Chris Korsak

Portland Branding, headshot, and product photographer

Photography Blog — Tag: professional portraits

Composite of six staff member headshots from Summit Learning Charter School

Staff Headshots 2.0: Summit Learning Charter

August 30, 2022

This August, I was invited back to Summit Learning Charter to create another round of headshots for their entire staff. They’ve expanded , so this photo shoot was even bigger than the last time. I also had to match the existing…

Life coach posing with his dog in a kitchen

It's A Wonderful Life Coach

August 15, 2022

Dave Cesana is a life coach from Portland, OR, and he recently contacted me because he needed both a custom website and personal-branding photography for his business. In the past, I would have been able to just take care of the photography part, but…

Composite of nine staff member headshots from Summit Learning Charter School

Staff Headshots at Summit Learning Charter School

October 28, 2019

Here’s the story…of Summit Learning Charter…needing headshots of all their lovely staff. In all seriousness, I recently created headshots of 40 staff members at Summit Learning Charter, which is an online K-12 school within the Estacada, Oregon…

Before and after example of retouching a professional headshot

Headshot Retouching: Before and After

August 15, 2019

Retouching can make or break a professional headshot. It can make you look like your best self after a good night’s sleep. It can also make you look so “perfect” that it looks unnatural and just off. Have you ever seen a headshot of a co-worker that…

Professional headshot of Tony in Portland, OR

Headshot Session: Tony

June 27, 2018

I put a call out recently so I could test my headshot setup in the studio. I've mostly been doing on-location work outdoors, so this was a nice change of pace. Tony answered the call, and here are the results. After Tony arrived, we chatted a bit and…

Taking a selfie with a selfie stick

Never Trust a Photographer Who Won't Get in Front of the Camera

June 11, 2018

Last month, I did a bunch of headshot sessions for some folks in Portland. Photographing all these people made me realize I needed a profile pic update for myself as well. At the very least, it would be a good reminder what it's like to be on the…

Professional headshot of Preston in Portland, OR

Headshot Session: Preston

May 25, 2018

Here's a recent headshot session I did with Preston near Belmont St. in Portland, OR. He told me he wanted some new professional pics for his LinkedIn profile. We got these, and much more! Starting out on a variety of simple backgrounds: Let's…

Professional headshot of Hanna in Portland, OR

Headshot Session: Hanna

May 24, 2018

I recently did a headshot session with Hanna on Alberta St. in Portland, OR. This is one of the most photogenic places in town, if you ask me. There are amazing murals, graffiti, and all sorts of other street art. There's also a lot of clean…