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Tag Archives: Lifestyle
For those of you who’ve been around these parts, or who’ve become a friend through a photo shoot or coaching, you know how *hugely* hugely *hugely* important women’s advocacy is to me. It’s really what drives everything I try to do and create, both on + off camera. So when fellow creative entrepreneur, Katrina Padron,...
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Tags: A Giving Chance, Baby, Branding Photography, Business Makeover Contest, Child, Compassion International, Couples, Creative Entrepreneurs, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, Head Shots, Holiday Photo Contest, Karen Christensen, Katrina Padron, laura roeder, Lifestyle, Los Angeles headshots, Maternity, Model, Newborn, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Top Editorial Photography, top los angeles photographers, Win a Dream Team Makeover Contest, Win FREE Headshots, Win FREE photo shoot
 “People who say they sleep like a baby, usually don’t have one.” ~ Leo J. Burk ~ What happens when you mix a 6’8″ stud with a curly haired goddess? You get one dynamite kiddo; you get Little Miss Kennedy! Just about the smiliest baby around, Kennedy will cause you to stop and stare …...
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Tags: Baby, Child, Couples, Lifestyle, Mother's Day, Newborn, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, Studio, The Bump, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Toddler
I have only six words … I adore this gorgeous, goddess bride. TWEET ME! “On my wedding day, I choose Love over Fear for tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.” ~ Karen
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Tags: anthropologie wedding photographer, bohemian bride portraits, Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, goddess bride, Lifestyle, Photographer Karen Christensen, Photography for Godess Brides, The Legacy Boutique, top los angeles photographers, top vintage wedding photography, TOP Wedding Photographer
Talent to Watch: Heather Stewart Today’s post is an extra special treat for me. It highlights everything I swoon and strive for in my own artist life: :: vulnerability, strength, and raw unapologetic truth, :: indie bohemian style, eclectic global details, texture, :: vision boards, handwritten journals, postcards, passports, :: wide open spaces, intimate home...
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Tags: Actor, Album Cover Photography, alex albrecht, Argentum Photo Lab, Bohemian Photography, Boudoir, Head Shots, Heather Stewart, Indie Photography music, Larry Moss, Lifestyle, Model, passport themed photography, Photographer Karen Christensen, Photographers Venice California, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, singer songwriter heather stewart, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top los angeles photographers, Vintage Photography, Vintage Records Photography, What It Is, Zed Cards
Life with The Hot Dreadman {aka my man}. This past weekend, Dreads and I took a meditative long drive up the coast to visit our favorite Berkeley, CA crew. Our friends, Jaime + Jordan, shared their vows in an intimate garden wedding which struck such a chord with all of us, leaving me laughing through...
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Tags: Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, Lifestyle, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, The Legacy Boutique, top los angeles photographers, wedding photo booths, Weddings
Truth be told — getting published on the top wedding blog, The Knotty Bride, is pretty much bizbomb. Having a Ryan Gosling music video as its soundtrack? Priceless. Peeps, this is a must watch. Go. Run. Swoon. {see A+G and the hotness that is Gosling} Go here. CURIOUS ABOUT SHOOTING? Engaged? Getting married? Obsessed with all...
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Tags: Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, Lifestyle, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, Rock the Dress, The Knotty Bride, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top los angeles photographers, TOP Wedding Photographer, Weddings
Love Your Truth. The Good, Bad, & Ugly. We’ve all been there. :: We hear the whisper, :: We feel the pull, :: We see the writing on the wall. And then we run like Hell from that {know-it-all} inner diva who dares to call herself the Truth. Humph! What does she know anyway? Turns out, a lot! After...
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Tags: Actor, Argentum Photo Lab, Editorial Branding Photography, Head Shots, Lifestyle, lifestyle family photography, manhattan beach photography, Marketing Photography for Entrepreneurs, Model, Photographer Karen Christensen, photography venice beach, Portrait Photography, Professional, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top los angeles photographers, Vintage Photography, Visual Branding, Women's Mentorship Coaching, Zed Cards
 “It gets late early out there.” ~ Yogi Berra ~ I’ll admit it. I freaking LOVE my job. Can you blame me? Check out a feature testimonial on The Bump. _________________________________ Photographer and Women’s Motivational Speaker Karen Christensen, Owner of The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles, is commissioned to shoot Weddings, Heirloom Maternity/Newborn Portraiture, Boudoir, Headshots, and Commercial Clients throughout California,...
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Tags: #1 Maternity Photography, All You Need is Love, babies photography, babies photography los angeles, Baby, baby photography, Child, Couples, Engagement, Lifestyle, lifestyle family photography, Maternity, maternity photography, Mother's Day, Newborn, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, Studio, The Bump, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Toddler, Top Baby Photography, Women's Empowerment
 “It’s beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.” ~Unknown~ Meet Latoya Hawthorne, the Jamaican model I’m proud to now call my new friend. Represented by Otto models out of Newport Beach, expect great things from this woman. Having overcome tremendous adversity in her life, Latti, as she is known to many, lives...
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Tags: 2 months(memoir), Annie Hall, Argentum Photo Lab, Baby, Boudoir, Cameron Thor, Child, commercial portraits, Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, editorial, Engagement, fashion, fashion photography los angeles, gabrielle bernstein, Head Shots, Larry Moss, latoya hawthorne, Lifestyle, Maternity, Model, Newborn, otto models, Photographer Karen Christensen, photography los angeles, Professional, Studio, The Bump, The Groundlings, The Legacy Boutique, Toddler, top LA cause-driven businesses, top la women's advocates, TOP Wedding Photographer, Vintage Photography, Weddings, Zed Cards
When yoga + green smoothies ain’t enough … Call on your new fierce firecracker, and my dear friend, Leona Mizrahi, for some radical + practical tools to reclaim your spark. We all know that woman, right? The one who walks into any room, lights it up in a nano second, laughs the longest, stands the tallest,...
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Tags: Argentum Photo Lab, corporate headshots los angeles, Head Shots, headshots in la, Lifestyle, lifestyle headshots, lookbook photography los angeles, Photographer Karen Christensen, Professional, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Top Branding Photography for Entrepreneurs, Top Editorial Photography, Zed Cards
Congrats to my new pals, Mosey + Patrick! I want to send a HUGE shout out of love + appreciation to this sweet couple and to their 14 {that’s right, 14!!!} unbelievably fun bridal party attendants! Truly, it’s your warmth and your easy going nature, with your deep love for one another, that makes photographing...
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Tags: Cal Tech Wedding Photography, Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, indie wedding photography, Lifestyle, Photographer Karen Christensen, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Top Athenaeum Wedding Photography, TOP Wedding Photographer, Vintage Wedding Photography, Vintage Wedding Style, wedding photography blogs, wedding photography ideas, wedding photography in la, Weddings; vintage wedding photography los angeles
 “You give me Love, Love, Love” ~ Michael Buble ~ It’s almost HERE! I cannot wait to photograph the wedding of Ellen + David, at the fabulous Stone Manor Estate in Malibu! WHOO-HOO! WEDDING SNEAK PEEK COMING SOON … ________________________________________________________________________________ All Photographs Copyright Photographer Karen Christensen at The Legacy Boutique in Los Angeles. Karen is...
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Tags: All You Need is Love, beach photography in los angeles, Boudoir, Couples, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Engagement, engagement photo, engagement photos, Lifestyle, manhattan beach photography, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, Rock the Dress, Studio, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top LA cause-driven businesses, top photojournalism wedding, TOP Wedding Photographer, wedding photography blogs, Weddings
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” ~ Mignon McLaughlin, Journilist and Author ~ Such a marriage would be easy if your life partner was Jodi or Mike. Lucky for the newly wedded couple, they’d be hard pressed not to find something to fall in love with these days....
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Tags: All You Need is Love, Couples, Destination Wedding Photography, destination wedding photography los angeles, destination wedding photography mexico, Destination Weddings, Domestic Weddings, Lifestyle, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, Portraiture, Studio, The Knot, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top destination wedding photographer, top LA wedding photography, Weddings
Rebirth and Strength, Transformation and Power. ~The Butterfly Nautilus Anyone who knows me, knows grace and gratitude are just about my two most appreciated nouns in any context. Admittedly, I am haunted by them. Inspired and eluded all at once. So it is no surprise that I would have connected so deeply with designer Pattie McBride,...
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Tags: Branding Photography, Butterfly Nautilus, Gratitude Gifts, Head Shots, Jewelry Boxes, Lifestyle, Pattie McBride, Photographer Karen Christensen, Portrait Photography, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, Thoughtful Gifts, top los angeles photographers, Zed Cards
In 2012 Don’t Get Happy, Get Real. ~Karin McDermott One of the most refreshing New Year’s blog posts I read this go round was by Karin McDermott, the bohemian chic yogini and Pleasure Pioneer who founded and became the Inspiration Chief of Soultree Motion, Inc. and The Soultree Center. Jesting with us recent 2012 crossover peeps, Karin...
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Tags: Branding Photography, Happy, Head Shots, Karin McDermott, Lifestyle, Marie Forleo, Marie Forleo RHH LIVE, Marie Forleo rich happy hot b-school, New Year, Photographer Karen Christensen, Pleasure, Portrait Photography, Singles, Soultree, Studio, The Legacy Boutique, The Legacy Boutique photography studio, top los angeles photographers, yoga, Zed Cards
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