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  • Hello and welcome to my little corner of the internet, my BLOG! My name is Karen Cox and I am a natural light on-location portrait photographer and I also dabble in a little food photography. I currently reside in sunny San Diego, California. I am a lover of all things including my family, the great outdoors, traveling, and imagery that grabs you from the inside out. As you browse through my blog, you may get a sense of who I am and what my images and blog posts represent. I hope you find them real, fresh, soulful, and organic. Thank you for taking the time to connect with me and enjoy your stay!

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Orange Poppy Seed Bread

As I photographed my second recipe session it dawned on me that photographing food isn’t as easy as I thought. I love it, don’t get me wrong, but there are a couple of things I have learned only after doing two sets.  First, my kitchen has terrible light and second, my 50 lens is way…

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Molly Hiles - You are such a great cook!

Mexican Pasta Salad

Here I go! My very first recipe blog post. Why am a doing this? Because, I enjoy cooking so much that I feel it is just a natural part of me to share delicious recipes, and being able to photograph the beauty of food is the cherry on top for me. I read a LOT…

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Laura - We all loved your salad. The kids added chicken to their bowl and called in dinner. We have a new favorite. Thank you for sharing!

sina - that looks amazing…i make this sometimes too. i’ll add crumbled corn chips and sometimes romaine lettuce. everyone loves it.

kmberd - Thank you so much for responding! Iris, you have been such a great supporter of mine. Thanks for that. :)

Iris - Your photographs are beautiful, your instructions are very clear and look easy to follow and the recipe looks so yummy I want to try it some day.

Care - This looks delicious! I love the pictures!! I think my favorites are the water being added to the pasta and the tomato on the wet cutting board. Now I’m hungry!

Mom’s Pies | Pie Making Class in Julian, California

It is no secret; I am a foodie. One day I would love to operate my very own food blog to showcase tried and true recipes with my budding photography skills. Yes, I love taking photos but I love to cook, bake, and all that comes with it just as much. I love sharing recipes,…

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Courtney - I love the story these photos tell! And that pie looks delicious :)

Donna Davie - Oh my Karen, that pie does look yummy! And your images from this session are perfect! Thanks for sharing!

Pinterest Party | San Diego Crafter and Pinner Photographer

I am finally excited to share with all of you my experience with my first ever Pinterest party! Who doesn’t like Pinterest? We get some fanstatic ideas on what to cook for dinner, how to decorate our house, how to teach our children, and how to burn those unwanted calories. I can not even begin…

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Donna Davie - Oh my Karen, I love this idea! This looks like it was a lot of fun and the things you all made are GREAT! You have captured your night beautifully! :)

Wilson | Candid Family Photographer

When I do sessions, I get a glimpse into the lives of other families, and what I see and experience I take home with me. I left the Wilson home with the biggest smile on my face. This family is whole, complete, fun, and charming. It is amazing how different each family is, but one…

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Stacie - What a beautiful family!

Lisa Manchester - Such a beautiful family!

Amy - Such a great family session!

Anjuli - Great processing and I love these.. They are a beautiful family.

Sarah - Adorable familt

Sarah - Happy thanksgiving to you too. I love the color and black and white in a session.

Marilyn - great job. love the variety.

Narelle - Nice work. Such a lovely family.

jane - lovely images and beautiful work!

Carol DeAnda - What a beautiful Family!!!!!

Andrea - These are awesome!!! I love the expressions you captured- beautiful!

Tanzyn - Amazing photos, love your work:)

mary - these are awesome! family is gorgeous

Jennifer - Such a nice family session. That look girl is so sweet.

Colie - great environment for this beautiful family!

Carrie - Gorgeous images - and that little boy is soooo handsome!

Jesscia - I love this session. This family looks happy!

Tiffany Hendrickson - What a beautiful family! I love the black and whites! Lovely…

Robin - What a sweet family, nice work!

AshleyS - very cute kids-great variety in this session!

Wendy - Beautiful!! Nice job!!

Carli Donsky - Great session! Love the ones of the parents laughing..that is a very cute moment.

Tori - Really love the shot of mom and dad. :)

Holly - Such a pretty session, you can feel the love they have!

Amber - Beautiful work! ♥

Samantha Sinchek Photography | Cincinnati Photographer - What a gorgeous garden. Love all the personality in these.

jill - what a great job you did with this beautiful family! i love the colors too!

Jillian | LaJolla Cove Child Photographer

In celebration of Jillian turning four years old (still can’t believe it!) we headed out to the beautiful coast of LaJolla to capture these images. Jillian arrived just waking up from a nap but she proved to be a trooper and jumped right in with smiles and being ever so still for me. Even though…

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Andrea - These are absolutely gorgeous!!!

My Boy | San Diego County Photographer

Dear Sweet Boy, Here we are, showing off your six year old portraits. It just seems like yesterday that I dropped you off at preschool for the very first time and I cried the whole way home. Now you are learning to read and excelling in math. You are playing your third year of soccer…

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Sandy - What a gorgeous little guy, and beautiful portraits to celebrate his 6th year!

Tanzyn - Awww, these are adorable. Awesome photos of a cute little man!

Donna Davie - Oh Karen, these are wonderful! What a handsome young man you have
and what you have written here is beautiful. I especially love his serious shot
and that last one is great!

Mary - You have a very handsome little guy! Great captures!

Constance | San Diego Family Photographer

Featured today is my girlfriend Tina with her husband Joel, and her daughter Maci. Tina is certainly one of the most kind, caring, do-anything-for-you type of friend. In the midst of her busy life of running two businesses, she would stop everything she is doing to lend an ear if you needed someone to listen,…

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Lisa Manchester - Beautiful!

Tiffany Hendrickson - What a beautiful family! I love her dress!

Jennifer - Gorgeous family.

Jackie - These are beautiful and full of life!

Rena Christine - What an adorable family! :)

Tavia Redburn - Beautiful! I love the image with the girl and mom giggling face to face. What a great set of images!

Angela Kay - What a beautiful family and lovely portraits!! You certainly caught their rapport…

Sarah - What a lovely family! Great job!!

AshleyS - great looking family that looks like a lot of fun!

Reena - what a beautiful family (and I love the little girl’s name)…a great location. I love that last one of mom and daughter.

Wendy - I love the engagment and posing of these, nice job!

Kayla - Precious! What a gorgeous family!

Jenn - These are SO pretty. Wonderful job! I love your black & whites!

Donna Davie - These are absolutely beautiful Karen! I love the colours in these and your
black and white conversions are wonderful! The first B&W of their little
girl laughing is so adorable.

Marissa - What a sweet family! I especially love that mother-daughter one at the end - totally melts my heart. :)

Danyell - These are stunning.

Baby “C” | East County Family Photographer

I haven’t photographed a newborn in about a year, and after this session, I wondered why I stopped! I love their wrinkly feet. I love when their tiny little hand wraps around my finger. And how can anyone not like the fresh powdery baby smell. Oh that smell!!! To capture this “newness” in a client’s…

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Kerri - Love these lifestyle images!

Danyell - You have captured this family 100%! The love they have for this little girl is a joy to see:)

Tanzyn - Great photos! Love the b/w’s!!

Jackie - These are very sweet, love the family shots!

Brooke - Beautiful! Love the lifestyle feel. Amazing!

Tara - Beautiful! I love them all.

Jessica Starr - These are all beautiful! My fave is the one on the quilt.

carrie - You do beautiful lifestyle work! These are awesome!

Becca - these are so adorable!

Carrie - The photos in the nursery are lovely! What a cute pup!

Wendy - These are so sweet. That dog guarding the baby is priceless. Love the B&W’s!

AshleyS - all adorable, but I love the intimacy of the last one.

Kayla - Aw, I do so love these! Especially the lifestyle shots, of baby with mom and/or dad. Just beautiful!

Holly C - So sweet, I love those soft colors and that beautiful light.

Michelle B - These are beautiful. I especially love the one with Mom and Baby in the nursery. Great job!!

kayla - Beautiful images of baby C and parents! Pretty processing, too.

Our Free Spirit | San Diego Family Photographer

I love how much she loves puppies I love that she is kind I love that she will test taste anything I cook I love that she doesn’t mind getting dirty I love that she asks me to sing to her every night I love the way she squeezes me when she gives me a…

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Tori - Perfect outfit choice. Love these!

Candice - These are so sweet. Love the light!

Andrea - Wonderful post- I adore these portraits- she is a darling!!

Narelle - Gorgeous girl. Love the first black and white.

Lana - OMG what a beautiful light, the whole set is gorgeus

Julia - These are so sweet! I love the shot of her holding up her bear, so much love!

Stacey - You did such a beautiful job on these! She’s soooo sweet.

Jennifer - So cute! The boots, the hat, the bear…perfection!

Kelly H - Super precious. Love them all. What a treasure of images!

Donna Davie - Oh, Karen these are all wonderful. I love everything about them.
The light is so perfect and that shot with her bear makes my
heart melt. Great work! :)

Kim - What a gorgeous session! I love the one with her bear, lots of emotion:).

Tiffany Hendrickson - Really amazing shots! She is beautiful! Love the lighting…

Melissa Stottmann - Beautiful work Karen! Love this set… perfect dress for the occasion :)

Tanzyn - Wow ,these are so gorgeous!

Barb Shoop - These are great, Karen! She looks just like you and I adore that gap!

Brooke - She is a doll!!! Beautiful set of images.

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