Charleston Family Photography
TIMWILL photography been doing a ton of portrait sessions as a Charleston Family Photographer the last couple weeks. Here are some fun photographs from last week.
Tyler & Kara - Kiawah Island Wedding Photographer
I just shot an amazing wedding. April 10th, 2010 Kiawah Island, South Carolina The wedding and reception were both at Kiawah Island and as a Kaiwah Island Wedding Photographer I've never seen a more beautiful ceremony and reception.
A Charleston Bride organized everything and Kara did such an incredible job with designing everything. Sorry for posting so many images but this wedding was too gorgeous to limit to a couple of photos...
Bask in the sunlight of Kara's amazing wedding.
Wedding Openings
Hello. Hello? We are still accepting a limited number of clients for the remainder of 2010. There are discounts for Friday and Sunday weddings available and there may be discounts for certain off-season openings. So, if you think you or your friend that's getting married might fall into one of those categories, please call or write to find out more. 803-341-8857
Also, if you're here, it means you like us. SO, help us out with word of mouth and tell anyone you know who is getting married that we're the best in the biz :) We hate wasting money on printed ads...
We're not looking to fill all these dates and are only accepting a few more weddings for 2010. But, here's what's open:
(I'm not posting Friday and Sunday openings so inquire if you're interested in a non-Saturday wedding)
SATURDAY OPENINGS:
MAY: 1st, 8th (yes, these are extremely soon but who knows. Maybe you're a procrastinator and forgot you needed a photographer)
JUNE: 5 (we had a cancellation for this date and since it's so close, we're willing to offer some great discounts for anyone who wants it)
JULY: 3rd, 24th
AUGUST: 7th
SEPTEMBER: 18th, 25th
NOVEMBER: 13th, 20th, 27th
DECEMBER: 4th, 11th
Thanks in advance for spreading our name all over the place :)
Savannah Spring Fashion
Happy Monday. I did a fashion shoot for Savannah Magazine a little while back and since the issue has hit the stands, I'm free to post a couple of the photographs for you guys. This isn't the normal Charleston wedding photography that I usually post but it's fun and I thought it would be good to share it. They used this first image for the cover of the magazine!
Post bombardment. And new albums
New albums are in! And they are awesome. We now have full bleed covers, smaller gutters between spreads, true lay-flat openings, and embossing of any size, font, style, etc for your albums. PS: All of these images were taken with the iPhone. Turns out there's not much of a difference....
Dom's 8 months. ish
Everytime I tell people how old Dom is I get corrected because I'm always about a month off. I can't keep up. He just started crawling this week and he's a handful. It's not really crawling because he doesn't use his legs....he just drags himself along by his arms. Anyways, picking him up is impossible because he can't stop trying to grab everything that's NOT in reach and putting him down's out of the question because he drags himself towards the computer cables. One thing that's kinda funny though for those of you who have kids (if you don't have kids you'll just think I'm lame for even writing this) is that he loves our dog but she's terrified of him. So, in our tiny house, she doesn't really have anywhere to hide so dom drags himself around the house like a crazy injured soldier following her and laughing/cackling the whole way. It's hilarious. I should have a video but I just don't. Maybe I'll get Sarah on that. So, heres a shot of him from last week. ish. He'll grow into his nose one day...
Ashlee continued....
Ashlee is one of our brides who was kind enough to let us blog her before her wedding. She's getting married in Augusta in May so check back later on. I'm sure the wedding photography will be just as awesome as these bridal portraits.
All of these photos were taken at the Old Sheldon Church outside of Beufort South Carolina.
new post on the way...
but in the meantime, here's a teaser! I've got lots to post but I've been busy with the spring season, the new studio, and big news in the family!
I'll get everyone up to speed soon. Thanks for checking in. In the meantime, here's an image or two from a recent session. I've got tons of sessions, weddings, and even a magazine cover or two to post so keep checking in.
Gerard & Brigid
New Portfolio
I have been working my tail off to get the website tidied up and a current set of photos online and I'm finally done! The new and improved website features 5 new galleries with almost entirely new photos (kept some of the old stuff too)
cleaner navigation and fonts, easier audio button, improved info sections and 40% wider photos.
Have a look at the new galleries if you need a break from work.
Yes, I gave it a gold star.
Giving back
I've wanted to be a missionary since high school. Half way through college I took a year off and worked with a volunteer group in Costa Rica. I spent 7 months in 3 different locations: the jungle in Limon, a farm village in Nicoya, and a mountain town called San Ramon. Unfortunately, the group that I was with wasn't really set up for volunteers and I kind of felt like dead weight most of the time. I came back to the states with my eyes opened but I don't know if my time there was helpful for anyone but myself. Anyways, that was years ago and I haven't really done anything like it since. It would be incredible to be able to give a few weeks a year and do some photography for some of these groups; maybe help promote their causes. That will take some serious planning though with weddings most weekends, a new studio, and a wife and kid. The bottom line is (and congrats if you're still reading) there are some groups out there that are more organized and dedicated than I can be and I think it would be a great idea to at least give them some financial support even if I can't donate tons of time right now.
10%. That's the percentage we're going to be donating from every wedding, portrait session, and print sale.
Right now we have 6 different organizations that we're going to be working with and we're going to let our clients choose which group their 10% goes to. I'm really excited because it's a way for each one of our clients to give back just by using our services.
Here are the organizations:
More than 200,000 children are born with a severe cleft condition each year — often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places these children are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can't afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a normal life.
That's where we come in. Since 1982, Operation Smile — through the help of dedicated medical volunteers — has provided free surgeries to children in more than 50 countries, healing their smiles and bringing hope for a better future.
Almost a billion people on the planet don't have access to clean drinking water. That's one in eight of us. charity:water is a non-profit organzation bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of your donation will directly fund freshwater projects in developing nations. Each $20 can give one person clean, safe drinking water for 20 years.
Founded in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, Catholic Near East Welfare Association's (CNEWA) mandate is: to support the pastoral mission and institutions of the Eastern Catholic churches; to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need without regard to nationality or creed; to promote Christian unity and inter-religious understanding and collaboration; and to educate people in the West about the history, cultures, peoples and churches of the East. CNEWA does not have inflexible priorities - they are set based upon time, place and urgency of need. We do not compete; if other agencies are doing good work, we leave it to them. CNEWA addresses those needs that would otherwise "fall through the cracks," enabling the power of love to reach men, women and children in need
Partners In Health is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts, and active in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Russia, and the United States. Our mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Through service, training, advocacy, and research, and by establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations, PIH strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.
Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water, housing and energy – through innovative, market-oriented approaches.