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Welcome to the Kari Odell Photography blog!  I am a San Francisco Bay Area photographer specializing in children's lifestyle photography.

I have a passion for photographing children and I feel privileged that people allow me into the privacy of their lives to take creative custom portraits of their families.  My portraits are photojournalistic, using beautiful, natural light. I have a four year old son named Will who inspires me everyday to find the beauty and joy in everything.

Thanks for visiting!

SF Beach Time | San Francisco Natural Light Child Photography

This cute little guy had fun exploring and playing with his parents on a Sunday afternoon. He was shy at first, but warmed up quickly and I really enjoyed photographing him.

Family | San Mateo Natural Light Family Photographer

This amazing family was so much fun to work with. They all have the best sense of humor and really enjoy each other. We got lucky with a beautiful Fall afternoon with warm light.

Fall Twins | Palo Alto Natural Light Child Photography

You can’t get much cuter than these twins. I have gotten to photograph them over the years and they always make me smile and the camera loves them.

Lashes | Palo Alto Natural Light Child Photography

This adorable little guy and I met for the first time about a year ago and he is still one of my all time favorites. He is sweet, funny and gorgeous! I especially love his eyelashes!

Sparkle | Berkeley Natural Light Child Photography

Little E is such a delight to photograph. She has a sparkle in her eye and fun personality. She started out in her Halloween costume as the little mermaid and we played near her home and had a ball.

Sweet New Baby | Palo Alto Natural Light Baby Photographer

I have had the pleasure to photograph this family four times now. We had fun first at their home and then at the park on a lovely morning.

Welcome to the World | Tiburon Newborn Photography

What a pleasure it was for me to photograph this baby boy. I have known his parents for a while, they are good friends with my older brother and such nice people.

New Addition | Palo Alto Natural Light Family Photographer

This little guy was so sweet and calm the whole shoot. I really enjoyed spending time with all of them. What a loving family. The big sister started off shy, and then got into a groove and the camera loves her.

LOVE | San Francisco Natural Light Newborn Photographer

One of my best friends, who is like a sister to me just had a beautiful baby girl. She is all love and pure joy. I couldn’t be happier for their parents. This was the most special shoot I have ever done period.

Twins 2011 | Palo Alto Natural Light Baby Photographer

Twins are so fun to photograph. I loved working with this family on a bright sunny morning at the park. They were such happy, loving babies.