In the Karjaka household the motto was "Practice makes for improvement, not perfection." As artists or moreover, humans, we have a quest for perfection, secretly. I know I do. We search for the perfect brush stroke, financial portfolio, apartment setup, relationship,...
My favorite feeling in the world is advancing a frame on my Nikon F. It's a manual advance and it sings to my heart each time I rip one over. The sound of the shutter opening is a close second. For me, on the other end of that frame advance is possibility. It's...
It makes no difference if you're a professional photographer, enthusiast or beginner, the camera in hand is always better than the one you left behind. Growing up in days before having a camera in your pocket, I still have to remind myself that my iPhone camera is...
5:30am and all I want to do is go back to bed. 6:30am shoot with the fabulous Ellen across town here in DC, and my Uber is scheduled for 6:05am. Please... just a few minutes more of sleep. But no, we're committed for that golden hour. With cloud cover fast approaching...
I'm sitting in Omaha Eppley Airport, waiting for my 10:55am flight to Washington D.C. Regan airport, after a lovely few days of photographing a few musicians and artists out here. Currently reflecting of the Missouri river that divides Nebraska and Iowa. No two...
I LOVE baggage ... emotional baggage. I mean, who doesn't love a Louis Vuitton or Michael Kors bag? Am I right? But that's not what we’re talking about. Let's get real. The real YOU. So to state the obvious, I’m a commercial portrait photographer. But what may not be...
Ah, there's so much to be said about color! Whether you've been following us for years or are just starting to get into what makes us tick over here at Karjaka Studios, you may have noticed a sudden influx of color. We've received quite a few questions relating to...
In the Spring of 2012 I started dabbling in the idea of building a photo studio. But what did that mean? What is a photo studio? There are plenty of ways of answering that. What came to me was, I was tired of being freelance. A hired gun. I wanted to build an...
