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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.


Yearly Archives: 2011

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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DMB Caravan Festival | The Gorge, WA | Day Three

last day. even after being there a day early for this run, it all kinda races by. possibly because there really is nothing other than the shows. it’s not atlantic city or chicago or even new york, so you are where you are and that’s all there is to it. day three even went by...

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DMB Caravan Festival | The Gorge, WA | Day Two

after a good long first day at the gorge, i was ready for day two. my mind was ready, my legs may have been a different matter. so this weekend was going to be a whole lot of mind over matter for me. word to the inexperienced, if you ever want to bum rush your...

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30 Days of Giving Love — a challenge for November (and beyond)

I’m creating this challenge… for myself, and hoping to continue with it beyond just this next month of November… but I wanted to share it and challenge you all… any of you, to take it on yourself as well. Alter it if you want… but I would also challenge you: if you do alter it,...

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DMB Caravan Festival | The Gorge, WA | Day One

well, here we go… i kicked this all off with my day zero post that included an incredibly rare group of soundcheck photos of dave matthews band. i also got you to stick your hand out and shake the hand of the gorge so you could become friends with it before i basically force you...

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