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I'm Catherine Crane, an Equine and Senior Portrait Photographer based in Coastal VA & NC. Grab a cup of coffee or glass of wine and enjoy viewing my latest work, browsing resources for photographers & equestrians, and getting a peek into my life! Read more...
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Looking for a Virginia Beach Pet Photographer? See Catherine Crane Photography’s work below of a girl with her Rottweiler. Virginia Beach Pet Photographer Maureen contacted me about getting photos with her dog, Ana, who has histiocytic sarcoma, a rare cancer with no cure. Ana has gone through chemo and now the cancer is […]
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Looking for a Chesapeake horse photographer? Catherine Crane Photography specializes in capturing the unique bond between girls and their horses. See Alexa and Miss P’s session below. Chesapeake Horse Photographer Alexa is no stranger in front of my camera. Before I moved to Washington I photographed her with Rosco, Miss P’s much bigger […]
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Looking for the best Virginia equine photographer? Check out Catherine Crane Photography, specializing in capturing the bond between girls and their horses. Best Virginia Equine Photographer I am so excited to share this blog post! This session was so awesome for so many reasons. Julia and Cissy have been together since they were […]
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Catherine Crane is a Virginia Beach Senior Photographer specializing in documenting the special time in senior’s lives as well as specializing in equine photography for people and their horses. Virginia Beach Senior Photographer Katherine wanted a quick beach session to document her college graduation. She had the cutest dress that went perfectly under […]
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Catherine Crane specializes in Virginia senior portraits around coastal Virginia and beyond. Audrey’s senior session was such a dream. We had gorgeous light and perfect weather, plus her outfits were so cute and she was a natural in front of the camera! We met at a location about halfway between the two of us […]
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You might recognize AJ from his first senior session we did in the fall. Since sports were on hold because of COVID-19 in the fall, we decided to do Norfolk Academy senior portraits as his second session when he would have his lacrosse uniform and gear. Thankfully restrictions lifted and we were able to get […]
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Catherine Crane Photography is a Suffolk Equine Photographer based in Virginia Beach but travels all around Coastal Virginia, Northeast North Carolina, and beyond! Find more information on booking your own equestrian session here. Rachel & Milo Rachel and Milo are the sweetest pair with such a close bond. I absolutely loved capturing photos of […]
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Lindsey’s senior portraits were so much fun to capture! Both locations for her Hampton Roads senior pictures were new places I hadn’t shot at before and I love how they turned out. Thankfully the weather was gorgeous and we had the perfect mix of clouds and sun. Lindsey was a natural in front of the […]
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Emily is one of several of my cousins who I’ve had the honor of doing senior portraits for. I did her high school senior portraits a few years ago at Pleasure House Point and it’s hard to believe she is already graduating from college with a BS in Nursing from Sentara College of Health Sciences. […]
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I am still blown away at the support from everyone in the Hampton Roads (and beyond) horse community for what started as just an idea that I might want to try, to actually bringing it to life, and then being fully booked solid. I had an absolute blast traveling around to several different farms to […]
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Looking for a VA equine photographer to capture the special bond between you and your horse? See some of my recent work below. Catie and Tony are the 4th and final pair I have the pleasure of sharing on the blog from my day spent at Pam Baker’s farm. Catie has been riding since she […]
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Looking for pictures with your horse? As an equestrian myself, I specialize in capturing the bond between girls and their horses. Check out my latest work below! Olivia & Etta were another pair I had the honor of photographing at Pam Baker’s farm in Bealeton, VA. These two were the absolute sweetest! Etta was such […]
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