From the monthly archives:

June 2008

It’s been such a long time since I’ve blogged here, TIm is so much better at that then me. He seriously rocks when it comes to blogging!

Anyway, I wanted to share some of these images I took last Saturday for the Cummings family portraits. They are such an adorable family. I just love the emotion in this first one, and the girls are so cute in the next two pictures.

Kids and family portraits in santa barbara with Yifatt and Ryah

Child portraits of Talia

Rya\'s portrait with tinkerbell umbrella

Here is a link to their slideshow if you’d like to see more

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David Jay on tour – any wedding photographers should check it out

by Tim and Cheryl Halberg on June 24, 2008

Starting late next month my former employer and buddy David Jay will be on tour around the United States helping teach other photographers how to simplify their business and make them better. He’s big on teaching us/you not to be a commodity, and that’s big time!

I know there are a decent number of photographers who check out this blog fairly regularly, so if you are one of them and want to expand your mind and getter better at business, then check out DJ’s tour by clicking here and selecting the date/location nearest you! You’re sure to learn some good stuff, DJ is wicked smart with business!

DJ is a wedding photographer super star who influences all

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Shipping out food from Santa Barbara ahead to myself on the JMT

by Tim and Cheryl Halberg on June 24, 2008

Part of hiking the John Muir Trail is shipping portions of your planned food ahead to points on the trail (or close to the trail) where you can pick it up and re-supply as you go.

So, for the last week or two I’ve been grabbing supplies and mixing and matching together the food I’ll eat while backpacking. I did a shake-down backpacking trip over the mountains here in Santa Barbara this past week and realized that packing 1 pound of GORP for each day of the trail was a HUGE mistake, so I had to scramble over the weekend to grab some different foods to pack) Now I’m eating a mixture of dried fruits and smashed up pringles chips (gotta smash them up so they take less room – everything gets re-packaged into ziplocks to save space)

The whole lot of food:

Re-supplying food on the John Muir Trail via mail

I found these bananas that come flattened and ready to go from Trader Joes (I think they’re slightly dried as well) They look pretty gross, but they’re pretty tasty.

Flattened bananas for the John Muir Trail Through Hike

My ultralight mentor Paul Cronshaw took me out with him on a trip into the Santa Barbara back country. We hiked from his house in Montecito up over the top of the mountains and down the back side to Forebush. It was a great trip (101 degrees coming down the mountain at 10 a.m.!!) Here’s Paul showing just how light his pack is:

Shake down for the John Muir Trail with Paul Cronshaw

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Stoked to see my buddy Mark Kuroda this weekend in Santa Barbara

by Tim and Cheryl Halberg on June 20, 2008

Cheryl and I were up in northern California photographing Suneet and Majique’s wedding this past weekend at the Kohl Mansion, and while we were up in that part of the state we decided to visit my good buddy Mark. He’s also a wedding photographer and he’s always so inspiring to be around. I always tell him he over thinks things, but after spending enough time around him I wonder if it’s more that I “underthink” things sometimes. He’s always forcing me to think about stuff that I’d normally just stumble through without really putting my mind to it.

I’m stoked to see him and see how he pushes me this weekend. Here are a few pictures from our time in San Francisco with him last weekend:

Mark Kuroda takes to the air at Crissy Field, San Francisco Weddings

Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers in San Francisco Jumping

Santa Barbara Wedding Photographers jumping with a tourist

San Francisco and Santa Barbara wedding photographers jumping

After I saw the pictures I realized that I’m not very good at jumping, I need to go out and try again and see if I can’t do some better poses and get a bit more lift (I think after I lose some weight on the John Muir Trail I’ll be able to boost higher!)

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Featured in The Knot Southern California Fall/Winter Issue

by Tim and Cheryl Halberg on June 17, 2008

Our photography from David and Jennifer’s wedding is featured in the current issue of The Knot wedding magazine which is hitting stands right now.

We are so excited to have our images grace the pages of such an amazing magazine. David and Jennifer’s wedding was truly a beautiful day and with so many amazing vendors coming together, it’s no wonder The Knot wanted to feature this wedding.

It’s always fun as a photographer to see our work published and our couples get so excited to see their images in the magazine. We can’t wait to submit more of our weddings from this coming year!

Santa Barbara Wedding Bella Victorian Vineyard Camarillo

David and Jennifer\'s Santa Barbara Wedding

David and Jennifer brought together the following vendors to create their beautiful wedding day:

Location: Bella Victorian Vineyard

Florist: Camille Panzarello – Modern Day Design (Santa Barbara)

Cake: Bread Basket Cake Company

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