Internationally acclaimed Master of photography from Southern California Doug Gifford
Doug Gifford Photography
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Doug has always been an artist. He has explored and developed his talents in many areas - from clay and metal sculpture, to becoming a professional drummer and now, an internationally-acclaimed professional photographer. Most of the time, a person will specialize in one area of photography. Doug is unique in that he has developed his skills in many different areas including lifestyle portraiture, wedding and social events, commercial, editorial and fine art photography. Each new skill gained by mastering an area of photography has added strength to his technique in each of the other areas. This consummate professional, with an easy-going personality, has been able to combine his technical expertise with a drummer’s timing and quick, creative decision making from years of experience to make the photographic experience enjoyable for his clients. The finished images from his work around the world are reflective of a master artist. His style has been described as naturally simple and elegant. Doug is continually honing his skills by studying with the masters of his craft and is respected amongst those peers and clients alike for his award-winning work in executive and family portraiture, social and corporate events, live performances, motor sports, yacht racing, advertising and marketing campaigns, fashion, and architecture. With this wide and varied expertise, his work has been used in numerous editorial and corporate publications around the world, including the OCPAC Revue Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Coast Magazine, Riviera Magazine, Sailing Magazine, Golf Digest, People.com, Fujifim.com, and the Hollywood Reporter just to name a few. That notoriety opened the door for Doug to become a contributor and work on assignment for Getty Images, the leading supplier of images to the world’s media. Doug has stayed current with all the changes going on in the industry by being an elite member of the Fuji Talent Team since 1986. He has helped them to develop and refine Fuji products, photographed marketing and ad campaigns, and been a speaker to his peers with their sponsorship. He has stayed current with trends in photography by judging professional print competitions around the world. Doug is a Master Craftsmen Photographer and one of only 100 affiliate judges for the Professional Photographers of America, and their18,000 members, which allows him to see and judge thousands of prints a year from all over the world. He holds the Fellowship and Service Awards with the Professional Photographers of California, has won the Grand Award with Wedding and Portrait Photographers International, is past President and Photographer of the Year for the Professional Photographers of Orange County, and has won numerous other awards. Since 2001, he has enjoyed being an instructor at the University of California, Irvine Extension program for enthusiastic amateurs who also use his coaching and personal instruction. His fine art images have been curated for museum and art shows alike, including one of his favorites, the Catalina Festival of Art. Images from Doug’s years of exploring Catalina Island are featured in a book called California...A great place to live by Rhino Media Works. He also published three books entitled China, The Inn on Mt Ada, and Avalon. Custom prints in all sizes, posters and note cards are available for purchase.