Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. I'm Tim Marman, owner of Timothy J. Photography. I've been photographing weddings for over 5 years. I know way too much about weddings for a guy, but hey, that's ok. My blog is not only here to showcase my current work but to also help you on your wedding day with tips and helpful ideas to make it go as smoothly as possible.
I'd love to talk to you personally as well if you have any questions.
contact me: timmarman@gmail.com
Last week I recieved a merrit with my print, “Beautiful Mess”
I recieved a score of 85. It was entered into the Workshop category.
The print competition was held by IEPPV ( IEPPV website)
This photo was from a workshop that I had done ( a few months back)
Enjoy!
Trash the Dress Workshop was held by Nick & Liz Corona of Nick Corona Photography ( Their website)
Plan for a Flawless Face in Wedding Photos
by Sarah Logan
Wedding pictures hold some of the happiest memories of a lifetime, so be sure you
consider all the angles when preparing to be photographed on the big day.
In the weeks and months leading up to the wedding…
Plan your procedures ahead- it’s easy to get caught up in the craziness of tastings, fittings and
appointments and forget to schedule facial treatments until the last minute. Don’t be tempted to
get microdermabrasion or chemical peels within at least a month of the event, depending on the
exact type of laser or peel. Laser resurfacing “heals within days and normal color returns within
a few weeks- if that long” according to Dr. Edward Lack (Chicago liposuction). Even a simple
facial shouldn’t be considered in the last few days leading up. Call well ahead of time and
discuss this with the technician.
Practice good skin health- stay hydrated and eat healthfully leading up to the event. Don’t try
new skincare products, or anything that may irritate your skin. Anticipate your skin’s history, and
treat it accordingly depending on changes your skin may experience in the climate or weather
that’s expected at the venue.
For the big day…
Start with a good base- be sure that your foundation is the right color and formulation for your
skin. You may feel like you should use a heavy cream or stick foundation since you’re being
photographed, but heavier formulas will look caked on and are more likely leave a line of
demarcation around the neck and hairline that’s tougher to blend away. Just stick with the liquid
or powder that works for you, and be sure it’s properly matched to your color. No one wants to
look washed out, but it can also age you a bit if your base is too dark for you. Color correcting
concealers, like green or yellow for redness, and peach or yellow for undereye circles are a
much better choice than simply layering on more makeup. Remember that redness will be easily
picked up in photographs so take care to balance that out, and stay away from more pink based
foundations.
Avoid the shiny look- glitter will reflect too much on camera, and shouldn’t be worn to a nice
event like a wedding anyway. Radiance-enhancing or shimmery foundations make faces look
too slick and shiny for photos, so if you must, only keep the sheen on cheekbones and the
cupid’s bow for highlighting purposes. Always finish the t-zone with powder, which is especially
important to balance any highlighting applied. If you know you’re more oily, pop pressed powder
in your bag so that you stay shine free.
The eyes have it- keep in mind that darker eyeshadows and heavy liner make eyes look
smaller. A matte or pearl shadow formula will be universally flattering and especially in warm,
earthy tones. To keep eyes looking big and bright, highlight the inner corners and brow
bone with an off-white, light pink or pale gold shadow or crayon. The older you are, the more
important it is to stay fast to the no shimmer rule, as it tends to bring attention to fine lines. Black
eyeliner can also look too harsh for older women (same goes for liquid liner) and fair blondes
are more suited for eyeliner and mascara in the brown tones. Don’t forget to make sure brows
are properly framing the face- everyone looks better and younger with defined brows. Fill the
arches with powder or if using a pencil, blend with a brush. Brow color and size are important
considerations here, so don’t forget to use a light hand and blend.
Consider your venue and lighting- do take the time to stop and think about if the event/ photos
will be taking place indoors or out, and at what time of day. Indoor photos will be taken with
flash, so it’s important to use powder to combat shine and to also be sure foundation is matched
well. If outdoors, soften makeup a bit as it can easily look too heavy or harsh. Also adjust
your makeup look for more formal locations, and later times in the evening. When considering
these factors, you will want to use more color and definition over simply adding more makeup.
Keeping these ideas in mind, remember its always most important to look like yourself and feel
comfortable on your wedding day. These techniques will help ensure you look flawless both in
person and in photographs for years to come.
Content provided by Sarah Logan on behalf of ASI (beauty schools, NY). It offers aesthetic certification classes and
specialized coursework in microdermabrasion certification and paramedical esthetics.
There photos were taken a few weeks ago. It was raining the day we were going to shoot so we stayed inside and the kids had fun being photographed.
- So cute! The expressions are adorable!May 25, 2010 - 11:31 am
- Thank you Abbey!May 25, 2010 - 12:02 pm
These photos were taken two weeks ago. This photo session was a blast to do. Jenny and her husband are great friends of me, and as you can tell their baby Emery is so beautiful and has such a great personality. Enjoy!
P.S. Don’t forget moms, that Father’s day is coming up soon (June 20), book now to get your husband a great present.
Two weeks ago now I was able to go to a Trash The Dress Workshop that was hosted by some friends of mine: Nick and Liz Corona (http://www.nickcoronaphotography.com/)
Here are some images from the workshop. More to come.
These two families are friends of mine. Both of the shoots went well, even though it was raining today in the morning. My wife came along with me today as my assistant. It was the first time she’s been able to do that. She didn’t have to do much, but the kids enjoyed her being there and laughing with us all.
For the indoor shots I used two flash units (canon speed lights). This helped illuminate the room and make things a little more even than just using the lighting in the room and the light coming in from the windows.
These are just an example from each shoot today. More will be coming up in the next day or two.
This is a great idea for any mom’s gifts for Mother’s Day. I’m available so let me know if you’d like to set up a shoot. Don’t forget Father’s day is coming up too (June 20).
Enjoy!
Sorry for the long delay in this last post on this subject. I apologize, it has been a while since I did the other two. I hope to be more on top of things now, since I’m all moved in to my new house with my wife and have the Internet up and running.
So in today’s discussion on this I’m only going to talk about Canon cameras for the most part, because I know them more in this range of professional equipment and might give you the wrong info on what to buy if you want to go pro in your art and equipment.
In Nikon the two top cameras are the Nikon D3x and the D3. These are similar to the qualities of the 1Ds and 1D bodies by Canon. Both the Nikon D3 and the Canon 1D bodies have the cropped sensor. This is great for action type photography and is usually found on the sidelines of professional sporting events. They are faster than the other bodies because they don’t take as long as to think. They are great for weddings as well when you have a groom running off from the site. Sorry lame joke, I know. Both of these bodies shoot HD video as well. The rumors are that the Canon 1Ds Mk4 will have video as well and more megapixels than it currently does of 21. Rumors’ are in the 30’s Megapixel arena. My guess is that Nikon will do the same and add Video to their newer updated version. It only makes sense to go where the competition is going. Anyways, I’m not here to talk about rumors or what I think might happen with cameras.
So in the Canon realm, there are two cameras to majorly consider and a third as well to think about.
They are the Canon 1ds Mk3, the 1d Mk4, and the 5d Mk2.
Canon 1Ds Mk3, Please don’t go out and buy this one right now, wait another 6 months or so and buy the new 1ds Mk4 when it comes out. The current specs are, 21.1 Megapixel, 5fps (frames per second), Full-frame CMOS sensor. Currently B&H has it priced at $6,299.95. Which is great, when it first came out it was in the $8,000 range.
Canon 1D Mk4, I have the older version of this, which I love (1d Mk3). I would love to own one of these with its new Video capability too. Here are the new specs for this body: 16.1 Megapixels, ISO that goes up to 102,400 (are you kidding me?), 10 fps, 45 AF points, and like I mentioned shoots video. It’s a pretty awesome camera. It just came out so its still at a full price of $4999.95 from B&H.
Canon 5D Mk2, This camera has a full frame sensor and shoots HD video. It’s a great camera for those who want to shoot HD video and have a full frame to do it as. Currently it’s the only Canon that shoots HD with a full frame sensor. It shoots 3.9 fps. The ISO has a great range as well from 50-25600. Also it’s at a great price, $2,499.95 right now at B&H.
My dream Camera body list would be: The new Canon 1Ds Mk4 (as long as it has video, and a Canon 1D Mk4 as my back up camera.
Now we need to discuss what lens to buy. I’m so confused with Nikon lenses that I’m not even going to try to recommend them. But for examples of what the Nikon pro’s use check out these two links:
1. Mike Colon – wedding photographer, http://www.mikecolon.com/pages/equipment.htm
2. Joe McNally- all types of photography, http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2006/07/01/equipment/
The Canon lens’ that I would recommend to buy right of the back would be to first get these two lens’. They are in the order of buying them as well. Once again this is my opinion.
1. 24-70mm f/2.8L The price is $ 1,329.00 This is a great lens and one of the normal “go to lens”. It’s great for tight space in a room and you can zoom a bit so your not up in someone’s grill.
2. 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II This is a brand new lens that Canon just came out with. It’s a new and improved lens of the famous 70-200mm f/2.8L lens. The quality that makes this lens better is improved glass, you can now get closer to the subject and it will focus for you, it seems to focus faster, and the Image Stabilizer also was improved. It is quite a bit more than its older version but worth the money. I got to play with one of these on my camera a few weeks ago and it’s awesome. The price of this new lens is $2,499.00 (the older version is $1,899.00).
Once you have purchased those two lens that I’d recommend you buying the following lens’. They are in no particular order, but I have explained why you might want them.
1. 85mm f/1.2L II This is an awesome portrait lens. Its main use is for portraits. It’s not the fastest focus lens but that’s not what it’s made for. It’s created to get great detail out of your subject. It makes portraits become beautiful. I love mine. Price is $ 1,970.00
2. 50mm f/1.2L This is another famous lens by Canon. I currently don’t own one, but it will be my next purchase. It’s a great lens. It’s in between the closeness of the portrait lens (the 85mm) and a fixed wide angel lens. It’s great to use to also pick up detail in your subject. Price is $ 1,469.00
3. 16-35mm f/2.8L II This lens is great for a tight room that you might be in and you want to shoot the majority of the room. It’s also great to get a wide view for things such as a landscape. I use my often to photograph the reception area to get the whole area in the shot, or during the ceremony of a wedding to show the ceremony area as well as include all the guests in the image. The cost is $1,520.00
It’s pretty obvious if you’ve added all these prices up that you don’t have the money to buy all this right now. That’s normal. So buy one thing at a time. Stretch these expenses out by a few years. Please don’t see these prices and say I can never afford these either. You don’t want to use other lens at this point to shoot professional events and photographs for clients. There is a difference. Also don’t go and buy a lens that is $300-600 and say I’ll buy that $1,500 one later. Buy the more expensive one now and you won’t ever have to upgrade. Pay the extra amount and you won’t ever have to buy a newer better one. As you continue to talk to photographers and grow in your experience that the lens or what its called often is the glass is one of the most important parts of the photography. Without the proper f/stop you might not be able to achieve what you or your client is looking for.
The expenses don’t stop here; next week I’ll cover accessories.
Photography is not a cheap at all, if you want to become a professional you need to spend money. I hear often from friends, you need to spend some to make some.
Please let me know what you think of my camera and lens choices and let me know if you agree or have other suggestions. Thanks for reading, and now go out and shoot something!
Last friday March 26th, I had the wonderful opportunity to get married to the love of my life, my now wife, Vanessa.
I wanted to write a quick blog about our wedding day and share some images.
Tips
1. Make sure everyone knows where to be and what time they should be there!- this includes the following: family, your vendors, knowing when you can get into your venue and what room to be in, your bridal party. We didn’t have any accidents, but if any of these things went bad, there would be trouble that would delay things and so on.
2. Make sure you’ve spent money where you should spend money We did a few things ourselves, but much of it was done by professionals. This is huge because what we think will look good and will work, might just not. We were able to save money in many ways, but in big important things spend the needed money. I will write a blog about how we were able to save money soon.
3. Have fun! One of the reasons we were able to have so much fun was I believe was because we hired professionals. Vanessa didn’t have to do much that day, we had friends help put things together the morning of and family. Also on the fun note, Please have fun yourself and don’t stress out if something bad happens. We didn’t have anything bad happen, which helped, but we were both able to enjoy ourselves the entire wedding.
4. When people say your wedding will fly by, trust them. From when my beautiful wife walked down the aisle till we waived goodbye and got into the car that took us away, the wedding flew by. Things happened so quickly, we didn’t have the chance to thank everyone for coming. Things really went fast. Luckily, we had wonderful photographers and a videographer to capture everything so we can go back and look at the day time and time again, but things fly.
A huge Thank You to our friends and family that helped. This was definitely one of the happiest days of my life.
Our vendors:
D2 Photography- http://www.d2photoblog.com/?p=3874
Aldo of Step1 Productions- http://www.step1productions.com/
Alan of 5 Star Mobile DJ- http://5starmobiledj.com/index.html
Venue was at Canyon Lake Lodge- http://www.canyonlakepoa.com/facilities/lodge.asp
Flowers by Tulips Trophies and Treasures- http://www.tulipstrophies.com/
Food catered by Pat and Oscars-http://www.patandoscars.com/
- love the mommy and kid shots and all the new bride shots- keep up the awesome work. your the "BEST" JohnMay 18, 2010 - 7:00 am
This is a list of things I’ve learned while being engaged. Today is my last day of being single, so I thought it would be fitting to leave with some things I’ve learned in the process of being an engaged man.
1. Get all wedding stuff done early. We just finished our favors two days before the wedding. Don’t sit around there is always something to do.
2. Constantly be updating your to do list- keep organized. It will pay off.
3. Think about meeting with other married couples and ask them questions about the married life. Guess what you don’t know everything. We got to meet with two great couples. One that were married for 5 years, they were around our age. Than we meet with another couple that were married for 15 years. They each had important things to share and tell us about marriage. It’s also great to know that you have support from other married couples, even after you’re married.
4. In most Christian circles is suggested to do pre-marital counseling. We did this and it was great. I’d highly recommend it no matter what your background is. It was really helpful, it helped us realize our differences, and brought questions to the table that neither of us had thought about before.
5. Plan ahead. We got married pretty quickly, so we had to decide on things quick. Though I’d suggest you do too. Don’t wait around to get your different vendors and venue, you never know when they might fill up for that date you want. Typically, you get your date and venue figured out first, than photographer, and so on. I’d recommend doing this within a month or so once you get engaged.
6. Men help your soon to be wife!
They have so much stress for planning this big day. Don’t be lazy and say, “I don’t know things about weddings, I’ll let her handle it”. You’re lame. There are plenty of online resources geared towards men learning about weddings. They are actually fun to read and learn from. My favorite is: www.themanregistry.com
If you don’t help your soon to be wife with this huge day, you are not only lame, but you are showing that you don’t care about something that’s very important to her, and she’s carrying a huge what could become a burden which you should be helping in and somewhat being a leader at. Be a man!
7. The last tip- take her out on a date or two before the wedding. Surprise her with gifts before the wedding. Just because your getting married now doesn’t mean you can stop romancing her. Two weeks ago my fiancé and I went out to dinner and a movie. It was awesome, we hardly mentioned the wedding, and talked about all other sorts of things. We truly enjoyed each other’s company and got to take a night off of wedding planning it was great. Or if you have too much to do to go out bring home a favorite meal from her favorite restaurant. We did this last night so we got to eat at home and than continue working on the wedding. The food was great and it helped us have a good conversation while we ate, and than it energized us to get all the other wedding things done.
Do you have a tip you’d like to add to this list for engaged couples? Please do so in the comment section!
- Have an itinerary for family and wedding party involved! I just got married two weeks ago, and although an evite was sent out for our rehearsal dinner, with an address..... no one in the party or my family had directions... we had a ten car caravan on the freeway during rush hour...not fun : ) but it did all work out in and after many back and fort calls and iphone gps magic... haha... Tim ive never met you, but i love your dear almost wife so much! and I will be there tomorrow rejoicing with you both! jmo : ) ps. you may know my husband Ryan Freeman, he used to go to Kaleo with Matt Pieratt....Tall, handsome.. haha.March 25, 2010 - 10:15 am
Whether you choose a Nikon or Canon DSLR camera, you must stick with that company for the long run. Well you don’t absolutely need to but I highly recommend it because…When you start to invest in lens and accessories you won’t want to switch back from one company to another. The unfortunate thing is that they both have pros and cons just like many competitors in different areas in life. Think of it like this, some people love Chevrolet and others love Ford. They are two different companies with the same goal, to make a great product for their customers. Well Nikon and Canon are the same. They are always fighting back and forth with having the latest greatest in camera equipment.
I decided when I got into photography that I was going to shoot Canon. It was around me my whole life with my mom having a film SLR camera. So it made sense because that’s what I knew. I’m glad I made that decision, but that’s because I’m partial to Canon. Anyways, that’s not why I’m writing this blog entry today.
I’m only going to talk about Nikon and Canon in these next two blog posts remaining on this subject, because in my opinion they are the only ones in the industry worth investing in. The industry is made for these two camera companies, and they will survive the industry longer than the other manufactures. That’s all my opinion of course, but I think most photographers would agree with me.
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog on what camera you should buy. This week’s blog post is on the same subject, but more specialized for those who want to turn their interest in photography from a hobby to possible make money with their camera or just want to get more out of a camera.
There will be 3 categories:
1. Beginner Camera – a big step up from point and shoot cameras
2. In between the two categories (a step up from the beginner camera, but not quite the pro-sumer camera either)
3. Pro-Sumer camera (camera industry talk meaning not quite professional cameras not quite consumer cameras, right there in between)
Once again the prices I’ll list are from B&H Photography (www.bandhphotography.com) the camera company that I perfer to use. The prices might change as well, they are the prices of the day I wrote this blog (3/17/10).
Also there is a reason I have not included lens with these cameras listed. The reason is the “kit” lens that usually comes with these cameras is lame (you can insert any word there that is equivalent to junk). You’ve just spent more than $600 on a camera and now you are putting a lens on it that cost around $50-$100. So I’d suggest buying a nice lens and save yourself from having to buy a lens a few months later after you buy your camera and kit lens and realize its lame.
For all videos shown in this blog I decided to go and search vimeo.com for each camera. I wanted to use Vimeo instead of the manufactures videos, because it shows what the average consumer is shooting with the camera not a group of professionals who have come together to make something for a manufacture.
1. Beginner Camera: These are great cameras, and a huge step up from a point and shoot digital camera.
A. Canon EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR Camera (body only) 649.95
15.1 Megapixels, CMOS sensor (this is the sensor that actually records the image into the computer of the camera). The camera shoots HD 1080p, 720p, and VGA Video Capture. The camera shoots 3.4 fps (frames per second). The camera also has a 3’’ display screen.
Here’s a sample video of the Canon Rebel T1i:
Canon Rebel T1i tests (Shawn) from Drew Medina on Vimeo.
B. Nikon D5000 Digital SLR Camera (body only) 629.95
The Nikon has a 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS Sensor. Similar sensor to the Canon. It shoots in HD 720p Video Capture. The Nikon has a 4fps, and has a display screen of 2.7’’.
Here’s a sample video of the Nikon D500:
Nikon D5000 Test from Brett Vance on Vimeo.
So both cameras are very similar and almost identical. In this specific category I think Canon wins with better megapixels, and bigger display screen a full video capture mode at 1080p.
2. In between the two categories: These cameras are an upgrade from the first category, and only cost a bit more.
A. Canon EOS 50D SLR Digital Camera (body only) 929.95
This camera is 15.1 megapixels, shoots 6.3 fps, 3.0’’ display screen, and has 9-point Wide-area AF (af points are the autofocus points used in camera when looking at a scene, it tells the focus of the lens which are of the scene that you want to see in focus).
B. Nikon D90 SLR Digital Camera (body only) 899.95
This camera is 12.1 megapiexels, shoots 4.5 fps, a 3.0’’ display screen, and 11 AF focus points. This camera also has something that the Canon 50D doesent, it can shoot video. It shoots video at 720p.
Here is a sample video shot with the Nikon D90:
Nikon D90 Test from Pirate Love on Vimeo.
Both cameras in this cateogory once again are very close and similar. If you were to buy one of these cameras it would really be up to you if you want, a better still camera or if you want a good still camera that has video capturing as well.
3. Pro-Sumer Camera:
A. Canon EOS 7D SLR Digital Camera (body only) 1599.00 – currently on sale at B&H
This camera is 18.0 megapixels, has a 3.0” LCD display screen, shoots HD video in 1080p at 30fps in video and has other video capturing options, shoots at 8 fps, the ISO is 100-6400 and can expand up to 12800, and 19 AF points.
Sample video:
Day 4 – Boats and Bulls from Shade Tree Films on Vimeo.
B. Nikon D300s SLR Digital Camera (body only) 1,519.95 – currently on sale at B&H
This camera is 12.3 megapixels, 3” LCD dislplay screen, shoots HD video in 720p with 24fps in video mode, shoots 7fps in still shots, the ISO is 200-3200 with a high ISO of 6400. It also has 51 AF points (that’s amazing).
Here’s the Nikon D300s sample video:
Pasadena Nikon D300s from John Hwang on Vimeo.
I really like the specs on the Canon 7D. I’ve been able to play with this camera a bit and love it. I’d personally like to add this camera or the 5d mk2 to be a back up camera for myself.
I hope this topic has helped you do some research in investing into a DSLR camera yourself. If you have any questions at all please let me know.
Thanks for reading,
Tim
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