Tomme Hilton Gallery » Charleston SC Wedding Photographer and the life that shadows.

Oh.. sorry. I’m singing aloud again. I get ahead of myself. And since I sing around the house, in the shower, in the car and while my Ipod is on full blast without noticing anyone is around. I figured this is no different. Right? The real me.    I sing. I dance. I’m goofy. I’m stupid. So that’s the song that was in my head.

I will post some pictures. Simmer down. I’ve also got some NEWS! squeal! I have switched from Canon to Nikon. This is a big deal as I’ve spent thousands. Gasp! of benjamins on my quip. So I essentially am starting over. Which is tough.  A friend of mine let me borrow her Nikon and the rest was history. So.. I am cleaning house. Any hobbyists/amateurs or other photographers intersted – here is what I have:

24-70mm/2.8 L series USM *Excellent condition* approx 2 yrs old                                        $900

Battery Grip for the Canon 5D *Couple scratches, but other than aesthetics works perfect*  $100

Adobe CS2 Mac version educational version                                                                            $150

Adobe Lightroom 1.0                                                                                                                $75

I am still deliberating on selling my fisheye 15mm/2.8 (less than 200 shutter release)         $550

and my 16-35mm/2.8 that I JUST bought in January. (have maybe 60 S R’s)                         $1400

 

Email me if you are interested. tommehilton@gmail.com (well, just in case you didn’t know!)  I still have a Canon back up camera that I use as my 2nd camera so I don’t have to get rid of everything but I’d like to let someone else use what I very rarely will instead.

And we have an addition. STELLA. She is a gift from Jim. I have always wanted him to get me an animal as I always thought that was the cutest gift of affection. Well, she is CUTE and BAD! So, be careful what you ask for. She is a biter. A chewer. Who really enjoys peeing on my carpets! She is about 9 wks old so I think we are still in the young stages and I can only hope the bad traits she grows out of. x fingers.

 

Ok, don’t be fooled. Turn off your cute radar! She is feisty and her teeth are like little razors!

Ok, enuf about my life. Let’s get onto my recent Wedding. Rachel and Kevin. When I met Rachel she was so happy go lucky and whatever ish (then at the wedding turned into bridezilla!) he he. Just kidding. She was one of the most laid back brides EVER. I ask that my brides get dirty after a wedding – the nuptials are done and the majority of the pics are done. Let’s worry about great pics now! Right? Right.

We were at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Columbia, SC. And the place was a BUFFET of great stuffs. Rain threatened, but I secretly did my hula/rain go away dance (which if those kids that were chasing rabbits mention that girl in the back acting like a maniac, that was prob. me.) – So we got gray and some rain.. when it did come down it REALLY came down. But DUDE! We had a BENTLEY.. which Kevin’s uncle owns and told me that if any brides want it for their wedding to contact him and he will be happy to accomodate! Umm SUPERB picture opportunity. AHEM! Needless to say, Rachel was game for whatever I threw her way. Dirty, great attitude and in my opinion — great pics as a result!

One of my favs. Isn’t that car Bad ASS? that deserved a cap lock!

Hot, right? The couple isn’t so bad either.  

They naturally were very cute together. Sometimes I get told that they don’t want any intervention. The couple would prefer total photojournalism. Well in my opinion, and it’s just MY opinion. I’m hands on only because not EVERYONE is animated. And I’m not saying that in a derogatory sense. The best PJ pictures are one of VERY animated, emotional couples. And some folks are naturally shyer than others and don’t feel comf showing emotions in front of their f/f and the camera. So sometimes I have to coordinate things and be hands on. IF that is something you don’t prefer, just remember that PJ is just showcasing the emotions and feelings you had so you have to wear your feelings on your sleeve for that to be successful. 

These are textures that just make a photo feel moody. I like how its warm and gives mood to the photo. 

I had so many old cars in the background to give a STELLAR backdrop for me. UGH! My mind was so racing at this location. I’m just grateful that Rachel was up for it all!

HE HE HE! Another old car. A DIRTY old car, right Rach? Looks awesome in pics tho.

Locations I’m not familiar with or have shot before, I go in and assess and do a quick scan of what is safe and what is capable of being photographed. Well, this yellow horse was begging for a rodeo show! 

This is their cake topper! Cute, huh?

Well ok now. I hope I made up for a little lost time today. I have a wedding and a bridal this weekend and several still to edit. So see you shortly with new stuff.

xoxoxoxo

Until next time