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Hi, there! I’m Karen - a boutique family photographer with a special love for babies! 

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80th Birthday Family Outdoor

I haven’t blogged for a whole year! The pandemic has brought a new norm to everyone. I appreciate the fact that life has slowed down just a bit and definitely took advantage of it. Now I am back to full speed, I want to resume my blog with this session that was taken one year ago.

This session means a lot to me. They contacted me in January last year wanting pictures to be done in early Spring to celebrate Mom (Jan)’s 80th birthday. The session was rescheduled 3 times due to COVID. Finally, we were able to do it in June – my very first session after NJ re-opened and allowed non-essential businesses to offer services.

From front to back: Jan (the Birthday queen) with her 4 children - Marlene, Kim, Bob, and Ray
From front to back: Jan (the Birthday queen) with her 4 children – Marlene, Kim, Bob, and Ray

They decided to keep the session small and only include Mom the the “kids”, no grand-kids or great grand-kids (you will know why)

From left to right (status as of June 2020): Ann & Bob - 7 kids and 2 grand-babiesKim & Tom - moving to NCMarlene & Andy - love to travel (later that year I also had the honor to photograph their backyard wedding - a surprise!)Bridget & Ray - 5 kids and 1 grand-baby
From left to right (status as of June 2020): Ann & Bob – 7 kids and 2 grand-babiesKim & Tom – moving to NCMarlene & Andy – love to travel (later that year I also had the honor to photograph their backyard wedding – a surprise!)Bridget & Ray – 5 kids and 1 grand-baby
Jan - celebrating eight decades of life and still going strong!
Jan – celebrating eight decades of life and still going strong!

We had tons of laughs and a great time during the photoshoot.

A mandatory mask on and staying 6 feet apart photo just to document this special time!
A mandatory mask on and staying 6 feet apart photo just to document this special time!
East Brunswick NJ Family Photogarpher 80th Birthday Summer Outdoor Fun Pose

When I asked what is their favorite activity during a family reunion, their response was “laughing until our stomachs hurt”! We wrapped up the session with a fun pose. If you asked me what is one good thing that happened since the start of the pandemic, I would say we all have learned who and what matters to us most.

Planning your next family reunion? Get a photoshoot done to document those precious memories. Contact me now for your initial consultation. Jan and her family appreciate very much that I was very helpful in providing suggested locations based on previous work which made the decision process easier.

“This experience doesn’t need to be stressful, Karen allows the family to enjoy themselves and have fun.”

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- L. (maternity and newborn sessions customer)

I had an extremely anxious pregnancy after my miscarriage, which is why I didn't reach out to you until so late, but you really went out of your way to accommodate and make it happen for me and my family. I'm so glad that I have all these photos of this special time in our lives and the captures of (our) brand new baby. I'll be forever grateful for the perfect moments you captured. Thank you again, so much."

"Hi Karen. Just wanted to really say thank you again for everything with our sessions. I could not be happier with how they both turned out."

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- ZHAO FAMILY

We have gotten many compliments from visiting guests. The photos you took are candid and captured true moments of joy. The product has amazing quality and yet very easy to install. I can’t wait to get another great collage for the upcoming family shoots. Thank you Karen.

"We absolutely loved the wall collage you designed for us. It has become the focal point of our great room"

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- JESSICA JACKSON

She listened to what type of photos we were looking to achieve and offered suggestions since she is in fact the professional! Karen was always very responsive if I had any questions leading up to the actual photo shoot and was an absolute pleasure to work with the day of our session. Everything went very smooth, and our proofs were delivered very quickly. After the selection process, our final images were delivered also very quickly and looked so amazing. We have received so many compliments and will be using Karen again in the future. I highly recommend MuSen Photography to anyone looking for quality professional photography!

"Karen was amazing to work with from the very beginning through to the delivery of our final photos"

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- SUE COLON

I hired her to do my daughters first birthday party photos and she captured the moment perfectly. I was so pleased with her work I hired her again to do a mother and daughters photo shoot for Mother’s Day. She NAILED IT one of the most beautiful photo shoots I have ever seen. Karen picked the location, lighting, told us how to pose her eye for perfection is beyond words she saw my vision and made it come true. She also was very easy to contact and communicate with. The turn over time to receive the photos was fast and easy. Karen is also very sweet it was truly a pleasure working with her.  I highly recommend her and if perfection is what you seek Karen is definitely the one.  I look forward to working with her again. Thank you so much Karen you rock .

"Karen is absolutely amazing."

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- STEPHANIE

Truthfully from the beginning when we met in the diner to the very end of our day to stay to capture all of our memories. You were a pleasure to work with and we will be using you again for sure for our family photos and every event we have. I love most about you that your attention to details and making sure you get everything right and perfect for us. 

"Karen what can I say but you are fabulous"

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- JESS

Once again I'm so grateful that you managed to squeeze us in and did such wonderful work with our newborn! We absolutely love the prints and can't wait to put them up around house! I can't wait to book you for his 1 year shoot!

"Hi Karen, thank you so much!"

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