About Katie Gardner

Katie is a Southern California-based photographer and videographer. With more than 15 years of photo and video experience, she produces unique visual stories through still and motion photography.

Katie loves humor and underdogs and creating imagery that shows the best, most unguarded version of who (or what) ever is in front of her camera. Her laidback style lends itself to easy-going shoots where experimental ideas often prompt fun and unexpected results. She collaborates with individuals and brands to bring creative visions to life and strives to produce beautiful, timeless work.

Katie has been a part of numerous creative teams, winning the Silver, Bronze, and People’s Choice awards in the American Advertising Awards. Her work spans across brand marketing campaigns, commercial advertising, and editorial portrait stories.

As a point of pride, she will never give up on the Oxford Comma.

Contact: katie@katiegardnerphoto.com

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Sunday vibes x @mikeagscott #fujix100f #bariologan #streetphotography #canonr5 #winningtime #lensculture #colour_street #sandiegolife #sandiegophotographer
In honor of the the big game on Sunday, a few outtakes from my shoot with three time Super Bowl champ and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Shannon Sharpe
Some of my favorite photos often happen after the paid shoot wraps…
I’ve been doing some winter hard drive cleaning and found a bunch of photos from when I had no idea how aperture and shutter worked together, hence sooooo many out of focus photos. It’s always good to look back and see how far you’v
Some color and joy for your feed today. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic shot for UCSD Epstein Amphitheater’s One Year Anniversary. Also check out @alexdrumming for all the best San Diego concert photography! @yolikegeorge @werpfunk
I’ve now had the pleasure of getting @shaneyjo in front of my camera twice this year. She’s such a needed light in this world right now, and I have been inspired over and over by @keepabreast, the non-profit she started over 20 years ago.
Got some film scans back from a work trip to Joshua Tree a while back. I had the opportunity to visit some desert art on a day off, including the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Museum. In his bio: “Purifoy dedicated himself to the found object,
Lately I’ve been pretty good at posting memes and pretty bad at posting my own work. Here are a few from day 2 at the @cheezit pop up event in Joshua Tree. Unfortunately I will not get any residuals from all the Cheez It products you buy afte
This group of ladies is truly friendship goals. I had such a great time taking photos at the end of the school year (some might call these senior portraits, but I literally delivered them on graduation day so I’m not sure if that counts). The
Got to take some clean author portraits of @matter_smorris, and although I loath the vertical crop on IG, I loved this session. We had a list of very specific shots and poses needed for marketing purposes and I have decided an all white background wi
Some photos for @theresidencesatrancholapuerta, a new residential community in Tecate, MX from the destination spa, @rancholapuerta. I had to be reminded multiple times that “the environment is the star!” as I kept inching toward portrai
A propensity for putting kids in trees.
Had an amazing opportunity to work with one of the best creative teams to capture the Cheez It Stop in Joshua Tree recently! Every square inch was a Cheez It lover’s dream and I’m always so incredibly grateful to work on fun projects lik
I had the opportunity to work on another “Dare, Dream, Do” campaign spotlight for UC San Diego Extended Studies. Two of us travelled to film and photograph @magdance, a Chilean artist and illustrator based in Houston, TX. Magda’s st
Finally getting around to editing some @kidswithwigs portraits from a while back. Sometimes all you need is a bowl cut wig, some aviators, and a child sized leather jacket to transform into your best self (and/or Arthur Fonzarelli). #kidsfashion #k
“Her photos were beautiful, but also playful, which made me hopeful she’d be down for a rather quick and casual photo shoot. She found an amazing place for us to do the shoot and was so fun and pleasant to work with at every turn. The most remarkable thing about our shoot was how easy and carefree it was. She made it so easy to be in front of the camera.”
— Francesca C.