Chris Korsak

May 7, 2023

I recently created some new portraits with a Portland, OR model named Serenity. For these images, I wanted to create melancholic, pensive, independent, and romantic images that might look suitable for an imaginary perfume ad. We incorporated the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

June 10, 2021

I have to say, it feels like a breath of fresh air to be able to do some ‘normal-life’ things again. Aside from a handful of professional headshot sessions where I was masked up and using a telephoto lens, I haven’t really been able to do many in…

May 8, 2020

Here’s another recent FaceTime photo shoot with a model named Tatiana. We spent a couple hours creating photos in and around her home on a sunny spring day while in quarantine. I got a wide variety of images during this session and really enjoyed the…

May 1, 2020

Here’s some new work from my recent FaceTime photo shoot with my friend Madeline. In the last year, we’ve been collaborating on shoots every few months, so it was nice that quarantine didn’t stop us this time around. This was also my second shoot…

April 21, 2020

I know photography certainly isn't a priority during the Covid-19 crisis, but creating is an effective way for me to keep a positive attitude during all this. I recently got inspired when I saw the photographer Allesio Albi collaborate with models by…

December 31, 2019

Remember when you used to play make believe as a kid? Cops and robbers was one of my favorites. And then there was, “the ground is hot lava.” Why did we stop pretending as adults? Lately, I’ve been trying get back into fiction by inventing narratives…

June 5, 2019

There’s that umbrella again. This is from my other portrait session during the 2019 PDX Squared Photography Contest with a model named Annika. We collaborated on some portraits a number of months ago, so it was really cool to work together again. It…

March 8, 2019

Here’s some new work from a portrait photography session I did at my house with a Portland model named Tori. She has a very active modeling career in the Portland area and beyond, and she was really great to work with. For this shoot I thought, how…

February 13, 2019

Here’s another recent shoot I did with a model named Alexandra. We met in industrial S.E. Portland, which is a location I keep returning to for portrait shoots. However, this part of town is changing fast. All the grungy industrial building facades…

February 7, 2019

Hello! It’s been a while… Here’s some new work from a portrait shoot I did in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon with a model named Aubrey. I’ve been doing quite a few sessions lately with local models, so I thought it would be fun to try…