It’s Labor Day weekend and I’m spending it in the most glamorous of locations, Jenison Michigan. Ever been? Just outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan I’m crashing at the childhood home of some dear friends from college of nearly 20 years ago, a sentence I never thought...
Monday Musings
Light of Your Life
It’s Autumn in New York, and I couldn’t be happier. Not just because it’s pumpkin everything and the soon to be colorful foliage, but because the East Coast has some of the best lighting this time of year. I had an unconventional childhood. Other kids were playing...
KARJAKA Does Fashion Week?
I know, I know, I'm not a fashion photographer, or one in the traditional sense. That's been made abundantly clear over the years. I can't help it, I care more about the person wearing the clothing than the clothing themselves. But, that's not to say I don't love what...
Popsicle Panic
One minute you're using a semi controlled heat gun to melt popsicles, and the next moment they're melting too fast and you've got a mess on your hands and floor, with only a few spares to recapture. Sweaty? Melty? Runny? There's only a few seconds between those states...
Monday Musings: Clowning around at the Diner
I have a diner theory that apparently isn’t a new revelation for some of you. However for those who don’t know it or my take on it... the diner is the cosmic leveler of life. It doesn't matter who you are, or what diner you are at, there's always the gruff waitress...
Monday Musings: Who’s a Good Boy?
I can relate to the dog who's on a leash outside the coffee shop, as its master is inside exploring all that can be had via Italian dark roasts. The waiting. The anticipation. The Anxiety. Will my master return, or in my case, will the moment present itself for that...
Monday Musings: The 50mm Calf Portrait
The Good Humor bar had been consumed. Popsicle stick in hand. Conversation in progress, and a young photographer sat next to Casey and me. We had just come out of guest critiquing final presentations at Parsons School of Design and took a beat to observe the area....
Never Use a Discount Plastic Surgeon
Diamond Dental It goes without saying, for most of us that is, that you don't want a plastic surgeon who's running deals or specials of the week. Today Only... Nip and Tuck the...
Nose Deaf
Kaya Bryla-Weiss So it's 2019 and it's already happening. I see it everywhere. Do you see it? Maybe you've gone... Nose Deaf! It's a new year filled with possibilities and opportunities. The excitement builds for you to share on social media, emails, print ads and...
Yearning for Design Kerning
Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Giambattista Bodoni (1740 - 1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: Uniformity of design Sharpness and neatness Good taste And charm In his Manuale tipografico, published posthumously in...