Karina 9/16/21 Karina 9/16/21

Avani’s Portraits for acting and musical theater college applications and auditions

“Thank you so much for these incredible photos!!” ~ Avani V.

“Thanks, Karina. The pictures turned out great!” ~ Veena V., mother

Karina 9/11/21 Karina 9/11/21

Family Mini-Sessions: Jessica, Dan, Max, Luca and Lila

“They are so great! Thanks so much for your beautiful work.”

~ Jessica P.

Karina 9/10/21 Karina 9/10/21

50th Wedding Anniversary and family photo session for Carol and Mario

Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Carol and Mario! What a wonderful way to celebrate the day with all the children and grandchildren.

Karina 9/9/21 Karina 9/9/21

Senior photos for William

What About My Photography that Caught Your Eye?

“Your pictures speak for themselves” ~ Shannon M., mother

Karina 9/5/21 Karina 9/5/21

Audition Headshots for Amanda

Best of luck to this gorgeous actress in her applications for acting roles. Checkout Amanda’s impressive achievements on her Instagram accounts: @supernatural3002 and @messy_ever_after_art

Karina 8/25/21 Karina 8/25/21

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.

Karina 8/24/21 Karina 8/24/21

Audition Headshots for Todd

“I really like how professional the photos were and how the website was formatted!” ~ Todd

Karina 8/19/21 Karina 8/19/21

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.

Karina 8/18/21 Karina 8/18/21

A 10-min fall mini-session, natural light only

I needed to do a 10-min fall mini-session photo challenge, natural light only, any place, any time. So I asked my favorite model in the world to pose for me in our backyard. It was raining really hard this week but there was a short window yesterday when we could go outside and do it. Love these impromptu moments.

Karina 7/26/21 Karina 7/26/21

Portraits of Ibrahim

Ibrahim performed as William Barfée at Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.

Ibrahim shines in every theater production and transforms seamlessly into his multifaceted roles: Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pumbaa in The Lion King, and Jean Passepartout in Around the World in 80 Days.

Karina 7/21/21 Karina 7/21/21

Portraits of Abby

“You are such a talented photographer and all of the photos are so well done!”

~ Kim B., mother of Abby

Karina 7/20/21 Karina 7/20/21

Portraits of Luke

Luke was a Stage Manager in Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.

Luke had been doing tech theatre since 6th grade and the Spelling Bee as his 4th show as stage manager. Tech work is his special talent and countless shows and presentations would not have gone as smoothly without his input.

Karina 7/19/21 Karina 7/19/21

Portraits of Sarah

“Once again, you took some great pictures!” ~ Cindi G., Sarah’s mother

Karina 7/16/21 Karina 7/16/21

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.

Karina 7/15/21 Karina 7/15/21

Portraits of Isabella

“Thank you so much! I absolutely LOVED the photos.” ~ Isabella A.

Isabella performed as Mitch Mahoney at Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.

Isabella joined the musical to make her high school experience complete before heading to Penn State to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Besides theater, Isabella was the captain of the school’s cheer team and played Softball outside of school. In her free time, Isabella writes and releases music with her producer. Way to go, Izzie! All the best in all your new beginnings!

Karina 7/14/21 Karina 7/14/21

Portraits of Ella

Ella performed as Leaf's Mom and was also the show’s scenic designer at Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”. While this was her ninth Senior School production, she hadn’t acted since the 5th grade, and was usually backstage as an irreplaceable part of the tech crew.

Stay tuned for Ella’s studio portraits in her ice-skating costumes!

Karina 7/13/21 Karina 7/13/21

Portraits of Sajen

Sajen Schuchert performed as Carl Dad at Sewickley Academy’s senior school musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”. He had enjoyed his musical theatre experience throughout his 11 years at the school. Sajen had managed to combine baseball and rehearsals during the spring and did really well in both.