Living Magazine Cover Shoot for Jim Sloan
“Thanks, Karina, for the photoshoot and headshots. Fantastic work.”
~ Jim Sloan, about the photo cover photoshoot for Living Magazine, April 2023 issue
Professional Headshots for Audrey Moore
Audrey chose the perfect outfit, avoiding any reflective materials, distracting colors, and over the top jewelry. Her classic hair and makeup also helped to enhance her natural beauty and bring out her best features.
Bryan Correa of The Woodlands Plastic Surgery
“Looks great; you worked some serious magic on those shadows!
~ Bryan Correa of The Woodlands Plastic Surgery
Portraits were shot for the cover of Living Magazine, The Woodlands, Texas.
Justin O’Neal of Fairclaims Roofing and Construction - portraits for Living Magazine
“I am happy with how they turned out!”
~ Justin O’Neal of Fairclaims Roofing and Construction
Portraits were shot for the cover of Living Magazine, The Woodlands, Texas.
Wyatt Hopkins as a Cowboy
A cowboy look with a twist. Wyatt Hopkins dressed up in a broad-brimmed hat and unbuttoned his black shirt to enhance the southern flare in his portraits as we were shooting at a horse ranch on a boiling hot summer day.
Timothy Heavner - Business Headshot for a Musician
What About My Photography that Caught Your Eye?:
“It's gorgeous!!! You make everyone look their best: great facial expressions, relaxed, individualized, natural ...”
~ Timothy Heavner
Business Headshots Mini Session for Rachael Zito
Spring and summer mini sessions in Pittsburgh’s North Park.
Rachael Zito chose a perfect day to have her business headshots done! We had a blast wondering around a small island on the lake, looking for suitable backgrounds for her personal branding portraits.
Personal Branding and Business Portraits for Amanda Acker
Spring and Summer mini sessions in Pittsburgh’s Mellon Park.
I had a very inspiring client whose story I’d like to share. Coming from a past of drug abuse, homelessness, and being a formerly incarcerated person, Amanda Acker has broken through and was able to let the good things into her life. Amanda is now on a mission to inspire and motivate people who have had a difficult past. Her core message is that we are stronger than we think and can have the life we imagine regardless of our past.
Georgia Bedford - Headshots for a University of Pittsburgh Professor
“The retouching is beautifully done. I have never before been pleased with a photo of myself.”
~ Georgia Bedford
Winter Mini Session for Rufa Akhmedli
Winter mini sessions.
Rufa Akhmedli wanted a bunch of portraits to use on her Instagram account. They had to look different enough, as if taken on separate occasions. Rufa brought 3 charges of clothes and I was amazed how quickly she changed into yet another gorgeous outfit within the allocated 30 minutes still keeping her poise.
Sherman Bailey - Headshots for a Certified Engineer
Congratulations to Sherman Bailey for achieving an important career milestone - becoming a certified engineer. Thank you for trusting me to create your business portraits and purchasing a few extra prints for personal use.
Great job on preparing perfect outfits and looking confident and handsome during our session.
Fitness instructor, Heather Taylor-Martin - Headshots for a Fitness Instructor
“Thank you so much! It was awesome getting to work with you.”
~ Heather Taylor-Martin
Mike Cowan - Headshots for Berkshire Hathaway Realty
Mike Cowan is a licensed real estate sale person with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices,The Preferred Realty. He assists with the first home buying, finding a forever home, and finding tenants for rental properties.
Mike provides marketing and transaction services and prides himself on excellent communication skills, dedication and trustworthiness.
His active duty military experience brings honor and commitment to go an extra mile for each client.
Ailaura Donahoe - Headshots for Medical Residency Applications
After the session: “Karina, thank you so much for everything today! I loved how the photos turned out and will definitely recommend you!”
About the prints: “Wonderful!! Thank you so much!! I’m so excited for them, gonna give them as gifts to my parents. Thanks again!”
~ Ailaura Donahoe
Studio Portraits for Erin Bestic
“Love them! Thank you so much!”
~ Erin Bestic
Corporate Headshots for Cornerstone Wellness Center
I had an honor creating headshots for this incredible team at Cornerstone Wellness Center in Beaver, PA.
The Center provides excellent affordable care and specializes in anxiety and depression management, relationship building, trauma care, parenting strategies, marital strengthening, life transitions, assertiveness training and communication skills.
Each member of Cornerstone Wellness Center is exceptionally trained in research based interventions and provide compassionate, goal-oriented care for adults, teens, and children.
Cap and Gown portraits for Teresa
“Dear Karina, Thank you so much for making me feel so comfortable at the photo shoot. You are truly gifted and I love my pictures. Thank you so much!”
~ Teresa P.
Portrait series for Michelle
Before our session: “I HATE my pictures being taken and I am VERY hard to photograph. (My smile makes me squint and then my eyes looked closed). I ONLY like candid shots and loved how natural Amy's pictures looked that could still be used as head shots.”
~ Michelle S.
A portrait session in a hotel lobby
I was reminded today of a hotel shoot we did with Alena last summer in Washington DC. The city was empty and the hotel atrium was completely desolate. It seemed like a perfect opportunity to do a spontaneous mini-session. We utilised the midday sun diffused by the hotel roof and the on-camera flash to get a variety of shots within a short period of time.
I really like the results but if I were doing a personal branding shoot for a client, I would have used a couple of softboxes of white umbrellas to achieve the complete feeling of natural light and of course would shoot tethered and take my time to get each shot absolutely perfect.
Juliane’s Business Portraits
“I love the way you captured the spirit of your subjects. I know Melanie and her family well and it shows what an incredible family they are, and their individual unique personalities. With her professional photos, I like how you were able to strike a balance between them being very professional but personal, since she's in the fitness industry, I love how they show that off, but not in a stiff way where if feels like she's posing. Just brilliant! I would hope with mine that they reflect my personality. I pride myself on excellent customer service, personal attention, and most of all that the design experience is fun and the end results reflect my clients and their unique tastes.” Juliane M.