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as my heart awakens…

Tim — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:36:24 +0000

i have to admit… sometimes, even late at night… even on the roughest of days when i sigh with relief when she finally goes to sleep, day or night… sometimes i still just cannot wait for my little girl to wake up. to see her smile. to hear her first noises. and now that she has some more hair, to see how amazing her bedhead is after her nap or night’s sleep. and, above all else, the way that she wants to be held in your arms after you take her out of her crib… well, it has reduced me to tears more than once.

i had to take some photos of her fresh from a nap…

ell oh vee eeh

Tim — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:48:48 +0000

love. how does it affect you? who do you show it to? and how do you express it? with words? with actions? with gestures? with a touch? with a note?

those who know me and are allowed to see into this soul of mine, know how sensitive i am and how much love means to me. at one time i was afraid of the idea that i might be merely in love with the idea of being in love (do we all go through that, in our youth? or become accused of such?). with the love that is in my life now, i know i could strike down this very idea as with a sword through water.

i am enjoying editing the weddings i have been honored to be a part of this year; enjoying reliving the moments, the stolen kisses, the kisses provoked by the clinking of silverware on glasses… and i am hopeful for the opportunities to continue to come to me. to be trusted with this most beautiful and important of days in two people’s (and many others) lives.

“…your love ends by penetrating me like a lukewarm rain, and i feel myself soaked in it down to the very bottom of my heart…” g. flaubert

March Madness Tax Break Discount

Tim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:27:05 +0000

i thought about running something like this last year around this time, but time got away from me. this year, i am lassoing time and bringing it.

if you book a session with me this month, i will give you 25% off of my normal shooting fee (go to my site for full pricing… but normal portrait sessions are at $175) and your choice of 25% off of any print orders or 25% off of your cd purchase of edited images from the session.

you must book your session with me during this month and the session must take place either during march or april of this year to be valid.

this goes for newborn sessions, engagement shoots, family portraits, maternity, TTD sessions… you name it. everything other than weddings/events.

i know this time of the year is always a crunch for everyone… so help me help you :)

every little bit counts: haiti relief effort

Tim — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:23:37 +0000

as a human, the disasters that are hitting our planet of late are making me ill with grief. it makes me sad for the families affected. for the immediate, and for the economic and health struggles that will certainly plague the area for years, possibly decades to come. i know that i am only one person, and i cannot go to these places and offer any help in that manner. unfortunately, my current state of income also does not allow me to write a large check to assist. however, i have been given a talent and a gift… and i will use that instead.

so here is how i will help… and where you come in…

contact me within the week to book a session during the month of january. instead of paying me directly (my prices can be found at my website), i will ask you to write your check to red cross and send it to them for their haiti relief fund. i will coordinate with you to have any future print or cd purchases to go to their cause as well.

so, let’s help out. some of you may have missed out on getting family photos before christmas… or you may have met me at the recent Wicked productions in Oceanside and would like to get some new portraits of your children.

because of how late it is in the month, i will only be able to get one of these in right now… but i may start doing this monthly. thanks for your time and interest.

living is like this: sneak peek for the wheatons

Tim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:40:28 +0000

this is sort of a peek for my brother and his family. i shot them a couple of weeks ago now and my sister-in-law is about to give birth, maybe any day/hour/minute now. i think if i had ever needed a push to my desire to be a father, that door was completely busted wide when my brother and his wife had their kids. i have been an uncle since i was, i think, in the 4th grade… i am the youngest of 8 kids, and i have nearly 20 nieces and nephews now. but with all of those kids (some of which, are adults now — shows how old i am!), of course it never hits home until you have one of your own.

now that our little girl is getting so much closer to walking on her own, i sit and marvel at kids that are just running around. the process to getting there is really quite remarkable.

so, here is a little snippet from my day with my brother, his wife, their two kids and the one still “baking in the oven”… a moment that reminds me how sweet life really is. how sweet it can be. that just because so many of us are “grown up”, doesn’t mean that we can’t have silly fun. and for the girls out there, that can be as simple as “putting on your twirly dress and spinning barefoot in the grass as the sun sets”.

your pics are coming your way soon, m&b! and, i cannot wait to meet my newest little niece or nephew! :) love you guys!

Allo Allo…

Tim — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:22:51 +0000

i moved my blog. with amazing help from katelyn (http://katelynvonfeldt.com/blog/) i was able to get this blog finally up and running. and run it shall!! i appreciate your visit and i will get this ball rolling faster than you can say ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’.