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Josselyn-2 Months Old-Laguna Beach Baby Photographer

Gillian Crane — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:47:14 +0000

A few of my favorites from our baby portrait session with Josselyn, she’s two months old now.

Santa Claus is Coming to Laguna Beach!

Gillian Crane — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:48:08 +0000

It’s that time of year again! Get fabulous photos of your children with Santa, without having to leave Laguna!

Sunday, December 4th from 10:00am-1:00pm

$75 for a 5-7 minute visit with Santa, all your children may visit with Santa for that price*. All the high resolution images will be emailed to you by December 10th. The photos will be edited in photoshop and sized for printing 5×7 and smaller.

A huge candy cane is included in the session fee, it makes a great photo prop and works well as a reward for good behavior…

* For families three or more children, the photos will tend towards posed shots with Santa. For those families with fewer siblings, there will be time for your child to read Santa her list and get more shots of Santa and your child chatting, your child eating the candy cane, sibling shots, family shots, etc.

Here’s a slideshow of photos from the last few years with Santa:

The Janbakhsh Family-Orange County Family Portraits

Gillian Crane — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:05:47 +0000

A few photos from a family portrait session at the Montage, these guys were in town on vacation from Nashville. I ended up taking more photos of them when I was in Nashville visiting my brother, such a small world!

Holiday Card, Birth Announcement, Birthday Invitations, Thank You Cards-Orange County Family Photographer

Gillian Crane — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:45:54 +0000

Here’s a slideshow of a few of the greeting cards I’ve designed over the years, with the holiday season around the corner, I thought I’d plant the seed….

The Hardens-Orange County Family Photographer

Gillian Crane — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:39:46 +0000

My friend from LPA, Jennie Harden, Interior Designer extraordinaire! And her beautiful family….

Photoshop – Before and After Editing “to perfection”

Gillian Crane — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:03:48 +0000

For me, photo-editing is a two step process. First, I edit the photos in Lightroom, where I make global changes to one photo and “sync” them with the rest of the images.Then, I take the photos into Phososhop, where I airbrush the skin, minimize wrinkles and dark circles under the eyes, remove blemishes, sharpen and brighten the photo, add a warm/fuzzy glow, and so on. I can even switch heads from photo to photo.

Here’s a slideshow of photos showing before and after photo-editing “to perfection”.

Merry Kissmas to you!

Gillian Crane — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:31:53 +0000

love, gillian, michael, mack, hayden, and camille

set the scene – photos taken in my Laguna Beach studio using backdrops

Gillian Crane — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:55:36 +0000

Just because you don’t need fancy backdrops to get a great photo doesn’t mean they’re not fun to use! Here’s a few favorite photographs taken using a some of my favorite backdrops in my studio here in Laguna.

Photographs shot in my studio in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California by Gillian Crane.

Deep Thought for the Day – Insights by Maclaren Crane-Henning

Gillian Crane — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:58:16 +0000

“Ground beef grows out of the ground.”

Ian – kids portraits by Orange County photographer Gillian Crane

Gillian Crane — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:24:52 +0000

A few photos of Ian, 4, shot at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach.

Photographs shot on location in Orange County, California by Gillian Crane.