Karen Barrett Photography

Karen Barrett Photography I’m a storytelling photographer. I love working with families to record the stories of life and small businesses to share their stories with their audience

It’s family photo session season, and for many, that brings some stress about getting family members to cooperate to get...
19/09/2023

It’s family photo session season, and for many, that brings some stress about getting family members to cooperate to get the photos you envision. But I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be stressful. We can get the photos of your kids to hang on the wall while also having a good time together. Swipe to see the other fun images that we got in this family’s session in August ⚽️🍓❤️.

Sunday Story 💫A hike to the Daymark in Dartmouth That pile of people in the first photo in the grass that look exhausted...
21/05/2023

Sunday Story 💫
A hike to the Daymark in Dartmouth
That pile of people in the first photo in the grass that look exhausted, that’s my family and they are definitely exhausted. We had planned what we thought would be a reasonable one hour hike up to the Daymark. But 2 and a half hours, 4.5 km, and 200 meters up later, we finally reached our destination only to find it behind a locked gate. In the moment, we were all feeling a bit defeated. But once we got back, we all agreed it was one of our best days. We encountered so many wonderful and unexpected views. We found a hidden beach where we rested and played for about 20 minutes. We met really lovely people from the Isles of Scilly on the walk back (and helped each other avoid getting run over by passing cars). Swipe to see more photos of the hike.

We still talk about the Daymark hike nearly 2 years on. My children now measure hikes in terms of this day (is this going to be like the Daymark hike? Longer or shorter than the Daymark walk? 😂)

I thought it might be fun to share some stories from photos I’ve taken both personally and for clients. After all, that’s why we take the photos - to keep the stories fresh in our minds.

It’s been a while, and I’m thrilled to reconnect and share the magic of storytelling through photography on Insta again ...
12/05/2023

It’s been a while, and I’m thrilled to reconnect and share the magic of storytelling through photography on Insta again 📸💫. I’ve been busy offline focusing my attention on my work with clients, my family, and building a new venture to support other mums like me running their own businesses. (See ) This post is a sneak peek of what I’ve been up to most recently in my photography!

Up first is from my session today with the lovely Paula of .uk She’s doing very yummy and wonderful things with families interested in plant-based nutrition for children. 🥦🍠👩‍👦

Swipe to see the colourful room I was taking headshots in this week. I had a blast capturing the personalities and professionalism of a few fab female executives. 📷👩‍💼

Swipe again to see the untamed beauty of Devon’s coastal rocks and my proud son who traversed them. As my children continue to get older (despite my pleas otherwise), I enjoy documenting how they are growing and changing. 🌊🪨

So while I’ve enjoyed being immersed in the day to day of keeping on, I am eager to share the stories and emotions I’ve been capturing. So it’s seems a good time to get back on here and say hello.

Hello! 👋

What a journey we've been on, hey? This morning, I went on my last family photoshoot before Christmas. We had a wonderfu...
27/11/2021

What a journey we've been on, hey? This morning, I went on my last family photoshoot before Christmas. We had a wonderful morning in Esher Common and managed to avoid the dire weather forecast. There were lovely colours and we even got a bit of sun. It was a great session to finish out the season. So while I haven't been posting here much, I have been very busy since the summer when I was finally able to get back to photography. It's been nice to be back, and I look forward to sharing more of my stories here now!

We're having a little fun today. I'm a big believer of life-long learning, and today I was trying out some new settings ...
06/10/2020

We're having a little fun today. I'm a big believer of life-long learning, and today I was trying out some new settings and techniques with my kit. Lucky for me, my husband is a willing model (and in need of a new headshot!). Swipe left and see the final image.
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29/09/2020

I'm so excited to announce that my new website is live and ready for you to explore! Over the last several months (including through the pandemic lockdown) Nadja Eberhardt of Design by Nadja has been designing a custom website to reflect the photography I love to do both with my clients and as side projects. I hope you'll take a peek and enjoy it as much as do!

www.karenbarrettphotography.com

Gardening winGardening has been a big part of our lockdown story. My husband was keen to plant vegetables and see what w...
03/08/2020

Gardening win
Gardening has been a big part of our lockdown story. My husband was keen to plant vegetables and see what we could grow. It started with some sprouting potatoes from our cupboard. Then after a trip to the garden centre, he planted cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, habanero peppers, and a variety of herbs.
Today, he harvested his first cucumber. It was delicious! And now we are hooked on growing our own.

Hey there! It's been so long, that I'm not really sure where to start. Anyone else feeling this way as things start to o...
07/07/2020

Hey there! It's been so long, that I'm not really sure where to start. Anyone else feeling this way as things start to open back up? I feel like my life has changed so much from where I was at the beginning of March.
Like a lot of parents, I had to set aside my work once the lockdown hit in order to take care of my family. At first, it felt surreal and I was in survival mode. Then, homeschooling and managing the constant eating and exercise needs became my new normal. It got to the point where I didn't even think about picking up my camera anymore.
I got frustrated that I no longer had the time to think about photo stories let alone edit them. It was easier to leave my camera in the bag. Instead, I picked up my crochet hook and some yarn and started creating that way.
But I've found myself drawn back to my photos and the stories they tell lately. My family has been sharing old photos on our online chats. I had a long-lost friend find me through Facebook and we started reminiscing.
And then my youngest son turned 6 and I realised that I never finished his first year album! So over the last few weeks, I've been sitting down at night when I can grab some time and finishing a page here and a page there.
And today, I finally finished it! It's off to the press and we should have it in hand by the end of the month.
I feel back. I'm ready to tell stories through photos again.








This last week was hard. So when we finally had some free time this weekend, I decided to play with my camera and experi...
29/03/2020

This last week was hard. So when we finally had some free time this weekend, I decided to play with my camera and experiment with video.
Yesterday, my whole family got in on it when we decided to make a lip sync music video. Today, I decided to tell a story about baking bread.
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20/03/2020

Hooray! We've made it to Friday!
It's pizza-movie night at our house. Anyone else have a Friday night pizza-movie night? For today's togetherness activity, let's share the movies we're watching. If you/your family have another Friday night activity you'd like to share, by all means, please do!

19/03/2020

Good day, and welcome to another day of Togetherness Activities.
As it's getting towards the end of the week, how about we share something we are reading today. I always feel a bit slower toward the end of the week, so a little bit of reading time sounds like fun.
Show me the books!

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