Going through the photos from yesterday’s engagement shoot with Heather and Ozzie. We went to this area around Sc-iArc, where there’s lots of crust and graffiti, then drove to the Disney Concert Hall. Very cool backgrounds. I love L.A., now that I have 3 kids, I don’t leave Laguna Beach a whole lot, but it’s nice to get out every once in a while, and see the rest of the world. Ha ha…
My fabulous friend, Erika and her two little boys, Mack and Leo. The shoot was bedlam – sand flying everywhere, kids running, screaming, jumping all over us - a typical day in the life. We used candy and bakugans as bribery and it worked…for about 40 minutes! When we were done, the kids were filthy – sticky from the lollipops, wet and sandy. I’m often scared to look at the photos after a crazy family shoot with little boys, but it always works out, there were a gazillion good photos! Such a relief, I don’t know why I worry…
I put together this slideshow of about half the photos from the shoot, set to the kids’ favorite song, to give clients an idea for what to expect from a shoot with me at the beach. Scroll down for a few of my favorite photos from the shoot, I edited those to perfection (airbrushed the skin, minimized dark circles under the eyes, added a warm fuzzy glow, sharpened, dodged and burned, etc.). Most of the photos in the slideshow have been edited more globally.
GILLIAN!
These are so awesome! Thank you so much for always doing such a wonderful job. You really captured the essence of my boys. Your photos are stunning to begin with, but your digital artistry is amazing.
Thank you! Thank you!
This is Isla, just one week old. Her family was passing through Laguna on their way home to northern California. She was the most precious little thing ever, I could have squeezed her all day long. I’m really into photographing newborns these days. It’s surprising to me, because you have to maintain a sleepy and quiet atmosphere for a successful session, which is so not me. it must be subconsciously therapeutic.
About a third of the photos from the shoot are in the slideshow, to give you an idea of what to expect from a session, scroll down for a few of my favorite photos…
Our poor English Bulldog Ruby, she’s 8 1/2 and I don’t think she’s going to be with us much longer…it’s so sad. She was having seizures, so we took her to a poochie neurologist, who guessed it was a brain tumor (we opted out of the $4,000 MRI, so we don’t know for sure). They put her on phenobarbital and prednisone (hence the chubbiness in the photos, she always battled her weight, ha) and she was doing really well. Until yesterday. The seizures are back, and they’re getting worse and more frequent. The shaved parts of her paws are from the IVs she had when she first went to the doggie hospital for monitoring. We’re hoping we can up her dose of the meds, but it doesn’t look like she’ll be with us much longer. She was my first dog, I always wanted a bulldog, and she’s been such a great part of our family. We got her when she was so little that she could barely walk through the grass. We’re sure going to miss her. And the babies just learned how to say her name…
so sorry, gillian. She is so loved and I am certain that she knows it. sending you lots of love xo
Happy Independence Day! We spent the day hanging out by the plastic pool (ha ha) and snuggling. Here are some photos of my son Mack (check out those lips, he scored in the lip department, huh?!). That’s my crusty wooden gate I found on the side of the road, love that gate…
Photographs shot on location in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California by Gillian Crane.
This family took the extra step to make their holiday cards memorable.
Photographs shot on location in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California by Gillian Crane.
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8.09.2010
the pictures look awesome Gillian! I’m so glad we went with the graffiti backgrounds!