Karina 2/12/23 Karina 2/12/23

High School Winter Formal for Alena and Michael

Feeling happy and handsome, Alena and Michael made some awesome memories at the John Cooper School winter formal, held at The Woodlands Resort. The John Cooper School did great job of making the event special for the students and their guests. Alena and Michael make such a beautiful couple. Red suits them both.

Happy Valentine’s day!

Karina 1/28/23 Karina 1/28/23

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.

Karina 11/12/22 Karina 11/12/22

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.

Karina 11/9/22 Karina 11/9/22

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.

Karina 10/12/22 Karina 10/12/22

High School Senior Portraits with Journee Reid

Journee Reid looks gorgeous in this outdoor setting.

We shot outdoors in an open shade by a rustic farm barn on a hot summer day. And Journee’s thoughtful stance makes this simple setting look chic and mysterious.

Karina 10/10/22 Karina 10/10/22

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.

Karina 10/1/22 Karina 10/1/22

Anastasia Lewis in a Fedora Hat

Anastasia Lewis is just gorgeous in these outdoor portraits. The brown fedora hat was the perfect accessory to create additional looks for her modeling portfolio. The hat accentuates Anastasia’s fiery eyes or conceals them, depending on the intended message to the viewer.

Karina 9/28/22 Karina 9/28/22

Studio Portraits for Anastasia Lewis

Work created in Las Vegas, Nevada at a Photography Workshop run by the best portrait photographer in the industry and an incredible educator Jerry Ghionis.

Karina 8/2/22 Karina 8/2/22

Alena Gurevich - Studio Portraits with Violin

A series of portraits to celebrate Alena’s incredible achievement as a musician this year. She passed the exam for ARSM diploma (Associate of the Royal Schools of Music).

Karina 7/26/22 Karina 7/26/22

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

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

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.

Karina 4/8/22 Karina 4/8/22

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.

Karina 3/1/22 Karina 3/1/22

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

Karina 2/16/22 Karina 2/16/22

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.

Karina 2/3/22 Karina 2/3/22

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.

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.