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Monday, October 26, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Museum of the Shenandoah Wedding
Until I've got a second to post some of my recent photo works
Check out where a future wedding I'm photographing will be: | THE HOUSE, THE GARDENS, THE MUSEUM
The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) interprets the art, history, and culture of the great valley for which it is named. This regional museum complex in Winchester, Virginia, includes a historic house dating to the eighteenth century, six acres of spectacular gardens, and a museum designed by internationally recognized architect Michael Graves. You could easily spend the better part of a day at this museum site. Plan for about 45 minutes to tour the historic house, at least an hour to explore the six acres of gardens on your own, and another hour or so in the museum galleries. One good approach is to experience the house and gardens in the morning, have lunch in the Museum Tea Room, and see the galleries in the afternoon. Or vice versa. The Museum Tea Room is also a good place for afternoon tea. Don't miss the Museum Store during your visit. The museum is open year-round, and the house and gardens are open March through November. All are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; closed Mondays and major holidays. Click here for details about upcoming holiday closings. |
Monday, October 19, 2009
Cooper
Here's my good friend's little 6 month old boy, Cooper. We took him out to some of her land out in the Colorado Hills and had a fun time sitting him in some different spots...he's a hoot! Just a smiley little guy. Enjoy!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Slade
So here are a few of the first images I took while away in Colorado for the last 3 weeks. I was hanging out with my friend and her little 2 month old baby boy. More images from the trip to come! Including babies, nature & a wedding!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
ART BUZZ October 19th
I will not be able to make it to the event, HOWEVER, they will be giving away a set of post cards by me with a collection of wilderness and travel images:) Go if you can!
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009
COMING SOON: ART BUZZ Remix Happy Hour @ Co. Co. Sala October 19th
Join us Monday, October 19th for an ART BUZZ Remix at DC's hottest restaurant and lounge, Co. Co. Sala. The sixth ART BUZZ Remix will raise much needed funds for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative's Arts for Every Student Program and will include a video art installation care of DC's most talented digital gurus, a music soundscape and FREE giveaways for lucky guests from Co. Co. Sala, DURKL,Policy Brand Clothing Co., Posh Princess Palace,VASTU, artist Chris Bishop, Marielle Mariano and photogs Katharine Hauschka, Liliane Blom andCherie Lester with more to be announced.
Happy hour drink specials include select $4 beers, $6 wines and $8 sangria and Co. Co. Sala has an amazing menu for you to partake that night (prices vary).
ART BUZZ has grown to become our signature fundraising event for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. The Collaborative ensures that underserved DC public school students benefit from the region’s rich array of arts amenities.
They provide free transportation and free tickets to storytelling presentations, music, dance, and theater experiences; plus trips to The Kennedy Center and museums.
In addition the Collaborative provides teachers with professional development sessions and study materials, adding further incentive to integrate the arts into their daily lessons. In the 2009 school year, more than 32,000 students and teachers will visit cultural institutions through our program.
A $15 donation is requested at the door and all attendees are entered for a chance to win one of many FREE giveaways that night.
Monday, October 19th
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Co. Co. Sala
929 F. Street, NW
Washington, DC
(Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro)
Friday, October 2, 2009
I'm featured on LIVING SOCIAL!
Check this out! I'm featured today and through the weekend on Living Social!- Take advantage of this deal...it's kind of amazing!
$75 for $250 of Personal Photography Services
Katherine Hauschka (a.k.a. KateHaus) knows photography. From snapping shots at events to catching that perfect model moment, Hauschka has the talent, technique and drive to be one of D.C.’s most sought-after photographers. So take advantage of her skills and charm with our weekend deal – $250 worth of photography services for just $75! Need a portrait to put on those holiday cards? Looking for a new headshot? Have a wedding in the spring? Today's deal is good towards any of those services, something that everyone can appreciate!
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* Valid towards personal photo session, family portraits, weddings, events, etc.
* Can use studio free of charge or have photographer come to you
* Photo session must take place within 60 miles of DC.
* Expires 10/1/2010
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Based in Dupont Circle, KateHaus Photography handles just about everything from fashion to food. While Hauschka specializes in weddings, portraiture, events and travel, she also works with food, sports, modeling and architecture. She’ll journey anywhere in a 60-mile radius of D.C. proper for events and shoots, even just for headshots at your house.
With our daily deal, you’ll get $250 worth of photography services, either at the studio, at your place, or at an event. KateHaus will not only take the pictures, but can create slideshows and handle retouching in-house, making it a one-stop shop for all your photography needs. Just listen to what some of her clients have to say! Besides the spectacular photos that result from her work, clients just love to work with Hauschka, rewarding her with compliments like she “reads people’s comfort levels quickly” and “was open to alterations.” One blushing bride was so impressed with Hauschka that she said, “I’m only getting married once, or I’d have her do it again!”
Here's some info about pricing, just so you know what $250 actually gets you - or in this case, $75!
* $100/hr for events
* $250 for basic 1.5-hr photo session, including a high resolution disk of the processed photos and an online gallery from which to order the photos.
* $350 for for an advanced photo session which is the basic one but with advanced touch ups, which gives you magazine like photoshop processed photos.
* $1800 for weddings with add-ons available.
Needless to say, the moments captured by KateHaus Photography are images that will be treasured for a lifetime. So whether you need a new business headshot, family picture for those holiday cards, or want to have a fun time in your own fashion spread, schedule a date with Hauschka. And surely, if you’re getting married or need an event photographer, definitely give her a call and save with today's deal! She knows photography, and we know deals. Put them together for a savings of $150!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Pregnancy Aid Center Article
Here's an article about the practicum work I did with the Pregnancy Aid Center
THE CAPITOL COMMUNICATOR
CDIA Practicum Gives Students Real-World Experience Sep 30
Written by: education 9/30/2009 3:55 AM
At CDIA, they believe it is essential to provide students with hands-on experience with real-world clients. They also believe that it is important to make a positive impact in the community. These ideologies come together to create our Practicum program philosophy and here's one example:
The Pregnancy Aid Center (PAC), is not new to the non-profit world. Established in 1974, PAC provides pre- and post- natal care for low-income mothers. Their website was created by an intern over 10 years ago, and remained static with basic information about services offered. Mary Jelacic, executive director of PAC, talks about the effect of an underdeveloped site. “Grantors who looked at our website were less likely to consider us…unless they actually took time to do a site visit. Prospective patients did not get their FAQs answered unless they called the Center”. Ms. Jelacic’s observations are supported by a 2009 report from the Philanthropy News Digest, which noted “highly satisfied nonprofit website visitors are 49% more likely to donate money…[and] 38% more likely to volunteer”, while 30% “chose not to give online because of poor website functionality.”
PAC partnered with CDIA for a Practicum web redesign and photo project. The first client meeting involved the web team, photographer and Mary, and from this meeting, a plan developed to create photos and a site that was warm and welcoming for PAC constituents. Mary handed creative direction to the CDIA team, and took her role as “a great partner: astute, focused, responsive, caring and compassionate.” The site had few requirements for the redesign: accessible to a low-literacy group; translated in both Spanish and English; extendable to additional languages.
Pol Klein (http://www.polklein.com/) of the web team notes, “The challenge of an open-ended requirement is latching on to a direction. When you can go in any direction, which way do you face?” The direction was one that steered away from text-heavy content, and used visuals to increase the ease of navigation and comprehension. Pol offers an insight about the redesign process: “We chose a package of technologies and approaches that would play well on older computers. With this direction in mind, we established three visual designs; one with a photo collage navigation on the home page and two with photo series on the home page. The Pregnancy Aid Center chose the photo collage navigation design and we got on to building. To ensure that additional languages could be added and that team members could work on the site at the same time (given the relatively short schedule), we chose to build the site with XHTML, CSS, and server side included templates and a folder structure that clearly separated language specific content for language additions. A key part of building the site was user and browser testing. CDIA organized user interface testing with volunteers the whole class could observe over a video link. It was rather effective as users identified aspects of the design that worked well and that didn’t for them; not always in ways we expected. With user feedback and browser test results in, we made modifications, finalized the content of the site and published a beta version for the Pregnancy Aid Center to review. Finally with their feedback, we made final modifications, special pages for errors, and plugged in video content all for a final delivery.”
Katharine Hauschka (http://www.katehaus.com/) worked as photographer on the project; an important role in a redesign the depended on visuals. Following the initial meeting, Katharine set up shop at the clinic, working to capture a welcoming environment, images that would work both as stand-alones and as part of the website. Some of her biggest challenges came in the nature of the clinic—not only was she documenting clinical experiences (private in nature), but also was navigating model releases with clients who often did not speak English. However, with the support of the clinic and Mary, she was able to successfully document PAC, and provide the web team with the appropriate images. Additionally, Katharine utilized CDIA video and sound equipment to create a multimedia piece also featured on the site.
The results are easily measured - soon after the site launch,http://www.pregnancyaidcenter.com/, PAC was awarded a $300,000 grant for their programs. Says Mary, “The new site serves as an education tool for consumers, donors and volunteers. After reading the information on the website clients know what services they qualify for as well as which documents are needed to enroll in Medicaid and WIC, etc. Volunteers learn about opportunities to help others at PAC. Donors learn about services that they are supporting. Everyone who has looked at the site has been amazed at the wealth of information it provides and the beautiful photos and informative video. Teens love the interactive features and the bold colors. Funders have made positive comments about our new website.”
For CDIA students, the experience also had a tremendous effect. In addition to the stunning portfolio piece, Katharine comments about the intrinsic value of Practicum: “It was absolutely inspiring working with Mary and the staff members at the PAC as each of them wakes up every day and goes to work to help these people in need who wouldn't have a place to go for help without the PAC. To be able to go and photograph these people at work and to help them in their cause was an inspiration! I'd happily help them out again with anything in the future.”
For more information about CDIA’s Practicum Program, visit www.cdiabu.com/overview/practicums.php and contact Kate McNamee, kmcnamee@cdiabu.com.
THE CAPITOL COMMUNICATOR
CDIA Practicum Gives Students Real-World Experience Sep 30
Written by: education 9/30/2009 3:55 AM
At CDIA, they believe it is essential to provide students with hands-on experience with real-world clients. They also believe that it is important to make a positive impact in the community. These ideologies come together to create our Practicum program philosophy and here's one example:
The Pregnancy Aid Center (PAC), is not new to the non-profit world. Established in 1974, PAC provides pre- and post- natal care for low-income mothers. Their website was created by an intern over 10 years ago, and remained static with basic information about services offered. Mary Jelacic, executive director of PAC, talks about the effect of an underdeveloped site. “Grantors who looked at our website were less likely to consider us…unless they actually took time to do a site visit. Prospective patients did not get their FAQs answered unless they called the Center”. Ms. Jelacic’s observations are supported by a 2009 report from the Philanthropy News Digest, which noted “highly satisfied nonprofit website visitors are 49% more likely to donate money…[and] 38% more likely to volunteer”, while 30% “chose not to give online because of poor website functionality.”
PAC partnered with CDIA for a Practicum web redesign and photo project. The first client meeting involved the web team, photographer and Mary, and from this meeting, a plan developed to create photos and a site that was warm and welcoming for PAC constituents. Mary handed creative direction to the CDIA team, and took her role as “a great partner: astute, focused, responsive, caring and compassionate.” The site had few requirements for the redesign: accessible to a low-literacy group; translated in both Spanish and English; extendable to additional languages.
Pol Klein (http://www.polklein.com/) of the web team notes, “The challenge of an open-ended requirement is latching on to a direction. When you can go in any direction, which way do you face?” The direction was one that steered away from text-heavy content, and used visuals to increase the ease of navigation and comprehension. Pol offers an insight about the redesign process: “We chose a package of technologies and approaches that would play well on older computers. With this direction in mind, we established three visual designs; one with a photo collage navigation on the home page and two with photo series on the home page. The Pregnancy Aid Center chose the photo collage navigation design and we got on to building. To ensure that additional languages could be added and that team members could work on the site at the same time (given the relatively short schedule), we chose to build the site with XHTML, CSS, and server side included templates and a folder structure that clearly separated language specific content for language additions. A key part of building the site was user and browser testing. CDIA organized user interface testing with volunteers the whole class could observe over a video link. It was rather effective as users identified aspects of the design that worked well and that didn’t for them; not always in ways we expected. With user feedback and browser test results in, we made modifications, finalized the content of the site and published a beta version for the Pregnancy Aid Center to review. Finally with their feedback, we made final modifications, special pages for errors, and plugged in video content all for a final delivery.”
Katharine Hauschka (http://www.katehaus.com/) worked as photographer on the project; an important role in a redesign the depended on visuals. Following the initial meeting, Katharine set up shop at the clinic, working to capture a welcoming environment, images that would work both as stand-alones and as part of the website. Some of her biggest challenges came in the nature of the clinic—not only was she documenting clinical experiences (private in nature), but also was navigating model releases with clients who often did not speak English. However, with the support of the clinic and Mary, she was able to successfully document PAC, and provide the web team with the appropriate images. Additionally, Katharine utilized CDIA video and sound equipment to create a multimedia piece also featured on the site.
The results are easily measured - soon after the site launch,http://www.pregnancyaidcenter.com/, PAC was awarded a $300,000 grant for their programs. Says Mary, “The new site serves as an education tool for consumers, donors and volunteers. After reading the information on the website clients know what services they qualify for as well as which documents are needed to enroll in Medicaid and WIC, etc. Volunteers learn about opportunities to help others at PAC. Donors learn about services that they are supporting. Everyone who has looked at the site has been amazed at the wealth of information it provides and the beautiful photos and informative video. Teens love the interactive features and the bold colors. Funders have made positive comments about our new website.”
For CDIA students, the experience also had a tremendous effect. In addition to the stunning portfolio piece, Katharine comments about the intrinsic value of Practicum: “It was absolutely inspiring working with Mary and the staff members at the PAC as each of them wakes up every day and goes to work to help these people in need who wouldn't have a place to go for help without the PAC. To be able to go and photograph these people at work and to help them in their cause was an inspiration! I'd happily help them out again with anything in the future.”
For more information about CDIA’s Practicum Program, visit www.cdiabu.com/overview/practicums.php and contact Kate McNamee, kmcnamee@cdiabu.com.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tracy Raver on Sleeping Babies- the Today Show
Sleeping Babies: Tracy Raver Photography on
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I’ve never been one of those girls who gets and silly and weird about babies (I find kids ages 2-7 to be much more entertaining), but I have to admit that these photos are adorable. Nebraska photographer Tracy Raver appeared on the TODAY show this morning to talk about her work, which consists of sleeping newborns (usually just around 2 weeks old).
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Tracy says the babies are “naturally very sleepy,” making them pretty easy to work with as subjects. “What we try to work towards is natural curly positions like they would be in the womb,” she said. “They will bend very easily, and when they’re sound asleep you can do just about anything to them.”
Still, she says the environment in the studio is very important for the babies’ comfort. “The babies have to be very very warm, so we crank it up to about 85 degrees,” she said. “And we ask the moms that they have their bellies nice and full before they leave so that the drive to the studio gets them nice and sleepy in the car.”
Tracy uses props like hats and slings, though she says she likes to do something different with each kid and doesn’t really plan it ahead of time. “We kind of just read the baby,” she said. “Little girls tend to be a little bit feistier, so we have to work a little bit harder with them.”
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
M & D Get Married!
Well it was not the most beautiful of days, but the weather held out for a cool but lovely outdoor ceremony overlooking the Chesapeak bay. As the guests made their way over to the reception site, the sun broke through the grey sheet of clouds for a little more light for the group photographs. Despite the clouds, M & D had a wonderful time and kicked off the dancing with an awesome routine to Björk's "It's oh so Quiet" (in honor of their honeymoon to Iceland) which may have been the best first dance routine I've seen this summer...maybe ever! Needless to say, it was a great wedding! Enjoy the sneak peeks!
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