Chris Korsak

Portland Branding, headshot, and product photographer

Photography Blog — Tag: experimental photography

Long exposure experimental photo at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, OR

The Support Group for Lazy Photographers

May 27, 2023

I have a confession to make: I'm a lazy photographer. That's right, at the end of 2022, I got the chance to be a part of the Support Group for Lazy Photographers, which is an online photography course created and run by the super-talented Italian…

Model posing in a forest

Lucid Dream

August 31, 2021

It is morning, and the forest is peaceful. The birds are singing and hopping from branch to branch as the sun finds its way through the canopy of leaves. With this serene feeling inside, she walks deeper and deeper into the woods. The allure of the…

Experimental portrait photography where the model is dissolving into the environment

Dissolving Into My Surroundings

August 15, 2021

I recently collaborated with a model named Albrey at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland. We incorporated the concepts of lucid dreaming, connecting with a location’s collective memory, and dissolving into the environment into these visuals. Many of these…

Experimental long exposure portrait of a dancer named Heather

Dancing In The Park

June 26, 2021

I’ve been getting back into doing photo collaborations again and these photos are from a recent shoot I did with a dancer named Heather. We spent a couple hours in a local Portland park and created a variety of dance images from serene to eerie. My…

Print manipulation

Strange Reflection

March 3, 2021

As the morning sun illuminates the silent lake, I see my strange reflection in between the slow surface ripples. I am warm, and the water is cold. I walk a little closer. My feet leave the bank and begin to feel a sharp reminder of who is in charge…

Print manipulation

OBE

February 27, 2021

When I close my eyes at night, I hear the same song. It’s in a minor key, and the melody is repetitive but pleasant. There’s a soft voice in the distance that somehow synchronizes with the song. I start to walk towards the voice. It’s pitch-black all…

Print manipulation

I Watch Myself From Every Angle

February 21, 2021

I sit by myself in a cold yet comforting home. It’s the place I’ve known for longer than I can remember. The walls are a different color behind the picture frames. There’s a window that’s also a mirror. I spend many hours a day looking through this…

Experimental photo of flowers and lighting effects

The Shimmer

January 30, 2021

I’ve been mildly obsessed with the movie Annihilation since I first saw it a couple of years ago. The grand finale scene with the alien-like avatar mirroring Natalie Portman’s every move was one of the most intense moments I’ve experienced watching a…

Redscale film photo of a neighborhood scene using Fuji Superia 400 film

Redscale Film: Fuji Superia 400

November 2, 2020

This year I experimented with a film technique called redscale. While it’s possible to purchase prefab redscale film, it’s much cheaper to do it yourself. All you do is load film in your camera backwards so you end up shooting through all the orange…