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Tim Wheaton Photography |  Southern California Natural Light Photographer bio picture

they call me... tim

i know i should use capital letters, but i am not a fan of what it does to the letter
"I", in most cases. if i had to decide between a tree that grew time
and a tree that grew money, i would honestly have to sit and think about which
to pick the fruit from. i do not eat fruit. nope. ask me again and i'll tell
you the same. i don't eat fruit and i don't eat seafood. i like to think i am
not "picky" because i knock out whole food groups at a time. i've
been told i have a dry sense of humor. i've also been told i look like howie
mandel. i'm not sure if that is a compliment. i am uber-blessed to have a wife
who "deals with me"... though she may run into eye trouble one day
for how much she rolls her eyes at my antics.

i love to take photos. i love what they capture of my life and your lives. and then i
love to take those moments and "paint" on them... to reflect some of
the emotion that is already there in a unique way.

add this page to your bookmarks. i will continue to show sneak previews of what i am working
on as well as session summaries. you will also find random promotions and
discounts, as well as sporadic views into my and my family's life.


Author Archives: Tim

tara | a life’s journey | portraits

when tara originally made contact with me, i assumed it was because she knew someone i had photographed before and wanted to follow my work to see what else i posted of her friend. it happens. i shoot with someone and once things start going up on the interwebz, friends and family will start adding...

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new addition | personal post

no no… not new edition… this is not more concert photography and something to get you singing “pass the dutchie” … i’m so so excited to announce easily the biggest news of the new year for myself and my little family… we are having another baby! ** photo idea completely pilfered off Pinterest by my...

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alexa | portraits

i have shot with alexa before. i have actually shot at this same location with alexa before. so why are we back here again, together? well… there are plenty of places at this location to shoot to make it very different, not to mention how the seasons can change things. also, look at alexa from...

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2011: A Photographical Year In Review | Orange County Wedding, Senior, Maternity, Concert Photographer

every year i have wanted to do one of these and i just never set aside the time. well this year i have done it! this year was extremely different from previous years for me as a photographer. i shot a few more weddings than i had previously, including some for very close friends, which...

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brenna | senior portraits (and more) | salton sea journey

i almost don’t even know where to start with this post. the beginning. the beginning. ok… you’re right. brenna’s mom and i started talking about this session a year or so ago, while brenna was still a junior. i really took it to heart when she said she wanted to hire me because she is...

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michelle (and seth) | trash the dress | chicago

okay… this is something a bunch of you have been waiting for. even i have been waiting for these! remember seth and michelle? wedding in chicago that i shot with my friend katelyn vonfeldt? so, we were leaving the night after the wedding and we had the next day to to do a “Trash the...

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Todd and Rachel | Engaged | Los Angeles

it might dizzy you a little if i attempt to describe how it came about that i connected with todd and rachel. so let’s just leave it at the fact that their wedding next year is going to be photographed by my best friend jessica stoker on the east coast. however, they preferred to have...

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seth & michelle got married | chicago wedding photographer

the long path leading to my being involved in this wedding is actually fairly indicative of my getting to where i am in photography. my start with photography was completely based on a site called flickr. the photos i was taking were mostly jokes and things i was creating with photoshop (like clones of myself,...

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jessica (and mike) | trash the dress | salton sea

yes. you read that right. i am back at the salton sea. and i am back there to trash another dress, even. this time, i am back there with mike & jessica to “trash” her dress. again, to those of you brides out there, trashing the dress can be as literal or figurative as you decide...

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mike & jessica got married | the hills hotel | southern california wedding photographer

lots of special to this wedding. jessica has been a very good friend of my wife and mine for years now. we have gotten to experience mike and her relationship from the beginning, so that’s always exciting to be involved in a wedding that you know the entire backstory of. also, my wife was jessica’s...

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