Halberg Photographers

We met while attending one of the most prestegious photography schools in the world: Brooks Institute of Photography. Our combined passion for photography and capturing emotions was a big part of our relationship and remains so to this day.

Tim’s history as a photojournalist shooting for the The Tehachapi News has been a huge influence in his documentary style take on weddings. Cheryl’s love for children and their playfulness has led to her fun picture taking style.

For a while Tim was working toward a carreer as a professional mountain biker and trials rider and Cheryl was classicaly trained as a bassoonist while attending college at Biola and both realized that their calling as photographers was what they preferred to persue.

You’ll still find Tim riding his mountain bike and backpacking and Cheryl still appreciates a nice date enjoying an orchestra performing Beethoven.

Our imagery has been featured on Jay Leno, The Knot Southern California, TheKnot.com, Santa Barbara Magazine, Weddings 2006, Savor Wine Country… Our cameras have captured Ray Charles, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller, Ray Bradbury, Gwendolyn Osborne and others.

What got you into wedding/portrait photography?
My friends asked me to photograph their wedding in 1999 while I was working as a newspaper photographer and writer. I refused cause I felt it was too important for me (Tim) to be trusted with. Eventually they talked me into it, and I loved it. Shot a million rolls of film, and then handed them all to the couple.

But… I didn’t think you could make a living from weddings, cause the guys back home made maybe $500-$1000 per wedding and that in my mind wasn’t sustainable.

Then, while at Brooks, I was convinced weddings were for losers and I was ready to be a fashion photographer. Yeah, I sucked!

So, I saw Mike Colon speak at Brooks (I went to heckle him with my friends, cause he was some loser wedding photographer) then I heard him talk about his work and about how much he charged, and by the end of the night I knew I was back in love with weddings and that I was going to pursue weddings.

What are your favorite types of subjects to shoot and why?
I love photographing couples. I just enjoy the interaction between two people who love each other and are playful. Engagement sessions are definitely my favorite thing to shoot.

What is your favorite piece of photographic equipment?
1ds MkIII. Hands down, so epic.

What ProDPI products do you use?
ProDPI’s prints rock my clients walls!! Press printed stuff is always super useful, and ProDPI’s mounting services.

Are there any ProDPI products that have enabled your success?
The press printed products have allowed us to help brand ourselves with beautiful materials to hand out to potential clients and other vendors.

Why do you love ProDPI?
I love ProDPI because there are absolutely NO worries about the quality of anything they are printing for us.

Beyond that, the drop shipping is AWESOME! Looks beautiful and enables us to get prints to our couples quickly.

Did I mention it’s sooo great to have a lab we can send images to and have them printed and delivered to our couples with no concerns about the quality??

Website URL - http://www.halbergphotographers.com
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