Tim Engle 6/25/17 Tim Engle 6/25/17

A few Minutes with Mayor Darrell Steinberg

When I received the assignment to photograph Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg for Sacramento Magazine, I was excited to not only photograph him but to meet him as well.

When I received the assignment to photograph Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg for Sacramento Magazine, I was excited to not only photograph him but to meet him as well. One thing I've learned over the years is that working with politicians and city leaders, you don't often get a lot of time for the shoot. This proved to be the case with the mayor. There were three scenarios we hoped to do with him, but we ended up with two. I was able to use Old Town Sacramento and the City Chambers. For the first shoot, I only had 20 minutes to work with Mayor Steinberg. In that short time, I found him to be very warm and gracious. He was also an easy subject. It was interesting to walk and hear people’s reactions to our shoot. The mayor seems to really be in touch with the residents of Sacramento.

I really enjoyed my session with Sacramento Mayer Darrell Steinberg. Photo by: Kody Pickern

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Ethan Engle

Today marks a big change in our family. My oldest son Ethan graduates from high school. It's a very odd time for me. He's my first boy I have 2 daughters older and 1 boy younger than Ethan.

Today marks a big change in our family. My oldest son, Ethan, graduates from high school. It's a very odd time for me. He's my first boy. I have 2 daughters older and 1 boy younger than Ethan.
What I have done for the past 20 odd years has been driven by being there for my kids. My father was at every function or activity I did and I remember how great it was to look up and see his face in the stands or on the field. So one of the many things I took from my father was to always be there. As a photographer, I make my own schedule and I have been fortunate to be able to be my boy's track coach for the past 7 years, as well as be on the sidelines making images of the boys playing football.

Ethan has grown into an amazing young man and I'm so very proud of all he's accomplished so far. I'm so excited to see what he does in the future, but I will definitely miss all the times we spent togeather at his activities.

Tim Engle 5/22/17 Tim Engle 5/22/17

Our Wedding

I'm very pleased to have been selected for another cover and editorial for Our Wedding magazine. This is my second time working with them. Spending the day shooting with an amazing team is about as good as it gets.

The planning took us about 2 weeks, starting with inspiration images sent by the art director. Christine and I then sat down and sketched out the lighting plan we felt would fit the look and style requested. I tested two weeks before the shoot, and was really glad we did! The original lighting plan was about halfway there, and it took testing it beforehand to really get it right. The next part was to give my Cyc wall some love. Shooting day to day can really beat up the wall, so I had to sand and give it three coats of paint to get it ready. That was a 4 day process. Taking the time to prep the Cyc wall was important because had I not, there would have been a large amount of additional photoshop work to make the wall look clean and fresh.

The most challenging image requested was the image with the mirror. It presented so many issues. First, how to light it. I couldn't use the same lighting I had on the other images. I ended up placing a soft box high over head and using a big silver fill. The next issue was how to position the mirror so that it displayed the right background and didn't show me. This was pure trial and error.

In the end everything was on schedule and looked amazing! The model Aine is someone I have photographed a few times and we were lucky to have her for this project, she is one of the best I have worked with!

Now on to the next!

CREW

Art Director: Debbie Hurst • @hurst.comma.debbie

Production: Christine Alward • @Christinealward

Stylist Dacy Kolsky, Poppy Fashion Stylist • @orangeater

Makeup: Sherri Morris of Brushworx Makeup

Hair: Tina Romo, hair stylist at Alchemy Salon • @tinaromo1

Model: Aine McMulle • @aine_mcmullen

Cast Images Model & Talent • @castimages

Jewelry Designer: Pam Tuohy Novinsky • @2etnjewelry

Here is a little BTS video of the day.

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Stormy Weather Shoot

I've always enjoyed shooting pictures of the sky when it has lots of cloud textures and shapes. It's always been a goal of mine to make portraits with clouds as the background. It took me a while to work through to the style that I have now. In looking back, I may have over thought how to accomplish my goal

My friend Frederick Van Johnson asked me to make some new portraits of him for his 2017 marketing. On the day we shot, a storm was rolling through, so we took the opportunity to make some dramatic portraits with the clouds as the background.

I used one AlienBee 1600ws with a Vagabond battery. I had a 20 degree grid on some of the shots and strip box on others.

For this image I used my Nikon D810 at ISO 31, F14 at 1/60sec

My approach is kind of simple, I make an image of the sky to determine the correct exposure. Once I'm comfortable with that exposure, then I add in my subject and strobe. I start with the strobe at 100% power and depending on the modifier, move the light to the subject until I get the balance of sky and subject that I want. Once all those elements are set I'm free to move around and find the angles that I like. It's a fun process and I always look forward to when the weather conditions are correct to allow me to do this.

Tim Engle 12/28/16 Tim Engle 12/28/16

Good Day Sacramento Visit

I was honored to be part of a segment on Good Day Sacramento on December 23, 2016 featuring getting better results from your iPhone. It took me a day to prepare for the show with some help from Action Camera in Roseville and to line up a model to use for some examples.

I was asked by Bethany Crouch from good Day Sacramento come in and talk about getting the most out of your holiday photos using your iPhone. It makes me really nervous doing live tv, but Bethany makes it so easy and helps me to feel comfortable. I could never do it without her. I was joined by my good friend and model Amanda Pacheco. We have worked together for quite a few years now and she just keeps getting more beautiful!

Thanks to Action Camera in Roseville for setting me up with some cool tools!

The first segment went over some tips on taking better images with your iPhone

Keep Your Lens Clean
Change your perspective
Move in (Manually)
Photograph Reflections
Shoot Outdoor Christmas Lights Before It Gets Too Dark
Backup your images

For the second segment my favorite place on earth (Action Camera) gave me some cool accessories to show off. These are the items we discussed on the show.

From Action Camera

Holga LED light - $34.95

Flexipod Max - $14.95

Keychain Tripod - $4.95

install mini 70 - $139.00: $40 rebate on now

DJI OSMO Mobile - $299

Ring Selfie Fill-Light - $11 to $19 : Amazon

LED Camera Video Ring Light - $90 : Amazon

Anker Battery Pack - $ 39 : Amazon

I must say that the staff and anchors at the morning show could not have been nicer. After watching them for many years it was great to meet them in person. I did stick around a little bit and make some on set images

Ken Rudulph, Julissa Ortiz, Amanda Pacheco, Bethany Crouch and me..

Tim Engle 11/25/16 Tim Engle 11/25/16

Friday Night Lights

Another football season has come and gone. My youngest, Ryan (#32) is a sophomore and on the JV team, who won the league with a 10 and 0 record. My oldest son, Ethan (#40) is a senior on Varsity. Varsity was 3 and 7, which made for a tough season.

I always struggle with the written word. I feel as if I can never do my thoughts justice. Hopefully this reads well.

This high school football season was very special for me. I had both my boys playing on Friday night for the first and last time. The pride and excitement I had on Friday nights was unbelievable. You would have thought I was playing. Several times I had to take a deep breath and relax.

A select few know the struggles I had growing up with severe dyslexia. In middle school I was placed in a different class, different recess, and different P.E from the rest of the kids. This lead to fairly heavy bullying and very low self esteem. I never participated in social or group activities until I played football in High School. Football was the one thing that kept me in school and led me to college.

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I’m very fortunate I could document their actions and enjoy every game from the sidelines. As a photographer I get one of the best views on the field, roaming free. I tried to capture the whole team’s efforts. I approached photographing the games, by trying to get the kind of images I wish I had when I played. The only downside to shooting from the field is not sitting with my wife in the stands. I truly wish we could have shared our excitement together, but I can’t be in two places at once.

I took the opportunity at the end of the season to make some images for them and a few team members. I pulled out the full setup. 4 lights and the fogger. I wanted to give them something a little more "hero" feel.