Karina 7/23/22 Karina 7/23/22

Family Mini Session In Houston Downtown

We had a blast creating candid photos for Amanda Norris and her family while there were still 3 of them. Hope to see them soon for an updated family photo. ))

Karina 7/22/22 Karina 7/22/22

Family Mini Session for Anna Chrabaszcz

Summer mini sessions.

Some families are all so handsome and photogenic that it’s hard to believe that they are real people, not professional models. We created a few headshots for Anna Chrabaszcz as well. Just beautiful!

Karina 4/14/22 Karina 4/14/22

Engagement Mini Session in North Park for Patrice Carter

Spring and summer mini sessions in Pittsburgh’s North Park.

Patrice Carter wanted fun and intimate portraits with her fiancé. We were blessed with a warm sunny day on the lake shore. The newly engaged couple looked happy and very much in love. Just perfect conditions for a successful photo session!

Karina 4/5/22 Karina 4/5/22

Family Mini Session in Pittsburgh for Lauren Perlis

Mini sessions in Pittsburgh’s Mellon Park.

It was a pleasure to meet Laurel Perils and her family on a bright sunny morning in Mellon Park. The kids really enjoyed running around and the parents’ task was to react quickly when an opportunity to pose as a family presented itself. I had to be fast enough to find myself in the right place at the right time, expose, compose, focus and press click. No pressure. ))

Karina 2/27/22 Karina 2/27/22

Winter Mini Session at Phipps for Leanne Elliott and her family

Family Mini sessions at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Have you ever seen a 9-months old baby smiling and looking at the camera for all 30 minutes: no tears, not even a trace of dissatisfaction, just a pure bundle of joy? I now have! It’s Leanne Eliott’s little son. We were able to create so many photographic memories for this family, what you see here is just a small fraction of their gallery. :-)

Karina 1/5/22 Karina 1/5/22

Christmas at New York City: a portrait session with Danté Crichlow

Day 5, Part One of photography workshop with Joe McNally in a New York City studio.

Danté Crichlow is an actor known for Netflix movies “See You Yesterday” (2019 and 2017)and he studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Dante was part of our photography group and he graciously agreed to pose for me. I was following Joe McNally’s advice from his book “Sketching Light” to always watch for dusty windows as they are some of the best light diffusers available in the real world. That Sunday morning we found ourselves on an abandoned and badly dilapidated floor of an industrial building with huge windows that hadn't been washed for at least half-century. The bright midday sun rays were bouncing from the opposite buildings and creating ice-like patterns on the glass surfaces. Just gorgeous.