Chris Korsak

Portland Branding, headshot, and product photographer

Photography Blog — Tag: portland model

Composite of many images with the Model Annika in industrial SE Portland, OR

The Sum Is Greater Than The Parts

September 19, 2021

This summer I’ve been working on my portfolio a lot, trying to push my work in a new direction. I’ve been coming up with shoot themes that are specifically designed to get me out of my comfort-zone. It’s just too easy to just go with what you know…

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…

Model in looking into the distance with a pure blue sky in the background in Portland, OR

Sunshine Drama

July 17, 2021

Lately while shooting portraits I’ve been trying to come up with little challenges because it’s too easy to shoot the same way and go with what’s comfortable. Approaching photography (or anything) with a specific set of limitations/parameters is…