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Welcome Get Shot By Tate!
Since you MUST know about me...... I'll talk about what kind of photographer I am. I'm the kid who hated traditional crap. I hated the concept of doing wedding photography. I wanted to do high fashion and naked people - and that WAS IT. Fast Forward to ten + years later....... I'm doing weddings, naked people (but it's always tasteful..... or at least I think it is) and I do SOME traditional stuff. I like to think my traditional stuff is twisted. Ok, it's not traditional. Call it what you want to call it, but I don't like the WORD - traditional. My wife does. She's twisted traditional. My work is my work. I don't like rules. It's hard for me to play by the rules when I'm doing photography. I think that's what keeps it so fun for me. I tell the parents of my senior shoots that I dislike cap and gown shots (was I supposed to do that?) but I still do them because I know they love those. ;-) I think you get the drift of what kind of photographer I am. I may think I'm way more radical than I am, but let me think I'm just ubercool and not traditional. Okay?
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Sarah Loves Steak
07.14.10
I knew we had steaks in the fridge waiting for Sarah to get home to cook them. I thought to myself, "Why not do some hot photos with Sarah AND the steak?"

Well, yea - we did a shoot.

And man, isn't she sizzlin' hot?

......and by the way, she's cooking them now :-D

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For this one, I told her to pretend the steak itself was her tongue! She pulled it off perfectly with a bit humor! ;-)

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This is what you get when you sign up for being married to TTP.
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tatephoto:

and i love being married to TTP.

and, PETA: i promise i love animals. *sigh*

(07.14.10)
Mrs TTP:

The above comment is mine.

(07.14.10)
brooke sipek:

lolll you guys crack me up! diggin' the creativity with the.....steak! :P

(07.14.10)
Tate's Dad, Randy!:

Red lips... my fave. ;-)

 (07.14.10)
mhairartist:

love it!!!!!!! whodda thought LOL!

 (07.16.10)
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Todd : 2003
05.13.10
Here's a blast from the past.

Todd Timmer - who I pledged into the Kappa Gamma fraternity with at Gallaudet U in DC - was always a willing subject for my ever evolving photography skill.

This polaroid was actually part of a large series I shot for a collage I created for my senior "thesis" art show which I held at the home of Shira Grabelsky/Eliza Greenwood in May of 2003. 

The good ole days! 

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Todd / Spring 2003 / Polaroid
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S is for Sarah
05.01.10
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Austin : April 2010
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sarah tullier:

oh wow, i love!!!!!!!!!!!!

 (05.01.10)
Chase's Mom:

Okay- now that is sweet :)

 (05.01.10)
brooke:

san jose hotel!? :)

 (05.03.10)
tamara:

yessss.. def san jose hotel :)

 (05.11.10)
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DOUBT Cast Photos
04.23.10
For the last two years, I've been volunteering at the Ascension Community Theater by donating my photography for their cast shots which go up in the lobby of the theater. I know it's not much but I am trying to get better at contributing to the arts/and my community. The people there are so wonderful and I wish I could spend more time with them. This is my thrill in the theater world :)

Here's the latest I did this week - for the cast of DOUBT. It's directed by Derek Bourque who I've become friends with through this. They just had their opening night last evening and from what I see - it was a success! Go get your tickets here. 

Here's the cast -

Jennifer Johnson - Sister Aloysius

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Aaron Ambeau - Father Flynn

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BrittneMry Diez - Sister James

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Mrs. Muller - Jamie Williams

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Best of luck to Derek and the Cast!
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL
03.01.10
It's been one week since we got home from Brasil and we miss it! It's been wonderful being back home to our normal daily lives (we do have a good life, even at home! It's like a vacation every day with Sarah ;-D).

Before we left to Rio, we bought a Lensbaby to take some photos over our vacation and for me to have for work as well. It was so much fun, and just a tad bit too addictive! We kept shooting with it the entire way to Rio, AND our entire afternoon that Saturday. It's a wonderful toy to play with but we knew we shouldn't leave it on for the whole week or every damn shot we took would be all crazy and make you guys vomit after just a few! 

We were way to trustworthy immediately taking so many photos - but we could feel tons of the locals really "watching" us - I figured it was because we were white, American, and all happy touristy..... and then a few people told us we should be careful with the camera which I figured was normal. Later that evening, I brought it to take photos of a street carnival that we attended and you could feel eyes burning into us! We then realized we couldn't have my fancy camera just hanging around and snapping away - so for the remainder of the week, we left it in our "bag" and used the tiny camera for most of the week! :-( We did take some snapshots, but not as much as we did with our smaller camera so this blog is the big "show" where we took alot with the fancy camera, and the lensbaby lens. 

These are from the airports to the first day being in Rio in the early evening. We have tons more of photos to show but that will come soon!

Enjoy :-) Thank you again to everyone who voted for me and made this wonderful trip possible! It was a nice vacation away from work (the last one I took was years ago if you say "no work, no emails, no nothing" to me). Purple, Thank you for covering this trip - it was wonderful!!!

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It was so ironic because this restaurant's name was La Maison (it's right outside the hotel we stayed at, and we frequently ate there) and our home's name is Maison Looziana! Fate!

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More to come! :-)
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Radgabriella:

Wow!!!! Beautiful Pics and ya are so cute and fun!!! Thanks for sharing with us :o)

 (03.01.10)
Eliyas Tafese:

I like how your creative with background and little blur....

 (03.01.10)
Clint Picard:

Hey Tate! Wonderful pictures!!!!!! I am glad that you and Sarah had fun in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil!

(03.01.10)
TTP's wife:

FUN TIMES :) That first day we were so overwhelmed! :) i sure am boob-licious, huh? *sigh*

(03.01.10)
QueenAlpo:

I love the one of Sarah checking out the guys walking by (including what looks like a wedgie dig). Perfectly candid, says so many things at once :-)

 (03.01.10)
Kerri Clark:

Love it! Especially the pics of the ttp t-shirt. Looked like a fun vacation!!!! I think we're going to go one day!

 (03.01.10)
brooke :

wow, very bright & colorful!?!? really neat pictures! it seemed very packed in rio, huh? did you meet other spring breakers from US? or are they all locals?

(03.01.10)
karina canady pedersen:

beautiful- and sarah, yes u'r boob-licious. i feel you ;)

(03.01.10)
tammy hennig:

wow, awesome pics tate & sarah! i'll have to try a lensbaby someday. they make great effects! i agree with queenalpo about the picture of sarah looking at the guys walking by. that's funny! when i was in paris last fall, my husband told me that someone was staring at my eos 20d camera while we were waiting in the line. he told me to be sure to keep it strapped around my neck the entire time. so i know the feeling. i'm glad that nothing had happened while you were there. looking forward to more pics!

 (03.01.10)
Kate:

Wonderful pixs!!! i see Sarah checking out the guys walking by, heehee! On the beach, i was not sure if the women were topless or weren't they?

(03.01.10)
Jennifer:

Whoa--beautiful pictures. What kind of lens did you buy? would love to buy it for my camera

 (03.01.10)
Amy:

Great pics! Love the one of Sarah watching guys walk by and the colorful headband! =) Fun times.... Looking forward to seeing more?! =)

 (03.01.10)
mhairartist:

OMG i wanna go jus so i can wear a thong!!!! the people there are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! colorful, too!

 (03.01.10)
Meggo:

AWESOME pictures!! I want to go there! Looks like yall had a blast! It looks like that new camera makes everything look like its from a fishbowl???

 (03.02.10)
Christine:

wow! beautiful pictures! the colors are gorgeous!

 (03.02.10)
pearly:

love the swimwear peoplr wearing there! tate- speedos in ur future?

(03.02.10)
alim Chandani:

great pictures! love the new look of how you take those pictures!

(03.02.10)
Georgann:

Love the vacation photos!! The city looks full of energy. What fun!!

 (03.06.10)
d.ducote:

OMG! Is EVERY male in Rio an absolute hunk?????

 (03.10.10)
margo young:

tate i love yalls pics! yall look like yall had a great time its so pretty there!!!!

 (03.12.10)
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