Simple Sophistication
Newport Beach, CA & Gilbert, AZ • Sessions by appointment only
Southern California & Arizona
Orange County ● maricopa County
Gilmore Studios has been photographing high school sports team portraits since 2006. We currently work with many local high schools in Orange County, including Newport Harbor, Huntington Beach and Corona Del Mar High School. We love to photograph the kids in an outdoor location with natural light. High School sports photography doesn’t have to be dull and boring, right? After photographing the groups, we always have time for some fun candid photos of the kids and their best friends.
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We always encourage teams to meet at the beach or a park for their team portraits unless there is a specific background (school sign, bleachers, etc.)
Yes, school team portraits can be arranged for as little as $10 per student.
All photos are put on a private online gallery where prints and digital images can be purchased.
Photography started as something I loved.
I never picked up a camera thinking it would become a business, support my family, introduce me to thousands of incredible people, or still be part of my life 20+ years later.
But somewhere along the way, a hobby became a career.
Then a business.
Then a huge part of my life. 🤍
I’ve photographed weddings, newborns, seniors, families, birthdays, and milestones for people I’ve known for decades.
And honestly?
The greatest part isn’t the photos.
It’s the people.
The families who come back year after year.
The babies who become seniors.
The clients who become friends.
That’s what keeps me showing up every day.
Do you have a hobby you secretly wish could become your full-time job?
Comment LEARN if you’d like to see how I turned photography into a 20+ year business.
You trusted a photographer with 3000+ followers… instead of 300k 👀
And honestly? Best decision ever. 🤍
Because great photos aren’t about follower count.
They’re about connection, experience, and capturing your child in a way that actually feels like THEM.
The laughing.
The personality.
The little in-between moments parents never want to forget. 🥹
That’s the stuff that matters years later ✨
Your photographer for life 💕
I met her when she was 10 days old in 2009.
I also met her mom and dad for the very first time that day. None of us knew what the next 17 years would look like.
A few months later we did holiday photos of their new little family. And then again the year after that. And the year after that.
Somewhere along the way it stopped feeling like sessions.
I watched her grow up. I got to see her personality come through. The spontaneity, the laugh that never once changed, the way she lit up every single session without even trying. I saw her become a big sister. I heard about elementary school and junior high and what high school was actually like.
I knew their amazing dog Zeus. And I got to meet the new puppies.
I heard about all her hobbies and interests along the way. I watched a little girl become a young woman. One session at a time. And her family trusted me to be there for all of it.
We are almost done with high school now.
I cannot believe how fast it went.
This is not just a job.
Photography gives me more than a career. It gives me a window into someone’s life.
And this family. This amazing girl. Is exactly why I have never once questioned what I do.
Not just a photographer for a season.
A photographer for life.
Newport Beach CA and East Valley AZ. Established 2002.
Do you have a photographer for life? I would love to be yours. Comment PHOTOGRAPHER and I will send you more info.
Personality Portraits booking now….Most of my clients have no idea what the final image is going to look like when I’m taking it.
I’m asking siblings to stand here.
Look there.
Move closer.
Laugh at each other.
And sometimes it probably makes absolutely no sense in the moment.
But that’s the beauty of trusting the process.
Because what I’m really looking for isn’t perfect smiles.
It’s connection.
The way siblings look at each other.
The little laughs.
The personalities that make your family yours.
Those are the photos that end up meaning the most years later.
If you love photos that capture your child`s personality, comment PERSONALITY and I`ll send you all the details about our Personality Portrait Sessions 🤍
AI can’t replace this.
It can’t replace a baby laughing so hard he makes the whole room laugh.
It can’t replace a daughter kissing her mom after taking those last few steps down the aisle.
It can’t replace a blind father holding his daughter during a dance he will remember for the rest of his life.
It can’t replace a mom hugging her boys without realizing one day she would be looking back at that photo wondering where the years went.
It can’t replace the tear rolling down a military groom’s face when he finally sees his bride walking toward him.
It can’t replace a groom quietly wiping his bride’s tears during the ceremony because that is just who he is with her.
It can’t replace a big sister looking up at her dad while he holds the baby she is already completely in love with.
It can’t replace the way two people laugh together in a way that only makes sense between them.
It can’t replace a whole family running on the beach because they cannot help it.
It can’t replace a bride holding onto her dad after getting dressed, before the day has even started.
It can’t replace bridesmaids seeing their best friend in her dress and completely falling apart in the best way.
It can’t replace kids watching their parents kiss on the beach and thinking it is the most embarrassing thing they have ever seen.
It can’t replace a groom holding back everything he has while his bride says her vows.
It can’t replace a father kissing his daughter’s forehead before giving her hand to someone else.
AI can create images.
It can’t create history.
These are the moments people come back looking for years later. After a loss. After a milestone. After time has made them understand what they were actually looking at.
24 years behind the lens. These emotions were not planned.
Every single one was real.
What moment in your life do you wish someone had captured? Tell me in the comments.
Newport Beach, CA & Gilbert, AZ
Session by appointment only
