Simple Sophistication
Newport Beach, CA & Gilbert, AZ • Sessions by appointment only
Southern California & Arizona
Orange County ● Los Angeles ● Scottsdale ● Phoenix
As a professional, you ARE the face of your business. That’s why it’s essential to have a professional, up-to-date headshot or portrait to represent your visual brand.
Retouched
Original
Each headshot portrait session includes a full-resolution retouched digital file for you to keep. Once you choose the photo, our team will make you look perfect!
Gilmore Studios has been photographing business headshots in Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego for nearly a decade. In our experience, we know how important professional headshots are to the success of your professional career.
Professional photography demonstrates you take yourself and your career seriously. It will set you apart from the crowd.
Clients should also be able to recognize you when they meet you in person or see you in public.
Your portrait should portray you and your business in the best light possible, as trustworthy, professional, fresh, and forward-moving.
Don’t worry—headshots don’t have to look staunch or stuffy. You can smile and move around and show some of your personality and still look professional.
Gilmore Studios has been photographing business headshots in Orange County, CA for nearly a decade and just recently opened in Maricopa County, AZ!
If you only get one shot to make a first impression, trust us to help you make the best one. Inquire for group headshot rates of more than 5 people.
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Yes, please call or email the studio to make an appointment. Headshots are quick and painless! Most people prefer to stop by early and get them done on the way to work in the morning.
Of course! The image that you decide to choose will have light retouching. If you require major retouching (outfit color changes, weight reduction, etc.) please let us know. There will be an additional fee.
Yes. We can give you a social media/web version of your headshot at no charge. Just let us know when you make your appointment.
Headshots are taken at our residential studio in Newport Beach. If you are looking for a more corporate look, we recommend indoor. If you would like a more relaxed look, we recommend outdoors. Both are available at the studio.
Yes. Group rates are available.. We can also bring the studio to you for larger groups! Contact the studio for a custom quote. (949)698-3968
One of my favorite parts about this job after 24 years?
Watching clients become part of your life without even realizing it. 🤍
I photograph their engagement… then their wedding… then their newborn… then somehow you’re doing family photos years later wondering how their kids got so big so fast.
At some point clients stop feeling like “clients.”
And honestly?
That’s my favorite part of all of this. ✨
“You don’t have to know how to pose… that’s my job.” 👏
Honestly, most business owners walk into branding sessions saying the exact same thing:
“I’m awkward in photos.” 😅
But here’s the thing…
You already know how to do YOUR job.
You know how to connect with clients.
You know how to make people feel comfortable.
My job is simply to help translate that into photos.
That’s why during branding sessions I guide everything:
where to stand, how to move, what to do with your hands, and how to make the photos feel natural instead of forced.
Because strong branding photos shouldn’t just show what you do…
They should show who people are trusting. ✨
Would you ever book a branding session for your business? 👇
Every session before this one, he was part of the group.
Now it’s just him.
And he showed up like he’d been doing sessions his whole life. Relaxed, easy, completely himself in front of the camera.
That’s what a few years of family sessions does. By the time senior year comes around, being in front of the camera isn’t awkward - it’s familiar.
Some of the best senior sessions are built on something that came before.
Follow to see what that looks like.
People think photography is about cameras, posing, or taking pretty pictures.
But honestly?
It’s about people.
The relationships.
The memories.
The little moments that feel ordinary right now but won’t someday.
After over 20 years of photographing families, weddings, seniors, and newborns… I’ve realized the photos themselves are only part of it.
What really matters is how they make people feel years later. 🤍
Absolutely.
But here’s what I really want moms to notice…
Not just the baby.
The way you’re looking at them.
The tiny little fingers.
The way this season feels before it changes way too fast.
Because newborn photos aren’t really about perfect poses.
They’re about remembering what life looked like when everything was brand new. 🤍
Newport Beach, CA & Gilbert, AZ
Session by appointment only
