Custom Moments

Karen is very talented. She has done newborn pics for me as well as family portraits. She has an ability to make everyone feel very comfortable, have fun and capture such special moments. She is the BEST in the East Bay!

I originally hired Karen to do my pregnancy pictures. She did an AMAZING job. Since then, she has done multiple family photo shoots. All 4 of my kids LOVE her. She is energetic and passionate about her work. She is very reasonably priced and is always on time. Not only is she our families’ photographer, but I now would consider her a friend.

We have worked with Karen multiple times and she’s fantastic! She has taken both family shoots as well as shoots of each of our boys individually (birthdays, newborn, etc.) and we have been beyond pleased with the outcome each time. She’s flexible, creative and willing to work with each family’s needs. Our family loves working with Karen so much that my older son calls her «Karen the Picture Lady!» I would highly recommend working with Karen to capture your special moments.

We love Karen! She has shot our family since our first daughter was born a number of years ago. We see her every year for birthdays and the holidays. We love how unique her shots are — props galore and just as important, she is the kindest human being and better yet, an outstanding photographer for all things FAMILY!

The first time that we met with Karen to shoot pictures we did newborn pictures of
Our newborn baby, her work blew me
Away. Not only did she have the perfect set up to capture beautiful shots but she was so kind and gentle and made sure that our baby was very comfortable as well. We then saw Karen every year at least once a year for our full family shots, we included our immediate family (of 5) as well as my in-​laws (3). Between all of the opinions we all had different requests that we wanted and Karen captured all of requests beyond expectation. All of her work is just beautiful and having it up on our walls to compliment our home makes it so warm. Everyone that walks in our home, immediately compliment Karen’s work and I of course refer them to go see her. Her creativity, passion and integrity really shows in all of her work, we appreciate and LOVE Karen and her shots! …Custom moments

I learned about Karen after spending hours researching maternity and newborn photography. In the end, I am very happy with my choice with Custom Moments. She first took photos of my husband, son, and I when I was really, really pregnant. Then she made getting out of the house six days after giving birth really easy for my newborn photo shoot. What other photographer offers to drive you home if you’re not yet able to drive? She is the most welcoming, warm, caring person ever. I’m pretty certain she would have let me take a nap at her studio if I told her I was tired.
She gives you all of the photos on a thumb drive too, how awesome is that? And not just 8 – 10 photos, she’ll give you everything she captured that day.
Oh– I liked her work so much, I went back for holiday photos this year too and they’re adorable. I hope this review can help some really pregnant mama with her choice in a maternity/​newborn/​family photographer!

Karen is simply amazing!!! She did my maternity pictures, my daughters new born pictures and now our Christmas pictures. She is so patient and never made us feel hurried. She was so great at capturing my 8 month old daughters silly and sweet personally! My fiancé and I are just so in love with all the pics she takes of us and our daughter. We are looking forward to having her do all our family photos for years to come.

What a wonderful and talented photographer Karen is! We loved our two shoots with her. She is an amazing person. She has great taste in locations and props. She is so easy to work with, we were always amazed at how quickly the time passed. My three boys adored her and she got so many great pics of them and very special moments. They had so much fun they couldn’t wait to have their pics taken again and it wasn’t a chore at all. She has so many beautiful set ups at her house that any one takes you away to a different place. I can’t say enough great things about our experience. The one thing I loved was that we had a thumb drive of so many pics to choose from and her price is so fair for the work that she does. We have had pics before where we have to choose on the spot the ones we want and then we are limited to a certain number and missing out on some fun pics but the way Karen provides your pics you have access to everything, which allows you to keep your whole memory of the shoot. May I add that her turn around time is lightening fast and the box with the use is so perfect! Karen thinks of every detail to make you feel special and your memories just as special. My sister was part of our family shoot with our newborn, she was visiting from out east, she was so impressed with Karen that she would like to fly back out to have pics done with Karen too! That is saying something:)

Karen was awesome! When I reached out to Karen, my fear was that it would be difficult to schedule the session as it’s pretty late in the year. Karen made the entire process seamless. She was so flexible with her dates and she already had recommendations for locations on her website. Within 48 hours, we had picked a date and a location. Her text and email exchanges always made me feel at ease and I loved that she was extremely responsive and answered all my questions. On the day of the photo session, my 5-​year old gravitated to Karen right away (we all did! Including our golden retriever). This was our first photo session and Karen made it such a wonderful experience for us. I look forward to doing future photo sessions with her! Thank you so much, Karen! :)

Karen has an eye for capturing priceless moments. She’s been our family photographer for two newborn shoots and has a natural talent for the job. Not only does she capture a moment, but she also captures personality. She is gentle, patient and funny! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time spent with her and you can tell she genuinely enjoys and cares about her work. I look forward to working with her for many more years to come!

Karen is the BEST!!! She did our maternity photos and newborn.
Our daughter was crying for a good hour and Karen got our baby to sleep. This being said, Karen was able to change our daughters outfits and positions. She was so patient and our pictures turned out amazing! I can’t say enough good things about her and her work!!!

Karen is great! I got a newborn package from her when my baby was born. The session did not go as smoothly as we hoped as my baby was too alert and did not want to sleep. Having said that, Karen still got some really great shots of her and us together. She felt bad for us as she could not take as many shots and offered to have another session when she is 6 months old without extra charge.
We just completed our second session with Karen and the photos are awesome. My parents were visiting and also took part at the photo shoot. My baby just loves her and kept smiling for the camera! The best thing is that Karen edits the photos and give all of them to us on a memory stick. My parents also love the photos of them with my baby.

Karen has captured so many special moments for us — newborn photos, one year and grandparents! She is patient, caring, gentle and has an eye for producing exactly what I wanted and more. I can’t say enough about her work and often recommend her. I look forward to her capturing more moments for us!

There are certain times in life when you meet people and right away there’s a chemistry there’s a connection– when we first met Karen We felt as if I had known her forever.
This is our second time using Karen for baby photos I originally used her for newborn photo session and just again recently for my babies six-​month photo session. She is awesome and does awesome work I wanted to write this review six months ago but being a new mom and juggling a new baby and a job time gets away from you and the little things that you really need to do and on the back burner. But not Karen Karen belongs front and center because she is not only great at what she does she loves her job!
Here are two reviews and one;)
Our first session with Karen–
I had just had a baby and of course like any other new mom was so excited to get newborn photos! of course being a new mom I felt a little overwhelmed the first couple of weeks ;) and as far as scheduling anything forget it I couldn’t stay on schedule for the life of me —
I contacted Karen and she made the whole process so easy. She explained us that the best pictures would be around 10 days old so the baby would still be sleeping and could easily be manipulated for all the poses– I was a little nervous considering this would’ve been the first time she left the house ever know I had my mom and my sisters come along for the adventure!!!
When we arrived at the studio Karen made us feel so comfortable she has a cutest studio with the best little outfits I had ever seen! If you are anything like me and browse etsy for those cute little headbands and a cute baby outfits just stop now! Karen has done all the work for you and has the best headbands and the best baby props I have seen!!!
We dressed up our little munchkin in various different costumes — she handled the baby was such ease that she made us feel extremely comfortable– The entire session took about an hour and a half to two hours and we were able to get her and at least 5 to 6 different little outfits ! It was great I got my newborn session I made my baby book, and I was happy!
Now fast forward six months to yesterday–
We contacted Karen almost 2 weeks ago for the six-​month photo shoot she got us right and without any hesitation– and we really appreciated that knowing how busy her schedule is!
And again with my million questions I texted her and asked her what to bring. She gave us some great suggestions on what to wear and what the baby should wear so the pictures can come out great. I completely trust her coming from her years of experience he really knows what she’s talking about!
Again she did the whole shoot with such ease! Sayeh just loved her ! I had brought with me a bag full of different little outfit for her to change into but once again used all of Karen head pieces which are to die for!

We got in at least five outfit changes and manage to get all the group shots we wanted also before she got too fussy. We even stopped for a little milk snack for Sayeh to be able to extend the shoot a little bit longer. Karen is just so accommodating.
Karen made the whole process so simple ! I was having so much fun I really didn’t want the session to end!

We cannot wait to see what the pictures look like!
We can’t thank you Karen enough for being there to capture such awesome moments.
If you are looking for a great photographer for newborn session, baby or family shoot look no further! She is not only great at what she does but she’s an amazing person so friendly so kind and so genuine! She loves what she does and you can tell it shows in every picture!

KAREN IS THE BEST!!! She is absolutely a dream to work with. This being our first experience with doing newborn photos we didn’t know what to expect. Well let me tell you that she exceeded our expectations to the max. From the very beginning Karen was responsive to emails. Even so that when I first emailed her to inquire about her services, she was on vacation and rather then letting me sit for days on end with no response, she replied to me letting me know that she was on vacation and that she would get back to me as soon as she was back in the office. Which I greatly appreciated.
All of Karen’s directions on how to prepare for the day were spot on. Which you can tell that her directions are derived from her experience. Karen was extremely patient thru the whole time with her. We never felt rushed or pressured to try and get our baby to calm down. As she said once when I apologized for our cranky little girl she said «Its not like you know what she wants, she’s only 5 days old.» Which made us all laugh and relieved me of my irritability. When our little one needed to be fed she let us relax in her studio. The whole day was very relaxing and memorable. Not to mention that we got some beautifully adorable photos to remember our little peanuts first days in this world. Karen’s props that she has are amazing. Im sure that Karen and I could have kept dressing up our little girl for hours and hours. However my feisty little girl was soooooo over us. haha
I will be recommending her to anyone looking for a newborn photographer and family photographer. We look forward to working with Karen again. Thank you Karen for an amazing experience that we will always remember.

Karen is AMAZING!!! I have been through a handful of photographers and was ready to give up when I met Karen. It is extremely hard to find someone who is patient with a newborn, 1 year old, 2 year old, 3 year old and 4 year old, not to mention grandmas and grumpy grandpas. Karen will spend as much time with you to get beautiful shots. She takes the time to connect with each individual. My kids look forward to seeing Karen and playing with her. They absolutely adore her as do I!!! You will not be disappointed with Karen. I am so thankful to have met Karen and even more honored she photographs my family.

Karen is clearly a magician (or maybe just very talented). With our toddler running the show that day I figured we might get one cute photo of all of us and that would make it all worth it… and I love every photo she got of us!
Karen, you definitely captured the spirit of our family and of our little boy. Not to mention the darling newborn photos. Again, I’m not sure how you did it!
Looking forward to many more photo shoots with you over the years… I’m hooked!
P. S. I had waited so long to do professional photos because it seems that most photographers are not willing to part with the digital negatives… I ended up going with Karen out of a good gut feeling, and without even realizing until we booked our shoot that she provides you with ALL of the negatives. I will still order the fancy enlarged and canvas photos, but it’s just nice to have the negatives to keep in a safe place for use down the road…

There are not enough words to describe how grateful my family is to have had the opportunity to have Karen take our family’s photos! My children are 8 and 10, so the notion of getting all dressed up for a family portrait wasn’t their idea of a great afternoon… Enter Karen. With her gorgeous personality and caring manner, she guided us to this wonderful, rustic area, made jokes with my kids, had them doing super fun kid stuff, and had all of us cracking up, which made for a ton of relaxed, and naturally happy photos.
When I saw the actual pictures, I had tears in my eyes as I looked at each and every single one. I can’t believe the way she captured my daughter’s youth and innocence, as well as her maturity, and becoming a young lady. One of my favorite pictures is one of my daughter blowing these little «fairy crystals» out of her hands, like she was making a wish, super creative! She captured my little boy as the adventurous little guy that he is, as well as the loving kind-​hearted young man he is becoming. As for my husband and I, she captured so many moments of us being so proud of our kids, loving each other, and loving our family.
When you ask my kids, «Did you have fun getting your family pictures taken?» They will both shout, «Yes!» And then they will tell you all about the laughing, playing, tickling, and how much fun that they had on their adventure with Miss Karen!
When you ask me about my photo session with Karen, and the resulting photos, I will tell you that I never dreamed that my family could be captured in a more natural and beautiful manner. I cherish the creative and loving way that she arranged us in all of the photos and will treasure these moments for many, many years! Thank you, Karen!

First off Karen deserves way more than 5 stars. We recently went for our daughters newborn photoshoot. After looking at her website I knew going in that she was amazingly talented but the icing on the cake is that she is also warm, kind, professional, and magically able to put both fussy babies and hormonal new mothers at ease. Booking the appointment was a breeze as she is very timely in her communications and answered all my questions which were many as I was a bit nervous as this would be our first outing after returning home from the hospital.
When we arrived Karen could not have been more accommodating, calming, and patient as our little angel was being quite the diva that day. The end result was that we have gorgeous photos that perfectly captured our sweet and silly little girl and I can not imagine any instance where the experience could have been better which is 100% due to Karen and her sense of humor and soothing demeanor.
Karen’s instincts are incredible and the expressions she captured make these photos ones we will cherish for a lifetime.
If you are shopping around for a photographer for your baby or child stop now and call immediately. I’m a tough customer– ever so slightly germaphopbic, ocd, and type A, and I brought my wonderful crazy family along (think My Big Fat Greek Wedding) to boot. Karen welcomed us all with open arms and we all left with smiles and I a new lifelong photographer for the rest of our daughters special milestones.
Thank you Custom Moments!

Karen has been photographing my family for the past 14 years. Not only is she remarkably creative and talented, but she is also ever so patient. We have had more than one occasion where my kids were not cooperating and she takes the time and effort to connect with them and get them to smile. She has done everything from a newborn shoot, literally hours after we were home from the hospital, to my oldest son’s senior pictures. Every year she does family pictures for our Christmas card and goes out of her way to provide new locations and props so they are never the same. We have never been disappointed with her work. And to top it off, her prices are very reasonable! I highly recommend Custom Moments and Karen Henrich!