Tim Kendrick Photography

Elaine and Nate’s Wedding

2011-12-20T19:31:00.001-08:00

I had a great time at Elaine and Nate’s wedding this past weekend. It was probably the shortest wedding that I’ve done, but it couldn’t have been any better…except for the fact that it was 20 degrees out and I couldn’t feel my fingers after a few minutes. Brrrr…

Jammie & Howard Wedding

2011-12-12T17:43:00.001-08:00

Its been a wicked long time since I posted in my blog, but I just had to get a sneak peak up for Jammie and Howard. It was a blast hanging out with the shepherds and wise men and the squirrels were having a good time attacking Howard.

Nice wedding, Nice couple, Nice day.

Family Portrait: The Hurley’s

2011-08-01T19:10:00.001-07:00

We had a great time photography the Hurley Family out near Boston on some really nice lake. I really don’t even know exactly where I was, but it was beautiful. Here’s a few shots from the day….can you tell who the center of attention was?

The Bryars Family

2011-06-07T18:23:00.001-07:00

Oh my…has it really been that long since my last blog post? Yup…

I got a chance to photograph the Bryars Family last week on a gorgeous spring/summer day. After the previous weeks tornado I’m a little more grateful for these nice days. Unfortunately one of my favorite shooting spots got hit pretty hard on the riverwalk in Springfield during the tornado, but thankfully Forest park remained unaffected.

Anyway, I got to photograph Emmy last year for her one year B-Day and now that she’s two years old and has a new little brother what a perfect excuse for new family photos!

Summer Flashback

2011-04-10T18:30:00.001-07:00

I’m getting pretty sick of not seeing much greenery while we wait for spring to do its thing…so here’s some nice colorful grass and trees (except the black and white obviously). This wedding was done back in the summer of 2010 in Northampton, MA. I’m really really looking forward to those warm days again!

Spring Photos!

2011-03-28T17:25:00.001-07:00

Okay…I’ll be honest, not a ton happens in the early Spring photography-wise. With all the snow melting and rain…yuk..who wants to take pictures in the mud? Well, except for a toddler. Here’s Caleb happy as can be stomping in his home turf.

More Weddings!

2011-02-28T18:57:00.001-08:00

I’m just posting a bunch of pictures this week. I didn’t feel like narrowing it down to a select 3 or 4, basically cause I really just liked a lot of them. This wedding was so fun, from start to finish…and like the previous wedding, I’m really glad we didn’t get one of those nice blizzards this winter brought. Thanks for having me come along on this one Ben and Esther

Derek and Melissa: Wedding

2011-02-23T18:08:00.001-08:00

So I’ve found that doing outside wedding pictures is easier without 3’ of snow on the ground. Thankfully, I shot this wedding a little before all the big storms we had, but it was still freezing being outside…and I wasn’t even the one in the wedding dress! Other than the temp though, the conditions were great for photos!

Busy Busy

2011-02-14T20:08:00.001-08:00

I’ve been doing a few different things this past week…One is that I’ve finally finishing color correcting and editing the wedding who’s picture is posted below. I know, I know it’s the same wedding from last week…but all my other weddings are like in the middle of being edited so I this is the only recent one I’ve finished.

I personally liked the outside shot, mostly because the lighting conditions were so horrendous, but it actually turned out ok. I cranked up the iso to 3200, dropped the f1.4, did a little lightroom magic…and here ya go.

I’ve also been working on editing my price page on my website. Click me to see!! Prior to listing my prices on the page I had a downloadable PDF (that I never liked) and then I had a system where people contacted me if they wanted pricing (I disliked that even more). So I figured why not just actually post em actually on the page.

My blogging requirements have officially been met for this week!!!

New Wedding!

2011-02-01T17:20:00.001-08:00

Ok so I failed at my post a week blog thing. Oops! To make up for it I’m posting a few extra pics from a recent wedding I did in early January.

The Old First Church in downtown Springfield made an amazing location to do some shots of just the bride and groom. With so many windows and such great architecture it’s tough to really go wrong.

Brrrrrr….

2011-01-13T18:14:00.001-08:00

Taking pictures of people just gets a bit more complicated when its 30 degrees, windy, and you don’t have the luxury of a nice indoor studio. But, the family I shot this day handled it pretty well and took turns warming up when it wasn't their time in front of the camera.

This shot was taken back in early December before all the snow starting flying around.

New Year, New Bloggin!

2011-01-03T10:57:00.001-08:00

So I’ve realized that I need to start blogging a lot more cause I hardly do any right now. Usually the culprit is my lack of anything good to post since its not like I shoot something every week (especially in the Winter). So this year….I’ve decided to try and post something each week! Something old, something new, this year or last, I’m gonna post a photo!

So here’s the first one! Taken in August of 2010 in Springfield. The wedding of Rico and Ashley.

The Knight Family

2010-11-23T19:00:00.001-08:00

I went back to Ashley reservoir a week later cause I loved it so much the previous week and I brought along the Knight family. What do ya know….another awesome day. I think I ended up taking over 400 shots cause with 3 little people looking every way but at the camera it takes a while to get them all looking in the right spot.

Lapointe Family Portrait

2010-11-23T18:48:00.001-08:00

I went to Ashley Reservoir a few weeks back with the Lapointe Family and we were blessed with a beautiful day! I’ve found its actually easier doing portraits in the latter portions of the year cause the sun is always so low on the horizon and its wayyy easier to work with. That is however if its not like 30 degrees which causes my trigger finger to go numb!

Daniel & Shannon’s Wedding

2010-11-07T18:16:00.001-08:00

This was my last wedding in a long series of fall weddings…and it was a good one! Perfect weather + great couple = awesome day. I’m still editing this one, but I wanted to post a sneak peak of what’s to come.

Crazy Baby!

2010-11-02T18:55:00.001-07:00

So I photographed my bro and his growing family this weekend and we had a great time…except if you wanted to actually hold the baby for a nice group shot. It kinda complicates a family portrait when 1/3rd of the family just wants to run around and act like a 2 year old! We managed to get like 4 or 5 shots of the whole family before the meltdowns began, but there were a few keepers.

Burt Family Portrait

2010-11-02T18:06:00.001-07:00

The Burt Family and I were blessed with an amazing fall day a few weeks ago during our shoot at Robinson State Park. The leaves were falling, the brook was babbling, and the sun was shinning…picture perfect :)

A Little More Free Time

2010-10-30T10:34:00.001-07:00

Now that my wedding surge is over I have a little more time to do some other stuff…like blogging…Woo Hoo!!! I’m still a little backup with wedding editing, but that stuff takes time…lots of time.
Back in September I had the privilege to photograph Phil and Toni’s wedding which was wicked fun. We did a few things downtown (My favorite spot) with the whole wedding party and then some stuff of just the two of them. After that it was off to the Castle of the Knights for some good food and good dancing.

Mike and Melissa’s Wedding

2010-10-28T18:20:00.001-07:00

I know my massive fan base of tens and tens of people are dying to see my next blog post cause its been to long! Well, now that I fixed my broken computer, (and way behind on edting) here it is!.
We went to the Wustaeriahurst (sp?) Museum and it was beyond what I imagined for a suburban Holyoke, kinda in the middle of the ghetto, place. Mike and Melissa worked really quick in the short amount of time that we had and were great models. Mike also doubled as my assistant and helped me move my lights and stuff around so we could go even faster! Thanks Mike! Congrats.

OK Sorry about the lame picture layout. My new blog uploader is giving me issues.

Senior Pics: Christian

2010-09-16T18:28:00.001-07:00

So apparently I’m not too good at this whole blog thing. My consistency is weak! My tendency is to go strong for like 3 days and then slack off for 3 months. Such is the case today….

Anyway, I did, with the help of my super assistant Ron, some pretty fun senior pics for Christian from my Church. He asked me about taking his drum set into a field which I though was an awesome idea, I was just nervous about some farmer chasing after us for being on his turf. So, we found a field, set up his drums and I clicked away. No crazy farmers.

After the field we went to a park near by and got some other cool stuff. Christian was a great kid to work with and really talented in the music department (He plays guitar too!)

Northampton Wedding

2010-07-21T17:51:00.001-07:00

I had my first Northampton wedding a few weeks ago at Helen Hills Chapel just past downtown. After the ceremony we headed over (across the street) to Smith College for a few shots of the just the bride and groom. The whole Northampton area is perfect for photography in general, but we were limited by time and rain so we didn’t venture too far. The following small ceremony was at the Night Kitchen in Montague which was such a neat restaurant and would recommend to anyone willing to go 45 minutes away.

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Senior Pics: Abbie

2010-07-20T13:21:00.001-07:00

So one of my favorite spots is Springfield Riverview Park…I’ve taken quite a few people there and it always seems to give pretty good results. I think most of it is that I don’t actually know where else to go besides here and a few other Springfield locations. Any good Suggestions (besides Stanley Park)?

After Abbie and I went to the Riverview we went down some random back ally in downtown Springfield which actually was pretty neat. I had no idea where I was really going, but was just wandering in creepy areas of the city. Fun :)

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Senior Pics: James

2010-07-17T13:53:00.001-07:00

James and I went to downtown Springfield near the river where there’s a ton of different areas to work with. I don’t know why I bother and try to limit myself to just an hour…I always go way over that, as was the case here. But, we had fun and got a few good shots worth writing about.

Olivia & Sopheak

2010-07-08T17:35:00.001-07:00

One of the most fun weddings that I have been to in a while. thanks for having me guys :)

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Testing New Toys

2010-02-16T18:34:00.000-08:00

So I ordered a few different lighting products recently for my strobist set-up. Nothing fancy really, just an umbrella, lightstands, and reflectors.

Of course I had to test everything out, problem is I didn’t have a subject…except for my son. He really didn’t have much of a choice since he can hardly roll over.

Anyway, here’s a few shots. Set up is 1 Westcott shoot-through umbrella with a 430ex strobe as the main and 1 lastolite reflector as a kicker. Shot with the 50D and a loooong 24ft camera to flash sync cord (radio’s are in the mail...I hope).

Referrals!

2010-01-14T18:58:00.001-08:00

Gilbert Family Portrait

2010-01-14T18:08:00.001-08:00

So what better stuff is there to do on New years day than a portrait for some close friends.

After a fresh snow storm the night before we headed to Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke for a little sledding action. If you’ve ever been to this place before, you’ll know there are really no hills whatsoever, but we made the most of it.

Justin pushed, I photographed..and had a blast. Elora only lasted about a half an hour before she started falling asleep, so we didn’t really have a ton of time before we had to pack it up.

Check out the whole album Here.

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Kendrick Family Portrait

2009-12-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving with family is good. Thanksgiving with family and a portrait by the ocean is even better. Such was the case this past turkey day. This is my brother and his beautiful ladies, who just happen to be great models.

The weather was kind of crummy, very overcast and not much light, but we made it work. My cousin helped with reflecting what little light there was, while grandma jumped up and down behind me to get Angelica's attention. The positive part of a really cloudy day is that you don't have to contend with harsh shadows or finding that perfect spot in the shade, since everything is already in the shade.

Anyways, we had a good time and got some great shots of the growing fam.

Murray Family Portrait

2009-12-06T19:49:00.000-08:00

So I continued my streak of weekend portraits with this one from last Sunday. We didn't spend too long doing this one, as little Janete want a whole lot to do with having her picture taken. Playing in the leaves was fun however and held her over for a little bit.

Grandpa was there to assist me, and I must say he did an excellent job reflecting the light. Its tough to keep the light on a squirmy 20 month old that just wants to run around.

Hurley Family Portrait

2009-11-22T18:37:00.000-08:00

I did a quick portrait of my cousin-in-law (not sure if that's a real term) today. The weather was great for it and the light was perfect, with the help of my awesome wife assistant, of course.

We went to Spec Pond in Wilbraham which is really nothing special, but it was nice and open and left plenty of room to reflect/shade the sun, and it had a couple of nice backgrounds to work with.

The little guy is Owen who is almost a year old and was, for the most part, cooperative. I Set my camera to continuous shooting and AI servo focusing to keep up with all his running around. Anyway, a lot can be done in 15 minutes if you have the right family to photograph and the right assistant!

Sopheak and Olivia's engagement session

2009-11-18T17:06:00.000-08:00

So this is my very first blog post. No idea what I'm really doing, but I though I'd give it a try...everyone else seems to find success with it, so why not.

I wasn't sure what to expect going to Downtown Springfield, but I was actually surprised with the results. Sopheak and Olivia certainly did make it easy however, so I can't take much credit.

First, we went to the bike path along the river, which I think Springfield poured a few million dollars into and no body really uses. Such was the case during the shoot. Other than one random guy hanging out on the bench we didn't see anyone. So, the bike path was nice, good leading lines and a clean feeling to the photographs overall.

Second we went to City Hall, where actually my Wife and I had our wedding photos done, and I liked the results of that so much I just had to go back. Right across from City Hall is the town common where we just happen to find a tree that had just lost it leaves which made a vibrant yellow carpet on the sidewalk. Overall, we had a great experience hitting downtown, with some great results to back it up.