https://www.christophergalando.com/portfolio daily 1.0 2019-12-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/t/5e03fb38b99f6767d7004aef/1543469432217/ portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/5bff796d562fa7fa69bded0b/5bff797803ce643c6ff5e3cd/1543469432217/ portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577319213552-1B2ZOTZMISJ2CWM6AWG3/image-asset.jpeg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1543471523828-U21XL3Y2EVTQU3KKZKU5/Moo+Cards+2018-18.jpg portfolio https://www.christophergalando.com/new-special-projects daily 0.75 2019-12-26 https://www.christophergalando.com/new-special-projects/2019/12/25/merry-christmas monthly 0.5 2022-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577321126047-CM5EZKJOJJJM4GYL6R5K/Christmas+Card+2011+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/9e0ec4d1-241c-4575-921a-67c5462a8158/Family+front+size.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas - Make it stand out 2020 - Our take on the iconic family on the beach wearing khakis and white shirts, however we added an alien invasion. When COVID 19 hit we were constantly saying “what’s the worst thing that can happen next?". Well, an alien invasion would take it up a notch. The best part was the spaceships were subtle enough that some of our friends and family did not get it at first! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/d3b671e3-c82c-4dd5-b5b6-d4f57e58c00a/Galando+2021+Front+FINAL+for+print.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/60b5eff2-93a0-4c2d-a934-1d52f9235b49/Chrismas+Card+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas - Make it stand out 2020 - Inside, a little sarcasm never hurts. 2020 was a difficult year but we tried to make the best of it… “just having fun playing on the beach, never mind the incoming alien warships”. We also often joked that 2020 aged us hence the older ages next to our names ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324343998-K9FJHGR86I8EE8FRKNZU/Christmas+Card+2017+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2017 - Back into the Reality TV style, the tigers took forever to change to white in photoshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577321203482-3SVBLK20ONOR5OCWA4AJ/Christmas+Card+2012+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2012 - The second year… after we had a baby. Pure Chaos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324685084-ALXP22VAMW7BAOP18QV6/Christmas+Card+2018+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2018 - To continue the comic book theme we built our own story. So many images went into this along with countless hours of Photoshop work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324801652-DHTOOOCNO1XSPFDFP99H/Christmas+Card+2019+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2019 - With my wife Jen’s name so closely resembling “Jem” and our desire to have a rock band card the only fitting solution would be “Jen and the Holly Grams”. Costumes are real, coloring and face paint makeup done in Photoshop. Keytar built from scrap wood and painted to add a Rad touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/3d2413cd-37c9-42d1-8584-b230ac351d6c/Christmas+2021+Inside+Final+for+print.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577321562062-XRLZEG5CQI7WMQKI05VS/Christmas+Card+2013+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2013 - Inside, basically the back panel of the box recreated to be our inside message. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324043029-8XE7CMOUU7B2ZX279TMU/Christmas+Card+2015+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2015 - Inside, imagined from the Star Wars - The Force Awakens opening credits, background milky way stars image shot in Hawaii https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577328925006-AYYSJQ8VK3W9PRK366GA/Christmas+Card+2019+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2019 - Inside, The drama is real. Printing this was super difficult, the neon colors fell outside the printing process at the print shop so I had to adjust it until it was within their profile. All in all came out with full color-matching Awesomeness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324476842-R9E4IGN38I8GLG8WOOAM/Christmas+Card+2018+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2018 - As a kid I read X-Men comic books, so when I heard of X-Men creator Stan Lee’s passing I had to pay tribute with an X-Men / X-Mas card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324258481-OV0L8RB36YKAV9WQ7MP2/Christmas+Card+2016+Inside.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2016 - Inside, classical message for all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577321757389-YGFO73CA2YW7Z74DPLXD/Christmas+Card+2014+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2014 - Marked the 50th Anniversary of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Made with a set of Rudolph toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577322167995-ATMM8MMBEDP764WJCCBA/Christmas+Card+2015+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2015 - The most technically challenging! Images taken from toys and lighting effects done in Photoshop. About 125 layers in Photoshop total for a 2 gigabyte file. Our daughter Isla only needed one photo to nail her part, painted green in Photoshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577324133728-4VP50UPL4GKL6O1JKUU6/Christmas+Card+2016+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2016 - This one is my favorite, based on classical paintings. the background, and each person was shot separately. The birds were each photographed at the San Diego Zoo. Dogs were perfectly still, as if I were actually painting them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/1577321407788-DITFNT1JEEP8JVJ32MNH/Christmas+Card+2013+Cover.jpg Special Projects - Merry Christmas 2013 - We had this toy advent calendar and decided to put ourselves in it. Manger Beagles! https://www.christophergalando.com/about daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bff68a22971146fb81d2bea/4f1634a8-b1f8-49de-bf0b-5bdba3a530d1/Chris+Galando+Portrait.jpg About - Christopher Galando West Coast based photographer Christopher Galando specializes in landscape photography with an emphasis on product still life, portraits, branding, and custom work. https://www.christophergalando.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-12-26