New Studio

Wow. That email blast (I promise to do that as rarely as possible) was really helpful in getting the word out. We had 500 new visits to the blog yesterday alone! Thanks so much to you guys who commented. It wasn't just my mom making up different names and comments, I promise. Also, thanks to everyone who clicked the like button for facebook. That's super helpful.

We're still ironing out a few problems with the blog at the moment. One thing we've had requests for is an RSS feed. Probably a good idea.

Another thing a few people pointed out to me is that the images aren't showing up quite clear enough on the blog. So, we're working on that. For some reason, going from hard drive to internet always screws things up but hopefully we'll get it squared away soon.

Anyways, since this blog is so easy to use, I'm going to post a quick couple images of the new studio I'm renovating.

It's 2 doors down, and 3 times the size of the old space. Sure, it doesn't have any electricity, heating, plumbing, windows or air but we'll get to that.

I spent yesterday pulling down dry wall to expose some of the old-as-dirt brick and I also pulled down the really ugly boards that were attached to the rafters. There was literally 3-4 inches of dust in places so today I'm tackling the impossible job of cleaning. I rented a shop vac but it's a POS.

Those of you who went to Catholic grade school know what that acronym is.

So, at this point, I'm just trying to get it clean and useable while figuring out how to set it up and decorate.

I would love any input out there about a great way to utilize this space. It has a ton of potential!

Don't be shy. I need help here...

PS: I'm very sorry to put these ugly dirty photos on top of all those beautiful ones from yesterday but it had to be done. Most of them were taken on my handy dandy iPhone so don't judge me on clarity this time people. (You know who you are)

A few images from 2010…

2010 was our busiest year yet! Thanks to every one of my clients! Thanks to every florist, coordinator, musician and every other vendor that made the weddings I've attended so great this year. Thanks be to God we didn't have any problems this year and we had nice weather for at least half of the weddings ;)

Thanks to my amazing wife who brought Benjamin into the world this year. And thanks to all of you who have checked in here in-spite of the fact that I NEVER post :( and thanks to anyone who has referred me!

Lastly, thanks to me because I am awesome! Ha. That's a joke although Sarah probably isn't laughing.

This year was definitely our busiest yet and not just because we had more weddings and engagement shoots than ever before but also because we re-located to Charleston, rented and renovated a studio, bought a house, and had another baby. Any one of those things alone might have taken a lesser man to the brink of insanity. But, everything has gone well and I'm not insane. No. I'm not.

Speaking of insane, 2011 is going to be. I already have more weddings booked than I shot last year and they're still coming in. I have a little more availability especially in July, August, and November so please spread the word to anyone you know who is tying the not. We love word of mouth!

Regarding blogging, I have been working on a new blog over the past few weeks with my good friend Dave and his amazingly talented designer (their link is at the bottom of the blog: Do Good Works)

It's way better. I've got a great contact form right here on the blog, more info about timwill photography including some pricing information and frequently asked questions and I've got a section that will be growing about local vendors who I've worked with and who I'd recommend in the future. Please do check them out!

The greatest feature of the new blog, however, is postability. What, you might ask, is postability? Well, before when I wanted to make a post I had to jump through 15 different hoops to get images online.

This new blog is as easy to use as the facebook uploader so hopefully I'll be able to post much more frequently. Aside from my 100 other new years resolutions, I'm going to be trying really hard to do 2 posts a week. The more comments I get and people I have clicking the 'Like' button for facebook (there's one after each post), the more fuel I'll have for posting.

I've got a lot of work to do, a lot of images to post, and a lot of news to write about so hopefully I'll be back on with another post in a couple days!

Thank you all so much for reading!

Best Wishes,

Tim Willoughby

PS: The images below are in now way a 'Best of 2010' or anything. Just some images from recent weddings that I wanted to get up on the blog. Every wedding has a hundred great images to post but I'm so behind at this point that I'm not sure I'll get them all out there. So, here are a few for now.

August Wedding Photographer - Barry & Holly - Augusta, GA

This beautiful southern wedding held in Augusta, Georgia was a great representation of southern hospitality and charm. The ceremony was held downtown Augusta at Holy Trinity and the reception was at a beautiful retired church called Sacred Heart that now serves as a historic attraction/museum. The amazing Clyde Farr designed and coordinated the event and I'm pretty confident all 500 guests were blown away by the decor. We only had a few minutes (in the dark) for photography after the wedding so we did a day after session at the near by Redcliffe Plantation.

Thanks so much to Holly and family for having me as your wedding photographer

Charleston Wedding Photographer – Nicole & Josh – Charleston, SC

Nicole and Josh were married earlier this year in a friends house downtown. Another way to say that is; Nicole and Josh had one of the sweetest weddings in the courtyard of one of the biggest prettiest homes in Historic Downtown Charleston. Their wedding reception (at Fulton Five restaurant where Josh is the chef) was so gorgeous and every last detail was designed by Nicole herself. It was a true pleasure being a part of such a warm, intimate event and wedding photography in Charleston is always a ton-of-fun. Best Wishes to you both!

Dom's first birthday! (actually, it was almost two months ago!)

We don't have enough photos of this kid. He's so huge and cute. BTW, we've given him at least five haircuts at this point (not that it shows...) For those of you with kids; Dom just started walking and he's hilarious. He consciously keeps his arms down like a real human! Ha. For those of you without kids: I'm sure you don't care about that story or this post....

You just wait until it's your turn.

Savannah Magazine Cover

Here's a couple images from a quick fashion shoot and cover for Savannah Mag!

LANEY'S BRIDAL SESSION

Charleston Family Photography

TIMWILL photography been doing a ton of portrait sessions as a Charleston Family Photographer the last couple weeks. Here are some fun photographs from last week.

Tyler & Kara - Kiawah Island Wedding Photographer

I just shot an amazing wedding. April 10th, 2010 Kiawah Island, South Carolina The wedding and reception were both at Kiawah Island and as a Kaiwah Island Wedding Photographer I've never seen a more beautiful ceremony and reception.

A Charleston Bride organized everything and Kara did such an incredible job with designing everything. Sorry for posting so many images but this wedding was too gorgeous to limit to a couple of photos...

Bask in the sunlight of Kara's amazing wedding.

Wedding Openings

Hello. Hello? We are still accepting a limited number of clients for the remainder of 2010. There are discounts for Friday and Sunday weddings available and there may be discounts for certain off-season openings. So, if you think you or your friend that's getting married might fall into one of those categories, please call or write to find out more. 803-341-8857

Also, if you're here, it means you like us. SO, help us out with word of mouth and tell anyone you know who is getting married that we're the best in the biz :) We hate wasting money on printed ads...

We're not looking to fill all these dates and are only accepting a few more weddings for 2010. But, here's what's open:

(I'm not posting Friday and Sunday openings so inquire if you're interested in a non-Saturday wedding)

SATURDAY OPENINGS:

MAY: 1st, 8th (yes, these are extremely soon but who knows. Maybe you're a procrastinator and forgot you needed a photographer)

JUNE: 5 (we had a cancellation for this date and since it's so close, we're willing to offer some great discounts for anyone who wants it)

JULY: 3rd, 24th

AUGUST: 7th

SEPTEMBER: 18th, 25th

NOVEMBER: 13th, 20th, 27th

DECEMBER: 4th, 11th

Thanks in advance for spreading our name all over the place :)

Savannah Spring Fashion

Happy Monday. I did a fashion shoot for Savannah Magazine a little while back and since the issue has hit the stands, I'm free to post a couple of the photographs for you guys. This isn't the normal Charleston wedding photography that I usually post but it's fun and I thought it would be good to share it. They used this first image for the cover of the magazine!

Post bombardment. And new albums

New albums are in! And they are awesome. We now have full bleed covers, smaller gutters between spreads, true lay-flat openings, and embossing of any size, font, style, etc for your albums. PS: All of these images were taken with the iPhone. Turns out there's not much of a difference....