Have you viewed our BEST CAPTION Contest on Facebook? Do it now!!
It’s ‘BEST CAPTION’ time again. These are some I’ve gone through that cry out for a TITLE.
To win:
1. Lend a caption that best fits the image and
2. The one with the most votes wins their favorite 5×7!
*Contest ends by 5/31 at midnight. Invite all your friends and family and Best of Luck!
We are now accepting emails describing to us the reasons you should receive free wedding photography. Emails shall include the following:
• Name of the Couple entering
• at least 1000 words describing you two as a couple
• 3 or more photographs that show who you are as a couple
To be considered for our contest, each applicant must blog, tweet and facebook about Tomme Hilton Gallery! When you email your entry please send us your links to prove you have done all three!
DEADLINE: August 31, 2010
*Your wedding should be scheduled in the off season of November thru February.
*Valued at 4500.
*Please email all entries to gallery.tommehilton@gmail.com
Thank you for applying! Best of luck to each of you. We look forward to our next FREE wedding couple!
by Tomme
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August 31, 2010 - 10:06 pm
No!! I started to write and then realized only in the off season! But good luck to all those who entered, can’t wait to see your photos!!
August 26, 2010 - 7:26 pm
Can it be a remarriage? I would totally get remarried and have you shoot my wedding : P
August 6, 2010 - 2:22 pm
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It is soon to be my one year sign on with Tomme. And I would not trade anything for it!
Lets rewind, to 2007, The Day I met Tomme for the first time: I had emailed Tomme in August of 2007 to shoot my wedding. We made a ‘date’ to meet at Starbucks that September — her signature meeting spot — still hasnt changed. I booked her and did my engagements that November. And it was love at first sight… of my first session, that is! Wink.
For those of you who has never met Tomme, she is one of those people that makes you feel all special and warm and fuzzy. She assures you that her product is the best — which, lets face it — it is!! Insert the fireworks — sparkle sparkle — our personalities meshed! Like an old movie romance. Pshh, who am I kidding. We had discussed work, swapped work and discussed work some more. We decided we liked working with each other. AND it just so happened to be that she was in need of an assistant! So, I asked for the position. Luckily, I was considered! Whoop Whoop.
A year ago this time, we met to stuff our faces in sushi at Wasabi — ahem, I mean — discuss job duties. She gave me the ‘low down’ on what she was to expect out of me, told me more about her Gallery and what she aspires to be in the future. On my way home from meeting with her, I ended up with a flat tire. Great. Thinking to myself… is this the right decision? Is this a sign? Should I take the ‘position’? What will I gain? etc. All these questions began to run thru my head… all because a flat tire was a sign!? Ugh. BUT, luckily, I did not let the tire sway my decision. I signed the contract and sent it back to her with all smiles. And, since that day… I have loved every minute of it. Never regretting my decision.
Tomme develops friendships with her clients that last. Our three year relationship has made us great friends and co-workers. I have thourghly enjoyed working for and with her. Tomme has taught me so much as a professional and as a friend. I would not trade my time with her or my learning experiences.
I love you TomTom! Thank you for hiring me on as a part of your Gallery. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into teaching me become a better assistant to you. Cannot wait to see what we have instore for another year!
Smoooooooch.
xo,
erica
by Tomme
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June 25, 2010 - 8:04 am
Erica you are SOOOO lucky! (flat tire aside) You have an incredible mentor and such great opportunities to improve you own work! This is me jealous and congratulatory!
If you ever considered having a couple session done, why not take it a step further and add a theme it to make it more interesting? Do you have a time period that you just love? Take Melissa and Davey for instance. Davey is in the Navy and Melissa had an affinity to the 40′s. So she thrift shopped until she put her outfit together, and perfectly I must add. Davey didn’t really have to go all out for his look. I thnk he licked his palm and slicked back his hair once or twice. *Such a hard job being a guy!*
It was a really icky day here in Charleston and luckily everyone else thought so too. We basically had the USS Yorktown to ourselves to complete the feel for the shoot.
Next time your couple session seems humdrum or if your fiancee is dreading it, let him have fun planning the shoot to his liking. This will get him involved and actually look forward to it.
Until next time. XO
We’ll see more of Melissa and Davey in October for the BIG DAY!
by Tomme
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If you do not know me, I am Erica Billingsley, Tomme’s assistant. I have been working with her since JUNE and love it! Absolutely love it! But besides all that… this post is about My Chronicle of Life with Tomme. So brace yourselves… as this is a L-O-N-G post about each stage of my life with her.
{Stage 1} engaged.
I got engaged in August of 2007. I had seen Tomme’s work before hand and set her website aside for when I become engaged. Photography was the only thing I wanted to spend money on. It is my most important feature of my life. Not as a skill. No No… That, I am still learning. But more because of the moment each photograph holds. Photographs are irreplaceable. And I LOVE to look back on moments and remember that ‘special day’.
I met Tomme and knew right away that I wanted to sign her. I didn’t even have to meet with any other photographer… just her. So, I signed with her and Tomme did my engagement photos that November.
{Stage 2} bridals.
I had thoroughly analyzed her work before I chose her… knowing she would produce wonderful unique images. BUT, in order for them to be as AWESOME as I wanted… I knew I had to get dirty… And I did.
For my bridals, I was in a field with grass, crickets, spiders (yuck) and mesquites (i think i ended up with 14 bites)… then I rolled around in the middle of a road… Dont worry ladies… the dirt comes out!
{Stage 3} the wedding.
Once your wedding day arrives, there is nothing to do but put your faith in your photographer. It is ALL in their hands. Because THEY ARE THE REASON YOU REMEMBER YOUR WEDDING.
{Stage 4} maternity.
My husband and I found out shortly after our wedding that we were expecting. SURPRISE to us! And of course the first thing I did was contact Tomme. DUH! Its another big moment in my life. You think I dont want me captured when I am 30+ lbs over weight! Many think not… but to be honest… Tomme made me feel like a SEXY pregnant woman. Let’s just say I walked away from this shoot feeling more confident than I did the entire pregnancy! Come on, any woman who gains 30+ lbs doesn’t feel ‘sexy’ or ‘pretty’… EVEN IF THEY ARE PREGNANT! I walked away feeling like a MODEL!
{Stage 5} baby.
And then came baby… HOUSTON! A couple weeks ago Tomme and I scheduled for her to come and shoot my baby, Houston‘s newborn photos. Sigh. Didn’t work as planned. Let’s just say Newborn photography has a different skill… PATIENCE! and more PATIENCE! and then waiting. This was our first attempt at ‘Newborn’ photography. And well… ahem, yea.
Although, I wouldn’t say it was a complete failure. Our first mistake was trying to shoot his photos during the main time Matt and I keep him awake… Oh well… But, as always, Tomme still got some great shots in between the crying…
Tomme and I called it a night. So the next day I started thinking… since I had started shooting with Tomme in October (2009), my confidence was not quite up there… I still get a little jittery before I shoot. So, I knew I had to grow a pair of… you know… and try to shoot on my own. SO, I tackled this shoot myself. AHHH. Dont worry, I did good! So good, I impressed myself! And Tomme!
{Stage 6} Family
My family (entire family) is having a photos session with Tomme this spring! So, I will be sure to post them soon!
Thanks for staying with me and reading my chronicles of life. I think its very important to develop a relationship with your photographer. Because, they are the ones that help you remember the important moments in your life. Before I was Tomme’s assistant, I told myself I would use her for every important moment in my life. Because the first time I met her, she was not just a photographer, she became a friend.
by Tomme
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July 14, 2010 - 4:04 pm
YOU MADE ME CRY GREAT BIG ALLIGATOR TEARS!!!!
THANK YOU,
RL
Until next time. XO
by Tomme
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