Timothy Prust Photography

edit me | challenge

2012-01-26T17:25:00.000-06:00

through a blog i read/follow to another i came across and edit me challenge (the challenge). the idea is to edit it in your style or to a style that fits the picture...or so this is what i take it as. this is my first time doing one of these, so let me know what you think.

Note: this photo was not taken by me (photo credit Ashley)

Ashley's SOOC { the before }

My edit { the after }

thanks for stopping and as always know what you think.

somthing D i F f Erent | wisconsin photographer

2012-01-26T07:36:00.002-06:00

so this week i am linking up with Sweet Violet Photography's theme of 'something different'. i took this challenge as to shoot something different...something i normally wouldn't shoot or something that i haven't done much of or if at all. that being said i chose food. i really never shoot any food pictures. so here is my 'something different' photo - cinnamon streusel muffins.

thanks for stopping by. feedback is greatly appreciated.

featured p h o t o | racine photographer

2012-01-26T07:28:00.001-06:00

so i linked up to Faith's photo challenge at Sweet Violet Photography and my photo for the week was one of her featured photos! in case you missed that picture i put it below. you can see more from that mini lightbox shoot here.

thanks for stopping by and if there is a topic or types of images you would like to see more of on my blog, please let me know. i am always looking for new things to shoot, try and/or blog about. have a great thursday.

lightbox n00b | product photography

2012-01-24T07:53:00.000-06:00

here is my go at shooting in a home made light box. it was kinda fun to do a somewhat product photography / magazine type feel to it. the camera i picked up off of craigslist for $5. it doesn't work but it makes for a vintage decoration and a good object to photograph.

im p e r f e c t i o n | p52

2012-01-23T21:26:00.002-06:00

So as some of you may know I am doing a project 365 (or this year 366), which is where you take a photo each day for a year. The idea is to have a collection of photos that capture each day. I tried this once before and failed about 3 days in. This year is going much much better. Anyways, I am paralleling this with a project 52 (taking a photo a week for a year) and have joined the amazing Sara at My Four Hens Photography. The project 52 has a theme for each week. (blog note: if I receive feedback and interest in seeing each week, I will post each week here on my blog)

So that brings me to this weeks theme. I really wasn't sure what I was going to do with this weeks theme as there was SO many ways I could take it given how imperfect things are or at least how I can perceive them to be.

Imperfection = me as a father. It is something I strive to be in every aspect for my son. Someone for him to look up to. Someone who is a role model. Someone who is an example of how a man should behave in all areas of life. I want my son to see a true man of integrity, honesty, courage, strength, wisdom, morals, respect, love, compassion, patience and I could go on. BUT no matter how hard I try, no matter how bad I want to be all of that every minute of each and every day for him...I will not be...I am simply i m p e r f e c t.....but I WILL STRIVE.

That is me in my son's eye...All of these attributes I listed above is exactly what I want his eyes to see when looking at me.

Thank you for stopping by and as always, any feedback is greatly appreciated.

snow sculptures racine 2012 | racine, wi photographer

2012-01-23T15:59:00.000-06:00

some of you may remember i posted some pictures about a year ago (if not you can see them here) from a local snow sculpting competition. these artists are amazing at what they do. this year's weather wasn't as great as last years, especially the day after where the temperature got up to 45 degrees F and I am sure most of the sculptures are melted and dis-configured. also, for some reason the snow they were given wasn't very clean. last year it was like pure white. please note most of the pictures are of unfinished work. when i shot these, the artists still had a couple hours to work on them.

Sidenote: If you are one of the artist that one of these sculptures belong to and are interested in a digital copy of the image, please contact me at timothyprust at gmail dot com. (I do have images of most all sculptures, so if you do not see yours, please contact me if you are interested in seeing what I may have of your work)

one of my favorites

a clay replica of what they were sculpting out of snow

another favorite of mine

working out all the details

and one more of my favorites

hard at work trying to finish in time

overall there were probably 16+ sculptures all the

Thanks for stopping by. Any questions or feedback is always appreciated.

w e e k.t h r e e | project 366 2012

2012-01-21T22:25:00.000-06:00

i n s p i r e | m e

2012-01-19T08:50:00.007-06:00

tebowing | it's a tebow thing

2012-01-14T11:23:00.000-06:00

j is tebowing.

c r a z y f u n | childrens photographer racine, wi

2012-01-12T21:42:00.000-06:00

j had his oldest cousin over for a few day and he LOVED it. i think he is wanting a sibling, but....yeah, that isn't in the plans. here is how they spent some of their time.

k krew | racine, wi photographer

2012-01-12T10:50:00.000-06:00

i tried my shot at doing a slideshow for the first time. i wanted to get it done quickly so i didn't get to spend as much time on it as i would have liked. anyways, here it is. i'll probably do one of j sometime soon, when i do i'll will post it here.

2012-01-11T11:31:00.000-06:00

YES! He has homework at age 3 and he loves doing it. It is so fun to see him accomplish things and be so proud of himself. I will cherish this time of him loving doing "homework" as I know it will not last long!

w e e k.o n e | project 366 2012

2012-01-08T16:46:00.002-06:00

black and white christmas | children photographer racine, wi

2011-12-29T10:00:00.001-06:00

christmas this year was a lot of fun with j. he is at that age where the excitement and facial expressions are just priceless. i decided to go all black and white with these, just because.

it started at christmas eve with the family

Love his expression when opening his gift.

Hard to say "no" to that face!

My niece or little elf passing out the gifts.

The excitement is priceless.

My second cousin swagged out :)

The Mobigo was a hit!

We sat out cookies and milk for Santa and J was very surprised!

"he drank it all gone"

He was so excited!!!

J grilled us dinner later that night...delicious!

The slinky...

I loved this picture for whatever reason!!!!

hope you all had a great christmas and thanks for stopping by!

merry christmas | happy new year

2011-12-24T08:58:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas

S2RD by Analog Motorcycles | timothy prust photography

2011-12-22T22:08:00.001-06:00

some shots of one of my brother latest projects.

Thanks for stopping by.

Photographing Your Christmas Tree | Tutorial and Tips

2011-12-17T20:41:00.004-06:00

Around the Christmas season we tend to take more pictures than any other time of year. We want to capture the traditions, the kids, the decorations, the lights, the cookies, etc... I thought I would write a "beginner tutorial" or "how to" post on how to get those lights to 'sparkle' on the Christmas tree.

Here is what an above average or somewhat typical family Christmas tree would look like photographed.

Obviously, this is a cropped image and not what you may take, but you get the idea. So how do you get the lights to sparkle like this

Camera Settings: f/22, 5s

So your first thought may be, "but I don't have a good camera" or "I just have a point and shoot camera"...it doesn't matter!!! BUT you will need to know where to adjust some settings on your camera, so go and grab your camera, manual and tripod if you have one. Yes, you will probably need to dig your manual out of some drawer. A tip that may save you some time - Google your camera make and model (ie 'Canon Powershot SD1200 IS manual') and you may find it online.

Now that you have your camera and manual. You will need to find out how to change the following settings:

Aperture (this is a measure of how big the hole will be allowing light into the camera when taking the pictures) This is measure is known f-stops or f-numbers and will look like f/2.8 or f/5 etc...

Shutter Speed (this is how fast or how long the shutter remains open when taking a picture) This measure will look like 1/100 s or 1/1000 s or 1 s, etc...

In order to adjust these settings you will need your camera mode set to one of a few modes. For simplicity purposes (as this is more of a beginner type tutorial) I will suggest you set your camera mode to Time Value (TV) or Aperture Priority (as shown in this picture of the Canon Rebel Xti)

Once you have figured out how to set your camera mode to this you are ready to adjust the Shutter Speed. An example of what these settings are can be seen in the below picture (Canon Rebel Xti).

You can see the Shutter Speed in the above picture shows
a speed of 1/50 (ie 1/50th of a second) and the Aperture is set at F2.8.

These two settings are the most important for achieving the sparkle of your Christmas lights. The reason I suggested setting your camera mode to Time Value (TV) is because you will only need to adjust the shutter speed and your camera will automatically adjust the aperture to what it thinks it needs to produce a properly exposed photo.

Next thing you will need to do is set up your tripod. If you do not have a tripod, prop up some books, use a chair, whatever you can do to get a stable platform that you will be able to set your camera on when taking the photo.

Ok, there is one more setting you will need to be able to find on your camera and that is the 'self-timer'. This feature is pretty much standard on all digital cameras. You will want to set your camera to the one of your self-timer settings (2-sec or 10-sec). You will see why you need this as we go on.

So before we take the photo here is a checklist:

You have your camera set to Time Value (TV) (may be called something different in your manual)
Your tripod is set up or your stable, flat space set up where your wanting to take the photo.
Your camera is set to self-timer.

Now were about ready to take the photo. You will now need to set your shutter speed to 4 s, or 4 seconds. You can start with this setting and adjust til you get the sparkle of your liking. The reason you need a tripod or flat stable surface is because of the long (4 second) shutter speed. If you were to hold your camera and take this photo you would get a very out of focus photo (blurry). Now once you change your shutter speed to 4 s your aperture should automatically adjust as mentioned above. Next, set your camera on the tripod or flat surface and take the picture. Remember you should have your self-timer on so once you hit the shutter button it will count down until it snaps the picture. The reason you need to have it on self-timer is because of the long shutter speed (4 seconds). You just touching the shutter button to take the picture would move the camera just enough to make the photo out of focus or blurred.

Your picture should look something like this

Camera Settings: f/22, 5s

Have some fun with this and change your shutter speeds to see the change in the photo. This being my first "tutorial" or "how-to" blog post, I hope I was clear and detailed enough for the "beginner". If not, please email me with any questions (timothyprust at gmail dot com).

Thanks for stopping by.

Believe | Photo Challange

2011-12-16T16:01:00.003-06:00

I know I have been missing from my blog for quite some time now. As we approach the end of 2011, my goal is to get back to the blog and sharing my photography. You will probably see some other types of photography on here other than the majority of people and portraits. Stay tuned.

I wanted to share this shot for a photo challenge at Mortal Muses.

lakefront | racine, wi photographer

2011-06-20T21:35:00.000-05:00

a picture without people - what do you think?

the j kidz | children portraits kenosha, wi

2011-06-14T13:53:00.001-05:00

here are a few shots from a recent session i did on the beach. thanks john and alicia for allowing me to capture your kids.

landon clark | newborn photography racine, wi

2011-06-06T14:52:00.001-05:00

did a newborn session this past weekend for little landon clark. congrats to owen and aubrey. here are a few pictures from the session. please comment and thanks for stopping by.

summertime | children photographer racine

2011-06-01T15:17:00.000-05:00

summer is finally here.

i see u | childrens portraits racine, wi

2011-05-21T14:00:00.000-05:00

rockin the hat | wisconsin childrens photographer

2011-05-16T16:01:00.000-05:00

jax and i were out and about while dawn was in ny this past weekend and i picked up a hat for him on impulse. he looked pretty fly in his redsox hat, and how appropriate that the redsox just swept the yankees this weekend! got a couple of shots before the hat ended up on the floor.

happy friday | racine childrens photographer

2011-05-13T15:59:00.000-05:00

just saying happy friday, that is all. carry on....

analog one | custom photography racine, wi

2011-05-07T16:36:00.000-05:00

some of you may remember, i did a quick shoot of one of my brothers custom motorcycles (analog motorcycles) last summer. well i went down to il a couple of weeks ago and shot another bike he built. he is selling this bike, so send me an email if your interested. here are a few pics i got.

giveaway - WINNER | kenosha, wi childrens photographer

2011-05-06T21:45:00.000-05:00

first off, thank you all for your continued support - i very much appreciate it. i will be posting promotions, product offerings, news, photos, etc.. on my blog as well as FB - so please check back with me once in awhile. i hope everyone has a great weekend.

and now for the WINNER!

Congratulations - #76 Talia Prince

Please contact me within 3 days to claim your photo session, CD of images and 11x14 professional canvas.

Reminder - If I do not hear from the winner within 3 days, I will redraw the winner and will post on here and FB.

Thanks again everyone!

my favorite subject to photograph | racine wi childrens photographer

2011-04-27T16:09:00.000-05:00

so this is my easter post. my little guy was hamming it up for this mini session / easter egg hunt. here are some of the pictures i got. OH WAIT! -- a housekeeping note - don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY of a FREE session AND cd of image AND 11x14 professional canvas. Also, please don't forget to 'LIKE' my Facebook Page and spread the word ---> MUCH APPRECIATED!

thanks for stopping by....

Website LAUNCH Party! | children photographer racine wi

2011-04-22T07:15:00.015-05:00

What it is YO! It's me, Tim...I know, I have been MIA around here the past few months. Spring is here and with good things in store. First things first

I launched a WEBSITE
www.timothyprustphotography.com

(bookmark it!)

Head on over to my site and take a look around. I would love to know what you think, so go ahead and throw a comment on this post to let me know. Now onto the fun stuff... I have a GIVEAWAY to announce as a kickoff to the new website and season - here are the details.

Website Launch Giveaway

I will be giving away a Children's or Family Photo Session, CD of digital images AND a Professional 11x14 Canvas of your favorite image from the session - $290 VALUE - to ONE LUCKY WINNER! There are FOUR ways to enter, here is how -

"like" my Facebook page Timothy Prust Photography
Post the following on YOUR Facebook wall "Check out and 'like' Timothy Prust Photography! He is giving away a Photo Session, CD of digital images and a Professional 11x14 Canvas!" (make sure to tag Timothy Prust Photography so that I know to enter you for this)
Post WHY or WHAT you like about Timothy Prust Photography on the Timothy Prust Photography Facebook wall.
If you had a PAID session with me in 2010 - email me and I will put an entry in for you.

ONE entry will be counted for EACH of the above (so a maximum of 4 entries per person). The giveaway will run for 2 weeks, starting Today, Good Friday - 4/18/11 and ending on Friday 5/6/11. I will use random.org to select the winning person. I will announce the winner on Facebook as well as my Blog. The winner will have 3 days from the winner being announced to contact me (via facebook, email, phone, etc..).

BONUS GIVEAWAY - If I reach 300 Fans during the two weeks of this giveaway - I will GIVEAWAY TWO of these PACKAGES! (total of two)

If I do NOT hear from the winner, I will do the drawing again. If you already have a session booked with me in 2011, you may use this free session for that OR you can hold onto it OR you can gift it to someone. The winner must use the session by 10/01/11 or until the weather is permitting.

Now GO TELL YOUR FRIENDS and GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!

Good Luck Everyone!

Fine Print Stuff: The session in this giveaway is a children's or family session which is described on my website and blog, this is NOT for a Senior Photo Session. This free session includes up to a family of four, additional family members will still be charged at the set price of $15 per additional person. The image to be canvased will be selected by you but if I feel that specific image will not visually look right on the 11x14 canvas, I reserve the right to deny it , at which time another picture can be selected by the you. If you prefer a smaller canvas, I will allow you to change the 11x14 size to an 8x10 or 5x7. Once you have chosen the image to be canvased, everything is final, there is no changing. This giveaway can not be exchanged for cash value.

The last thing I would like announce is that I raised my prices this year - Children/Family sessions are now $60 (up $10 from last year). I also raised my CD pricing for both Children/Family sessions and my Senior Sessions. Email me if you would like to know current CD pricing.

As always, thank you to all of you that comment on my blog or Facebook posts of images. Your continued support is GREATLY APPRECIATED.

faces | children photographer kenosha wi

2011-04-11T19:55:00.000-05:00

do i need to say anything???

day at the domes with the VanSwol's | racine, wi child photographer

2011-04-02T15:50:00.001-05:00

i know, i know....back to back days with a post, shocking i know. hopefully as the weather warms up i will continue to have more photos to share. today i met up with a family that I have done a session with before. these kids are so cute and full of life...and have grown SO much since the last session. here are a few photos from today.

thanks for stopping by my blog. i love comments...go ahead...leave one....

emilia | racine, wi newborn photographer

2011-04-01T19:48:00.000-05:00

so another one of my friends just welcomed their first child into the world a few weeks ago and once again I was privileged to shoot some photos of this little cutie. congrats mike and marie on your little girl. here are some of the shots i got.

thanks for stopping by my blog.

jj | baby photographer waukesha, wi

2011-03-11T14:41:00.002-06:00

a good friend of mine and his wife had their first child almost two weeks ago and i was lucky enough to capture some photos of him in a mini shoot. with the patience of everyone we were able to capture some very innocent photographs. here are a couple pictures from the shoot for those of you that are sticking with me through my sporadic blog posts (thanks by the way).... Congratulations Dan and Lisa.

it has been too long | children photography wisconsin

2011-02-28T15:52:00.000-06:00

life and work have gotten in the way of my lens, hence the lack of posts and activity with my photography. i haven't completely abandoned my camera, but uploading them is another story. here's to more photographs and posts from here on out! ~ or have you even noticed i've been gone? :)

more flowers ??? | childrens photographer racine, wi

2011-01-27T22:27:00.000-06:00

i know, i know, i said i don't really like taking photos of flowers BUT my mother in law had this growing in her house and wanted me to grab a couple shots of it, so i obliged. since editing these two and the other flower i recently posted on here, i am starting to like the post processing of flowers shots. i don't really know what that means, but you may just start seeing some more flowers popping up on my blog. hey and don't be shy, go ahead and leave a comment....i won't be mad if you say you hate it, love it or don't really care about my pictures...thanks!

life lately | wisconsin photographer

2011-01-19T19:40:00.000-06:00

just some of life and what i or we have been up to.

we celebrated Ganna (Ethiopian Christmas) on 1/7.

buzz and the toy story clan have been invading our house! (jax LOVES them!)

although side tracked at times, i have for the most part kept up with my workouts since i rededicated myself to getting healthy and in shape....again. d has also started a workout and seems to like it very much (sorry i don't have a pic of her feet)

this is jaxson loving his bath time. i take him swimming on fridays and just loves the water. he is starting a swim class this saturday!

jaxson is growing and growing. check out those feet!

jax is getting ready to learn all about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, wb and all the other technicalities of photography!

love this little guy, BUT that blue and orange thing is going in the garbage very soon. i dont see it being a problem for him as he isn't greatly attached to it anyways. well, that is pretty much what we have been up to, exciting, huh!?

thanks for stopping by.

featured flower | wi portrait photographer

2011-01-15T16:22:00.000-06:00

i'm not one to really shoot flowers, but decided to shoot some roses that i got my wife this past week (point in the good husband column). i actually liked one of the shots and did a little processing to it. apparently someone else liked it too, so much that i was featured on her blog simplicity (faith, a fellow photographer that i follow). please leave me a comment and let me know what YOU think!

as always thanks for following my blog!

christmas time in the 262 | racine, wi photographer

2011-01-07T22:06:00.000-06:00

wow, have i been neglecting my blog. even though i have failed to blog, i have been taking pictures and i'm hoping to get more and more up, now that christmas and and new years is over. i will start off with some christmas shots. i think all of them are of my son, but i may post some others in another blog post. i hope you all had a great christmas and a very happy new year. **i tried some different processing techniques for some of these, let me know what you think**

thanks for stopping by.

bokeh ~ ww 12/22/10 | racine, wi famiy photographer

2010-12-22T13:13:00.000-06:00

snow sculptures | photographer racine, wi

2010-12-19T21:10:00.000-06:00

so we decided to venture out of our house and into this bitter cold weather we are having to check out a snow sculpture competition downtown. WOW, these guys are some true artists. not only does their work look amazing, they do this in 15 degree weather....so not my thang, but I was in awe of how intricate these were and how much they paid attention to the details. here are a few.

they take an idea ~ some in form of a sketch, some a model and some from a photo.

here is what their canvas looks like

and this is the end result

look at the detail

j had a good time just running around (had to include a pic of him)

towards the end of the night he decided to hang out on, what he thinks is his new chair, enjoying the Christmas tree

someone got jealous and wanted their picture taken as well

have a great week everyone.

chevelle | racine, wi photographer

2010-12-17T08:43:00.000-06:00

so i'm not a huge concert goer but my brother is friends with the band Chevelle so I've gotten out to a couple of concerts of theirs, which by the way are a great live band. this week they were in milwaukee so i went out to the concert and brought my camera. i had an all access pass so i was able to get up front for the first 2 songs with the press to get some great shots. i had a great time shooting at this concert and would love to do it again. here are a few of shots that i got (had a hard time choosing ~ i'll probably do another post of some more later). leave a comment letting me know what you guys think!

(sooc)

one of the opening bands was Finger Eleven, here are a couple of shots of them.

Mmmm...Smore Cups | racine, wi portrait photographer

2010-12-12T19:23:00.000-06:00

my wife can bake some very dangerous desserts! here is one she baked this weekend ~ Smore Cups.

wordless wednesday 12/8/10 | Childrens Photographer

2010-12-08T10:29:00.000-06:00

2010 Big Ten Champions | Rose Bowl Bound

wordless wednesday 11/24/2010 | racine childrens photographer

2010-11-24T07:58:00.000-06:00

thanks for stopping by...and Happy Thanksgiving.

black and white wednesday (& WW) | photo challenge

2010-11-17T15:54:00.001-06:00

this is my black and white wednesday entry for a photo challenge over at the long road to china. for my wordless wednesday followers ~ consider this post my ww as well!!

i did some playing around with the background to get an even more textured look. I also cropped to give the shot a bit more unique look. other than that i didn't do too much to it from the SOOC (other then basic tweaks).

b&w

sooc

thanks for stopping by. if you like, dislike, or just are not sure leave me a comment ~ love to read what everyone thinks! also if you like my work, why not go down to the bottom of the page and follow me! happy hump day!

{simplicity} photo challenge | daydream

2010-11-16T21:16:00.001-06:00

here is my entry to this weeks simplicity photo challenge ~ theme: daydream

shutter love tuesday | photo challenge

2010-11-15T22:20:00.000-06:00

ran into a blog the trendy treehouse and found a photo challenge. the theme this week is {birthday}. happy tuesday!

the s family of five | racine family photographer

2010-11-10T22:13:00.000-06:00

had a great time capturing the s family this past weekend. grandma even came along for a few photographs with her grandchildren. thank you jen and steve for allowing me to capture your family. hope you like your peek.

wordless wednesday 11/10/10 | family photographer southeastern wi

2010-11-10T08:47:00.001-06:00

pixel perfect photography challenge | innocence of a child

2010-11-09T16:18:00.001-06:00

i decided to enter in another photo challenge. the theme of this one is "innocence of a child" and i thought this shot fit perfectly with the theme. wish me luck!

simplicity photo challenge | eyes

2010-11-09T13:04:00.002-06:00

i love my sons eyes, so of course i had to use a shot of him. this is from this past april, him and i just hangin' outside.

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."

~Theodore Roosevelt

the s family | racine family photographer

2010-11-08T20:27:00.000-06:00

so, i've been a little slow on getting to my edits lately. i blame that on my sons 2nd birthday which was on friday. so i'm just now getting around to posting a sneak peek from a session I had last weekend. i had a great time photographing the s family. little c is adorable. john and kristine thank you for letting me capture your family. hope you like your peek!

Thanks for stopping by...

the c family | kenosha childrens photographer

2010-11-03T23:09:00.001-05:00

enjoyed meeting this fun family of four. the last two pictures have their little cousin C in them, which i will be posting a sneak peek of his family session in the next couple of days. thank you steve and kelly for letting me capture your family. hope you like your sneak peek!

wordless wednesday 10/21/2010 | racine childrens photographer

2010-10-27T15:37:00.000-05:00

the j family | racine childrens photographer

2010-10-26T21:47:00.003-05:00

i really enjoyed meeting the j family this past weekend. i would say this has to be a first- listening to britney spears while doing a session. needless to say it did bring smiles to us all. (no...they aren't a part of the britney spears fan club, just fans of glee) thank you j family for allowing me to capture your sweet daughters.

matt class of 2011 | senior portrait photographer racine, wi

2010-10-20T14:18:00.000-05:00

i really enjoyed doing this dallas cowboy fans senior pictures. it's a good thing we did the pictures before the game (cowboys lost to the vikings), otherwise i'm not sure they would have turned out the same. hope you like the your sneak peek.

wordless wednesday 10/20/10 | childrens photographer racine, wi

2010-10-20T09:20:00.000-05:00

jp in the fall | childrens photographer racine, wi

2010-10-19T21:14:00.000-05:00

i wanted to share a few pictures i got of j this fall. hope you like em'. if you do, leave a comment and let me know...love receiving comments!

eNERGEE | childrens photographer wisconsin

2010-10-15T14:19:00.001-05:00

it was a gorgeous sunday afternoon for pictures. M was full of energy and was quite busy, but with a personality that shines. N was a content and handsome little man. dad had business to attend to so we will have to do this again in the future- to capture the whole family. thanks mike and jessica for allowing me to capture your two glowing kids.

Thanks for stopping. Have a great weekend!

wordless wednesday 10/13/10 | childrens photographer kenosha, wi

2010-10-13T07:51:00.000-05:00

the knitter litter | south milwaukee family photographer

2010-10-12T19:27:00.000-05:00

met up with some adoption friends of ours this weekend for a little photo op. jax and A came from the same orphanage in Ethiopia. it was great to see them again and looking forward to meeting up with them again soon. hope you like the peek!

Thanks for stopping by.

elle...as in the magazine | baby photographer southeastern wi

2010-10-11T20:44:00.000-05:00

what a beautiful fall weekend it was and i had the privilege of shooting a little 6mo old and her family. the leaves were in perfect fall colors. thanks nick and stephanie for allowing me to capture this stage in elle's life.

Thanks for stopping by.

jp | childrens photographer kenosha, wi

2010-10-08T15:19:00.003-05:00

Have a great weekend!

wordless wednesday 10/6/10 | baby photographer racine, wi

2010-10-06T07:47:00.000-05:00

the Z's in the park | kenosha family photographer

2010-10-01T14:13:00.000-05:00

met up with an old high school friend and her family, which i haven't seen since high school (except the time in the ER with j- NOT fun). this was my first session with a family larger than four and with older kids...i think it went well and had a great time. thanks ernie and stacy for allowing me to capture your family. have a great weekend everyone!

again- thanks for stopping in.

wordless wednesday 9/29/10 | childrens photographer kenosha, wi

2010-09-29T07:41:00.000-05:00

the cake before the storm | baby photographer racine, wi

2010-09-26T20:37:00.000-05:00

the storm was coming but the cake needed to be eaten. we were close to canceling as the clouds were rolling in but this beautiful one year old was not to be deprived of her birthday cake. we literally just made it as we were in the parking lot getting ready to leave and the rain started coming. thank you to the M family for letting me capture their family and their serious but sweet one year old (who just so happens to share the same birthday as me!).

wordless wednesday 9/22/10 | children's photographer kenosha, wi

2010-09-22T14:17:00.000-05:00

faith is one | baby photographer racine, wi

2010-09-22T07:57:00.000-05:00

had a great time with the VS family (despite the camera scare)! Owen and Aubrey your family is too cute. hope you enjoy a peek into the session.

thanks for stopping in...

because | childrens photographer racine, wi

2010-09-17T16:16:00.000-05:00

took this picture in the back yard while we were playing and liked it, so i decided to post it...after all, it's my blog! HA - have a good weekend!

little lennon | baby photographer racine, wi

2010-09-09T22:30:00.000-05:00

Wait to you see this little guy....he's such a little man. Thanks Joey and Becky for allowing me to capture him. I had a lot of fun with you guys - even the Billy Madison!!! I need to recruit Joey to come to all my shoots to do Billy Madison - hilarious. Anyways, I hope you guys like the sneak peek.

wordless wednesday...9/8/10 | newborn photographer kenosha, wi

2010-09-08T09:22:00.000-05:00

the newest newland | newborn photographer racine, wi

2010-09-06T19:12:00.000-05:00

this little guy did GREAT for his first photo shoot. it was great meeting you lindsay and john - thanks so much for letting me capture your little one.

wordless wednesday 9/1/10 | childrens photographer racine, wi

2010-09-01T07:22:00.003-05:00

grays on the beach | family photographer racine, wi

2010-08-31T09:58:00.000-05:00

i got a chance to shoot some friends of ours that kind of go way back with my wifes family. gg is going to be turning one and couldn't be sweeter, i mean look at those chubby cheeks (they say pinch me all over em')! hope you guys like your sneak peak!

so lets get down to business...

2010-08-30T15:09:00.000-05:00

first off, i want to say thank you to all that have encouraged me and continue to do so in this journey of mine; i appreciate all of your support. so moving on...as most of you know i have been doing my photography sessions strictly on donation and have been having a great time. since i'm having such a great time, i would like to turn this hobby and passion of mine into a business as well. as with any business, i need money to grow. i want to continue to share my talent and love for photography with all of you, but to do so i'm going to have to start charging. as they say, time is money...and precious time away from my wife and son for shoots, editing, etc...is worth something to me as i'm sure it is to all of you.

that being said, my pricing will go into effect as of now. for those that already have a photo session scheduled, this does NOT apply to you. my pricing is as follows:

Family Portraits - Session Fee $50   (up to 4 people - each additional family member will be $15)
Your photo session includes:
    ~ a 1 hr on location session
    ~ post processing, including basic retouching of 20-30 images
~ an online gallery to view and purchase prints and/or CD

Senior Portraits - Session Fee $150
Your photo session includes:
    ~ up to 2 hrs session with up to 2 locations
    ~ 3 to 4 outfit changes
    ~ post processing, including basic retouching of 25-35 images
    ~ an online gallery to view and purchase your prints and/or CD

Please contact me for my print and digital image (CD) pricing.

Thanks again for supporting and following along with me.

elaine | newborn photographer racine, wi

2010-08-27T23:23:00.000-05:00

i met up with a friend from middle school...yeah i said it, middle school, crazy huh?! i haven't seen melissa since middle school, but it was great to see her and her family and to take pictures of her sweet 6 week old. here is an image from today.

wordless wednesday...8/25/10 | kenosha, wi children's photographer

2010-08-25T13:50:00.000-05:00

analog motorcycles

2010-08-24T14:46:00.000-05:00

my brother started a business about a year ago, customizing motorcycles - Analog Motorcycles. you can check out some of his awesome work here at analogmotorcycles.com. this past weekend i took some shots of his latest project. here are a few...

Thanks for stopping by!

kaden is 3 | kenosha, wi children's photographer

2010-08-21T14:42:00.017-05:00

check out this kool kat! thank you chris and kia for letting me take kaden's pictures.

Thanks for stopping by!

wordless wednesday...8/18/10

2010-08-18T12:16:00.000-05:00

lindsay [racine, wi senior picture photographer]

2010-08-09T21:21:00.000-05:00

i had a great time doing this shoot. lindsay is so photogenic and was very pleasant to work with, i could have taken pictures of her all day. i hope you enjoy.

wordless wednesday...8/4/10 [racine, wi childrens photographer]

2010-08-04T07:42:00.000-05:00

agci picnic - nashville,tn

2010-07-31T16:17:00.004-05:00

we are in nashville, tn for the agci picnic (agci - the agency we went through when adopting jaxson) and there are so many beautiful ethiopian children here. unfortunately it is VERY hot, so I wasn't actually able to get too many of the kids with happy faces (unless of course they were by the small water area cooling off). i wanted to post a couple of pictures i got today. hope everyone is having a great weekend!

wordless wednesday...7/28/10 [kenosha, wi childrens photographer]

2010-07-28T11:41:00.000-05:00

baseball anyone? [racine, wi children's photographer]

2010-07-26T22:24:00.001-05:00

My little cousin is the typical sports nut, so I went out to his first game of the playoffs for his baseball team, the Angels. I was mostly there to try and get pictures of him but I got some other pretty good ones too. Shooting these definitely made me want to get one of the lenses off my wish list. (When viewing keep in mind many of these were taken through a chain link fence.)

Thanks for visiting!

kayla...Part I [racine, wi senior picture photographer]

2010-07-25T21:44:00.002-05:00

Here is part one of a senior picture shoot I'm doing for my cousin. Check back later for more... I encourage you to leave comments (good, bad, and otherwise) because I love seeing what people think about my images.

Thanks again for stopping by my blog. I appreciate ALL who visit!

wordless wednesday...7/21 [racine, wi children's photographer]

2010-07-21T07:40:00.000-05:00

luhr family (part II) [kenosha, wi newborn photographer]

2010-07-20T14:47:00.000-05:00

So in an earlier post (Luhr Family) I mentioned I would be doing another session of just their newest memeber of the family. Here are a few pictures from that shoot.

wordless wednesday...7/13 [racine, wi children's photographer]

2010-07-14T07:19:00.000-05:00

luhr family [kenosha family photographer]

2010-07-12T07:47:00.001-05:00

Saturday I met up with the Luhr family and Jordan and Heidi sure know how to produce some super cute kids. I could post a million pictures of little Jordan....one of the easiest kids to photograph. Brady is 2 1/2 weeks old and really wasn't in the picture mood...so we are going to try again later in the week, so stay tuned for more pictures of him. Jordan and Heidi, thanks for letting me capture these for you.

wordless wednesday [racine, wi children's photographer]

2010-07-07T07:23:00.000-05:00

three little red heads [kenosha children's potographer]

2010-07-04T23:02:00.000-05:00

Here is a sneak peak of a shoot with my little red headed nieces. Hope you like them Levi and Tammie!

nieces [racine children's photographer]

2010-07-01T21:36:00.001-05:00

A couple weeks ago my sister had a little family get together. I took that opportunity to get a couple of pictures of my nieces.

EVP 2010

2010-06-28T11:01:00.000-05:00

Ok, I know your probably thinking "Geez, this guy is posting constantly, he's getting annoying." My answer to that is that I simply want to get images that I've shot before I had a blog up, so that everyone can see what I do and kinda what my style is. So I apologize if your getting annoyed with the many posts...

Anyways, the past few years Racine has hosted the EVP (Extreme Volleyball Professionals) tour. The beach is usually crowded with people and its a great time. I brought my camera along as I seem to be doing more and more lately wherever I go. I just thought I would share a couple shots that I took. Enjoy...

isabella and maddox [kenosha children's photographer)

2010-06-27T08:34:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was a hot day and we were pretty much outside most of the day. A little part of the day was having my godson and his sister act as models for me. Maddox and Jaxson are about 6 weeks apart, so they are bound to grow up as buddies and play on the same T-Ball and Basketball teams. Here are a few pics from the shoot. Hope you like em' Jeremiah and Ali.

what's in these...Domes? [racine children's photographer]

2010-06-25T14:48:00.001-05:00

A couple of weeks ago Dawn and I took our little guy to the Milwaukee Domes. I've never been there before, so I wanted to see what exactly was in these Domes and Dawn thought it could be a great location to get some pictures of Jaxson. So for those of you that don't know; there are 3 domes. There is a Tropical, Desert and a Show dome (show has a themed floral display). It was pretty cool, but a little overpriced. Anyways, here are some pictures from that day. Hope you enjoy!

As always, thank you for stopping by! Have a great weekend everyone.

little e & little o

2010-06-24T19:36:00.003-05:00

First off, thank you to everyone for the encouraging words...they are more than just words to me. I really appreciate all the comments!

So this past weekend my two little nephews were in town from MN and I was able to do a little shoot with them. Owyn (9mos) was a little under the weather but we did the best we could considering how miserable he felt and Ethyn (2yrs) loves his golf clubs (he never wants to put them down), so we had to adapt a bit and ended up getting some shots of him by the most perfect sign. Make sure to check him out in the 2029 PGA Tour...he has natural ability with his form. Anyways, below is a sneek peak from the shoot. Hope you like them Skeates!

here it is....My Blog!

2010-06-23T13:20:00.001-05:00

So here it is...my Exhibit/Blog/Display Case! For those of you that know me, I've been becoming more and more interested in and practicing photography. In doing this, I've been encouraged by my wife and other family and friends to pursue it more and more....so I have decided to take the next step, which is displaying my work and to offer my services to more than my family.

So, this blog will be my portfolio, my exhibit, my display case. I hope all of you will follow along with me as I learn more and more and create images that document and display moments in time, moods, character and personalities. When stopping by, please leave me comments if you like what you see, dislike what you see, are indifferent with what you see or if you just want to say hi or offer any encouraging (those that know me, understand I need this) words. Please check back every couple of days as I will be posting pictures that I have done in the past and some more recent ones.

The second part in me moving to this next step, as I mentioned above, is extending my services (does that sound right…services? oh well!) to friends, acquaintances, strangers, etc...you get the point. I, at this point, am not comfortable charging anything for doing a shoot, but in time will get to that point; however, my time does cost me (precious time away from my little boy and wife), camera lenses and etc are not cheap, props and etc...cost money. That being said, if you like the images I have captured for you and would like (please DO NOT feel like you have to - even if you know me) make a donation or whatever, I would be very appreciative.

So that being said, if you would like to book a shoot with me, I would LOVE to capture your newborns first couple weeks of life, your child's personality or milestone, or your family and how it has grown or any other type of event/shoot you can come up with, please email me at timothyprust @ gmail . com. (don't worry about the spaces in my email, that is only there so the people fishing for email address on the web don’t send me junk mail)

Thank you all in advance for stopping by my blog, leaving encouraging comments, comments of like or dislike (please be honest, just know that your house may be TP'd if you do..j/k!) or anything else.

I also wanted to give a shout out to Jen Ingersoll @ theartoflivingdesigns.blogspot.com for your design work of my blog and logo. She does great work at very reasonable prices. So if you are interested in design work or custom blogger blogs, check her out at her blog which is linked above or the link on the bottom right hand side of my blog. Thanks again Jen!