Category Archives: Lifestyle

CLASS OF 2012: KARELIA : SENIOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY © 2012 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

WINTER IN THE DESERT SENIOR PORTRAITS WITH KARI, CLASS OF 2012

I already posted Kari’s stunning [senior portrait editorial], but I still wanted to play around with some of her images. The setting and feel of the shoot definitely gave me the vibe of some strong black and white portraits. The … Continue reading

KARI CLASS OF 2012 // SENIOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY © 2012 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

A WINTER IN THE DESERT : KARI CLASS OF 2012

Meet Karelia (or Kari for short). The air was crisp and cold for this awesome senior portrait session down in Arizona. Her stunning natural beauty and grace was highlighted by the glow of the crisp air and surrounding desert in … Continue reading

Warby Parker Review // Gabriel Gastelum Photography © 2012 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

WARBY PARKER

For Christmas I treated myself to a new pair of glasses and all those close to me have given me so many compliments on them. My last pair was on its last breath after 3 years of world travel. My … Continue reading

Delgadillo Family // Lifestyle Family Portraits © 2012 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

THE DELGADILLO FAMILY

You better make me look skinnier! Shut upppp! Ayyyyy! We look like we are going to a funeral! Eat a cupcake! What time is it? He’s late Pay Attention Are we losing light! Who’s next How’s my hair? Do I … Continue reading

Gabriel Gastelum Photography 2011 © 2012 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL, EDITORIAL, FASHION & LOVE OF 2011

I photographed a wedding in India. I blacked out in Vegas (twice). Toured wine country with my girls. Road tripped from Arizona to Georgia. Helped capture my best friend’s wedding. Moved to Los Angeles. Worked with celebrities. Participated in my first … Continue reading

KISS WEDDING ALBUMS: Gabriel Gastelum Wedding Photography © 2011 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

KISS ALBUMS

The options for wedding albums offered these days is, in short, completely overwhelming. When I first began to offer albums, I had no idea where to start, let alone what company to use. I emailed a couple of awesome photographer … Continue reading

Aiden James Releases Best Shot Single © 2011 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

AIDEN JAMES : BEST SHOT

Remember my [session] with Aiden? Well, he finally released his single “Best Shot” and went top 100 on iTunes! I love love his [acoustic version], but the single has an awesome electro upbeat vibe. [Check it out!] Congrats Aiden!! You deserve … Continue reading

PORTRAIT // JC GONZALEZ // LOS ANGELES PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY © 2011 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

JC GONZALEZ // LOS ANGELES PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

JC is a rockstar. Or definitely some kind of star. The guy can [act], dance, sing and has a cool Japanese Star Wars shirt. We had an early  morning lifestyle shoot here in Santa Monica. It was probably one of … Continue reading

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DK’S EPIC BIRTHDAY BASH : LAS VEGAS : PARTY BUS

Here it is. The second night in Las Vegas Dennis rented out the biggest party bus you could find in the city, which happened to be armored. The first part of the Vegas post [can be found here]. He also … Continue reading

Las Vegas Birthday Event Photography by Gabriel Gastelum © 2011 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

DK’S EPIC BIRTHDAY BASH : LAS VEGAS : ROUND 1

Epic. Armored Party Bus. Making it rain. Justin Bieber. Food. Vodka. Drinking games. Whites. Non-Whites. Birthday. Hangover. Insane. Dancing. Shots. Piranha. Mix. Cosmopolitan. Palms Place. Poor Palms. Suite. Lindsay Lohan. Dry Heaving. Brunch. Open Bar. Lacrosse.  So many people have … Continue reading

VSCO Film - Photography by Gabriel Gastelum © 2011 gabrielgastelum. All rights reserved.

VSCO FILM // GUIDING LIGHT EDITORIAL

Film. It seems to be all the rage these days. And thanks to my good friend and fellow photographer [Lonnie] I have slowly become intrigued. I have many friends that actually shoot Film cameras, and super duper props to them. I … Continue reading