Luminaire Foto -

Virginia Vereen

Would highly recommend Karl. He is an incredibly gifted photographer, professional, kind, and easy to work with. He went above and beyond for our special day, and he was an absolute joy to have around. He was so knowledgeable and picked the perfect location for our South Florida wedding.

Becki French

We could not have chosen a better photographer to capture our special day. Karl and his team were very responsive during planning and eased our worries since we were planning from out of town. Day of they were prompt, friendly and awesome. Everyone loved him and the pictures were FANTASTIC!

Ashley Maurer

Karl was such a delight to work with and you can tell that everyone at the wedding loved having him there as well. I heard the florist introduce him to someone as "the nicest and most talented wedding photographer you'll ever meet!" Karl created a very laid back and positive atmosphere during every photo opportunity throughout the day. He cares very much that everyone is having a great time while capturing his beautiful photos, exactly the type of natural professionalism that you want for your big day.

Ailie Reasons

Karl and Nanette were a dream to work with. We booked them almost immediately after getting engaged for our November 2017 wedding at LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort in Naples. I absolutely love their photography style - their photos are so light, airy, organic, and classic. However, what really sealed the deal was when I called them and spoke with Nanette on the phone. Nanette and Karl are both SO sweet, calm, and friendly, and they really made an effort to get to know us as a couple. Nanette came out to Chicago in September 2016 to take our engagement pictures - I would highly recommend trying to do both your engagement and wedding photos with them (whether in Naples or another destination), as it provides another opportunity to get to know either or both of them better. We also got together with Karl and Nanette about a month or so ahead of our wedding, so by the time of our wedding day they felt like they were our friends 🙂 They both have an uncanny ability to keep you calm and smiling, while also knowing how and when to take command of large groups as needed (we had a pretty big wedding party of 16 people and also did a full wedding photo with our 108 guests). In fact, I had multiple people from our wedding party come up to me during the day and tell me how awesome our photographers were.

When it comes to their work, I could not be happier with our pictures and have received tons of compliments on the photos I've shared so far. We have so many natural, candid photos that capture the moments and emotions of our day, with just the right amount of posed photos, as well. Nanette also has such an eye for the pretty, personal details that I (like many brides) put a lot of thought into. Lastly, we got our photos back in a very timely manner - I believe around 2-3ish weeks for our engagement photos and 4ish weeks for our wedding photos.

Thank you SO much, Nanette and Karl! We hope to work and stay in touch with you for years to come!

Spenser Bergeron

My husband and I used Luminaire Foto for our wedding this past May. We absolutely LOVED working with Karl and his lovely wife Nanette. Karl was extremely professional from the start and even dealt with my very detail oriented mom who asked a ton of questions. Not only was he an absolute pleasure to work with and be around but he took incredible photos for us and really captured the day. My husband and I were very adamant that we didn’t want to do a first look and with our tight wedding day timeline, Karl was very honest with us about what we could expect and came up with a great idea to do a day after shoot with just my husband and I to make sure we got the perfect shots. We also used Karl for our engagement shoot. I wanted something a little different for the engagement shoot and Karl suggested we do it on a sailboat which lead to some amazing photos that we will cherish forever! I can’t speak highly enough about Karl and Luminaire Foto! He is definitely one of the best if not the best wedding photographer in Southwest Florida!

Taylor Rathbun

Karl and his wife, Nanette, traveled from Naples FL to Savannah GA to shoot our wedding and rehearsal, and I cannot sing their praises enough!! They are both extremely professional but also very personable and playful. They made taking our photos so much fun but were able to keep us (and our large somewhat wild wedding party) on track and on schedule. It ended up raining throughout most of our outdoor wedding and first look, which was quite stessful, but Karl and Nanette kept us calm and collected with their positivity and leadership. They took the reigns and were able to quickly adapt and help create the best plan B. They even held umbrellas over us in between shots! They are truly wonderful people to spend your most important day with! Prior to the events, Karl also went out of his way to understand my hopes and vision for our wedding photos. He is extremely talented in what he does and I would trust him to shoot my wedding 100 times over! Without a doubt would recommend Luminaire Foto for all your photography needs!!

Maggie Strasser

Karl photographed our engagement and did such a fantastic job capturing the moment. The engagement was a surprise to me, and he brought two additional people with him, solely to help blend in so the proposal would remain a surprise. He got our edited photos to us literally 12 hours later via a link with over 150 photos to download right onto our phones. The edits are breath-taking - light, airy, natural, stunning. We couldn't be more pleased with Karl and would love to work with him in the future! Thank you, Karl!

Namaste with Natalie

Karl is one of the best photographers I know. He is very professional and passionate with photography. He made me feel so comfortable in front of the lens. He was my photographer for a couple shoots and I could not have been happier with the outcome. He is a master of photography! From headshots and weddings to lifestyle photos he knows how to capture the look you desire. He is so creative and allows you to express the best version of you via his work. If you want someone who is positive, amazing at photography and submits work that people ask "who took your photos?!" because they want to use him too and/or you look amazing in them...Hiring Karl as your photographer is a wonderful decision!