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

Well, color me pink and call me consistent. I’m on time with my humpdate.  Woo hoo.

 First, I will yawn you to death with some boring whatevers about the newest and the latests in the life of…… you guessed it.

I am bringing on an assistant to help my already crazy life. I hope this person will be able to keep up with the quirks that I don’t want to have to keep up with.  I want them to be all around Wonderful, Truthful, Honest, have Integrity and Loyalty to the business I’ve created. That’s primarily important to me.  My work is trainable but I can’t train someone to be a good person and that is a MUST for my business. So, keep sending those vibes my way !!! Can you just keep including me in your prayers constantly? I’m sure there will always be something I can use a talk to the Angels about. Just make yourself a default prayer.. ‘God, I know that Tomme is out there somewhere and she is sure to need something or the other.. do you mind helping her out a little?’ I thank you kindly in advance. 

I also wanted to let you know that most bridal publications won’t accept work submitted BY photographers to publish. They will only accept submissions by brides. Hint, Hint. Free advertising! And would be cool to put magazine postings in all your neighbors mailboxes.. I’m sure they had no ideal how cool you really were. 

Por ejemplo: The Knot, Modern Bride, Charleston Weddings, Offbeat Brides, and the list goes on and on…

And now, today’s post  is brought to you by the ‘Can’t wait to play with more of my lighting photography sensei’…… and let’s showcase Emily and Ben. Who’s wedding was at Folly Beach, SC. 

Once again, Emily and Ben gave me so much time to do photos of them and were so patient, that I have Sooo many photos that are AWESOME, that this isn’t even a small percentage of them… woot, woot. I got to play and use some different lighting to shake things up for myself.. and in the process, I hope they love their story retold through my eyes. xoxo

 

Shoes !!!!!  Whether it’s rhinestones, or a broach, or just ANY kind of flair. I’ve always thought accessories add such a punch, so don’t forget your shoes!  Emily and Ben’s saying to one another is they love each other to the moon…  How touching is it they have this saying together? Love that. 

These are the details from the day. I was in rush mode and forgot to taste the cake. But it looked good!

We decided to meet beforehand to utilize time.  

The sun was going down and I was running out of time fast!!! … I don’t often get rings that have a shiny surface, most are a brushed metal, so I had to go with this one even tho there was almost zero lighting left. I had to get Emily reflected in the ring. Valiant effort!

Let’s not be naive. Group shots can be tough. They really used to be MY LEAST favorite part of a wedding.. groups can be hard and that’s no secret – people wander off, they aren’t happy about taking pics in the first place, but I made a pact w myself LONG ago that I wouldn’t let it defeat me and I’d  try to make it fun for everyone — I know it’s the least favorite part of the wedding– having to cheese for the cam. Why not make it as fun as we can. So, make sure your family is wanting to have a little fun and if they are stiff and squeeze their buttcheeks together too tight all too often then let me know and we will olan mills them…

Me, playing with light. In the dark. And you thought there were only a few crazy things to do in the dark, you pervert! 

They rented and stayed at the coolest beach house. It really had great lighting. Look how soft and warm it looks.. good job, guys. I’m sure when you were renting beach houses, you were thinking about me and the great lighting and that’s why you chose the house you did. I really appreciate that. 

And this was the last shot I got of the night. I was playing w my remote lights and it was PITCH black – I was trying to set up poses in the complete dark… so until the image was captured I had no idea how this looked. I was amazed. I LOVE this shot. I have SEVERAL, SEVERAL favorites of the night.. but this was a happy accident. 

Love you guys Ben and Emily. I am so glad I got to spend your day with you and our relationship is by far from over… thank goodness, generally I get all choked up when it’s a done deal w my brides. 

As for me… I will see you next week. 

xoxoxo