefineart.com
Blog: http:karlamariefineart.blogspot.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/karlamariefineart

Beautiful Southern Belle...

2010-12-02T16:50:00.000-08:00

The Nietos

2010-12-01T17:21:00.001-08:00

Gorgeous Day, Perfect Shoot!

2010-12-01T17:15:00.001-08:00

...and the fall portraits keep on coming

2010-11-30T10:14:00.001-08:00

Holiday Portraits

2010-11-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

Awww... the sunset,the Budde family, beautiful weather, the holidays... could it be more perfect?

Engagement Session

2010-10-21T15:47:00.001-07:00

Elliana LoRusso Overland

2010-08-25T17:13:00.001-07:00

awww!! Babies, babies, babies! Thank you Dina and Dean for letting me photograph your gorgeous baby girl. She is absolutely beautiful. It was great to work with you guys!

Slide Show of some of my work...

2010-07-01T09:58:00.001-07:00

Styled Photosessions

2010-06-15T15:56:00.000-07:00

So if there is something I enjoy just as much as taking and editing the photos, it is styling the shoot! To style a shoot, you start by selecting the style or theme... you do this by first being in tune to the individuals you will be photographing, the event or time in their life that they are commemorating, and their personalities. In this case, I chose a Vintage Glam feel. Soft and femenine, yet strong and elegant. I After selecting the style and color scheme, selected the clothes, accessories, and hair and make up style accordingly... Carla, thanks for making this shoot yet another wonderful experience for me. You and your babies were a pleasure to work with!

newborns

2010-06-10T18:24:00.000-07:00

someone asked me today what type of newborn portraits i shoot... i had a hard time explaining but it's so easy for me to know what i mean when i just say "newborn portraits". then i realized i haven't talked enough about them on my site... babies... they are the sweetest when they are sleeping and capturing those moments, especially when they are little bitty is just the best for me...
Here are some of my favorite newborn portraits... hope you enjoy!

breathless.... love em!

2010-06-01T15:58:00.000-07:00

another weekend, another great shoot...

2010-05-31T19:15:00.001-07:00

i never tire of photographing families... moms, dads, little ones, big ones... it's a great thing to be able to be a part of special intimate moments. Thanks Chayo & Noel!

Slide Show of some of my work -k

2010-05-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

awww... our babies

2010-05-21T09:02:00.000-07:00

No matter how old they get, how smart they are, how tall they are... they are always and will always be our babies! Veronica, thank you for sharing this moment with me, I loved photographing your beautiful family and your adorable, sweet babies! Good Job Momma!

Engagement Shoot

2010-05-12T06:01:00.001-07:00

I had an engagement shoot for possibly the sweetest couple ever! As I do with all my shoots, I tried to pick a spot in the city that hasn't been overly done. After going through the photographs I was once again reminded of what a wonderful and beautiful city New Orleans is. Every area has its own distinct look and feel and they are all one more beautiful than the other. It was a great pick for them and I hope they enjoyed their shoot just as much as I enjoyed it!
Congratulations Alesia & Larry!

people's choice

2010-04-22T06:14:00.000-07:00

The PhotoNOMA event was so much fun! Here are some of the images that got the "people's choice award" from my display... It was great to see all the amazing photographs exhibited... the perfect creative boost!

dancing and photography- empowering?

2010-04-21T12:13:00.000-07:00

... feeling empowered, inspired, and re-energized is key to my success! ...and so what can I do? Well, as Friedrich Nietzsche said... "We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh."

Maybe this is why, religiously, I teach all-woman Latin & Belly dance classes. Strong female bonding and dancing!

After class and our yoga cool down, it's always the same great feeling for me... it's usually the first time all day that I've stopped and truly focused on me, my spirit, and thoughts.... just sharing this moment with all the women in my class and sharing the positive energy we all feel after a time dedicated to ourselves, is therapy enough to send me out into the world to live out my potential!

There is another place where/when I feel this same way, it is during my intimate portrait sessions where we celebrate being a woman, being unique, and being beautiful...

(Because of the intimacy of the portraits I simply have a collage to share with you, but it is a wonderful part of my job where I get to once again feel empowered and re-energized by strong, independent, confident women!)

-k

To view slide shows with just some samples of my work click below:

http://www.slide.com/profile?puid=DG-14PddRAsC6uIrr9RNwOXskjvV3dr_GC_mtcm36StD6HdYbe1fR3u6

Newborn portraits

2010-04-21T09:27:00.001-07:00

I published a magazine for 8 years, 80% of what drove me was my desire to photograph and design (graphics), so I tend to lean towards more editorial style photography and one thing that is refreshing to me after shooting so many commercial and modeling shoots... is to have a "model" that WILL NOT COOPERATE, WILL NOT SMILE ON CUE, WHOSE LIMBS ARE MOVING SPONTANEOUSLY so that you just can't get it right. It's the perfect balance between frustration/challenge/perfection... and I love it!
So yea... do I enjoy my baby shoots??? LOVE THEM!!!!!!!

-k

To view slide shows with just some samples of my work click below:

http://www.slide.com/profile?puid=DG-14PddRAsC6uIrr9RNwOXskjvV3dr_GC_mtcm36StD6HdYbe1fR3u6

Ugh! what is my favorite thing to shoot?

2010-04-21T09:19:00.000-07:00

That's a toughy... Although I have to say the challenge of the lighting, the draping, the editing that comes along with a maternity shoot is definitely something I really enjoy! As a graphic designer as well as photographer, these shoots give me the chance to take an image and make it into a fine art print! sigh! what a great feeling!

not to mention, being a mother myself... something about the miracle of life and the whole maternity process really amazes me... things I can't completely wrap my head around are definitely a big driving force in my life... so maternity.. yep! one of those things...

-k

To view slide shows with just some samples of my work click below:

http://www.slide.com/profile?puid=DG-14PddRAsC6uIrr9RNwOXskjvV3dr_GC_mtcm36StD6HdYbe1fR3u6

Familia...

2010-04-21T09:13:00.001-07:00

I love photographing families....

Parents, children, siblings, friends...
There is something about capturing an intimate and special moment, that can only be immortalized by a photo, that makes me feel amazing! I don't know what it is about it, but it's a feeling that confirms your place in the world and a constant reminder that yes! this is what you were meant to do! I am one of the few lucky ones who has found my passion... and it is art! (and photography is a huge part of it!)

Thank you for all those individuals that allow me the pleasure to share in their lives, even for just a few moments!

-k

To view slide shows with just some samples of my work click below:

http://www.slide.com/profile?puid=DG-14PddRAsC6uIrr9RNwOXskjvV3dr_GC_mtcm36StD6HdYbe1fR3u6Jm_-GTOR

...and we're off

2010-04-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

So we start with a photo exhibit of my work at the New Orleans Museum of Art. April 21, 2010 as part of PhotoNOMA- One night, One hundred photographers. I can't wait! Of course there's the part where I get to share some of my work (which I am very proud of), but also, I get to walk around and see the works of 99 other photographers in the area. I love it!! ...to peak into their world and see what they are seeing through their lens.... Awww! very exciting stuff!

So my pic of the day has got to be a sky... one of those moments when you look up and notice a tree branch for the very first time (again) or the sunlight shining on your face (just differently than ever before)... I know, I know, very dramatic, but... that is art, it's what it inspires in me... being afforded a chance to take a break from the mundane so I can dream and visit amazing, beautiful places and moments that sometimes live only in my head, but are always inspired by what I see!