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the dinofa’s

we are tim+lauren dinofa, a husband and wife photography team located just outside of atlantic city, nj in a small town called linwood. we photograph weddings and lifestyle portraits for hip and modern couples.
if you relate to our style of photography, we would love to connect with you and discuss ways that we can capture your personality in photographs. enjoy.

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lauren@dinofaphotography.com

tim's bio:
i love my life. i adore kids and dogs. i would live inside of dwell magazine. my wife is the hotness. i have wii muscles. i shoot people for a living. my favorite color is photocopier black. i'm a mac. i think my kids are filled with happy juice.

lauren's bio:
will be updated as soon as the kids go to bed. (:

Monthly Archives: October 2009

10.21.09

Margate City, NJ Engagement: Jessica+Brad

one stunning, sweet, adorable girl: √ - one handsome, kind, athletic guy: √ – one super dog of awesomeness: √

i can’t say enough wonderful things about jess + brad. i have known brad since high school and have had the pleasure of becoming friends with his beautiful fiance’ jess this last year or so. we all met over in margate for a little walk around the town & beach for their engagement photo session. these two were so fun to hang with for the afternoon (pure happy) and i am seriously considering dognapping their bulldog “chubs” when they head down to the dominican republic for there wedding next week. congratulations guys! i hope you have a blast in the islands, lauren and i will be thinking of you and sending happy vibes over the waters.. enjoy.

i felt like it was only fitting to snag a spider shot for a bride and groom who will be getting married over halloween…

yes, that is a big giant elephant. yes, it is historic to south jersey. yes, it is odd. and yes, i love it.

when chubs finally made an appearance towards the end of the session i had no idea he would go “tasmanian devil” on the basketball. it think he believes he can swallow the ball. however, with the size of that mouth, i wouldn’t put it past him. (;

chubs obeyed.

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Posted in Engagements Tags: margate beach engagement, south jersey wedding photographer

10.16.09

Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood NJ Wedding: Jennifer+Erik

lauren and i first met jenn + erik in a small coffee shop right off the beach in long beach island called cafe bacio. after meeting with them for those few short hours we left feeling like we just made two new best friends and we were blown away by their awesomeness. their wedding day couldn’t have come quick enough for us, it seemed like an eternity to finally get the chance to hang with them again. needless to say, it was well worth the wait and their wedding day was a huge success. the beautiful wedding ceremony was held at the saint catharine of siena church in seaside park just a fews blocks down from erik’s mom’s house overlooking the bay. the festivities continued at the eagle ridge golf club for dinner and dancing. the golf course was really amazing, i will have to make a mental note to tell my dad about this place. (: thanks again jenn + erik for allowing us to photograph your wedding day & hang with your wonderful family and friends, we loved every minute of it!! now go start having babies so we can have play dates together.. (: enjoy.

DETAILS: wedding dress designer: demetrios – bridesmaids dresses: jcrew – mens suits: calvin klein – florist: rose petals & lace – shoes: caparros – handbags: mod dot textiles – watches: tommy hilfiger – limo bus: lacey limo – hair stylists: pink comb salon

sometimes when photographing kids it helps if you let them take a few pictures of you first acting silly – then they are more likely to cooperate with you when you want to snag a picture of them. but be careful, because kids can get addicted to working a big professional camera and may be by your side all night asking to take pictures. luckily for us, this beautiful flower girl was so sweet that we didn’t mind goofing off with her all day. the below photo captures lauren’s expression after being asked to “get silly with it” by 5 year old sarah.

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Posted in Weddings Tags: Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood NJ, Seaside Park, south jersey wedding

10.14.09

Story Book Land Engagement: Courtney+Scott

i have to admit that i’ve been to story book land in egg harbor township a number of times with my family and never once thought about shooting an engagement session there. i was pleasantly surprised when courtney contacted me and suggested to have her photo session at story book land – seriously, how fun is that? these two totally tipped the awesome scale during their engagement photo shoot. thank you again courtney+scott for thinking outside the box and going for something completely fun and original. major bonus points in my book. enjoy.

courtney is an amazing sign language teacher and has taught scott a few hand signs throughout their relationship together. this one means, “i love you” – and they told me this is how they communicate with each other from across the room. how cute is that?

let us know if you have a cool idea for your next photo shoot or would like us to come up with some creative ideas together. email us your thoughts at tim@dinofaphotography.com

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Posted in Engagements Tags: fun engagement session, south jersey photographer, story book land

10.13.09

Lifestyle Family + Maternity Photo Session

the day was perfect. i met the keenan family at kennedy park in somers point, nj – just as the sun was going down. my photo ingredients for the day included: a 3 year old boy full of energy and laughter, 1 loving father and 1 radiant mother with the cutest little baby bump.

congratulations michele on your wonderful family and i’m super excited for you to add more awesome to the crew soon. i hope you enjoy the photos, i had an amazing time capturing them for you. (: