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Cat groomers

Heidi — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:31:12 +0000

I made this photo while working on a feature story at the National Cat Groomers Institute of America. I decided to post it because I had heard from many people how it made them laugh….so if you need a good laugh, here you go!

Check out the article at The Greenville News.

The Sanfords

Heidi — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:32:26 +0000

I was sent to Columbia to photograph South Carolina republican candidate for governor, Nikki Haley, on the night she accepted the republican nomination. That night it was one picture of current Governor Mark Sanford and his ex-wife, Jenny, greeting each other with a quick kiss that caused quite a buzz. The Greenville News ran the photograph (as well as other local papers), but The News chose not to release it to television.

Primary Election: Haley

Heidi — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:40:03 +0000

The evening of the primary election in South Carolina, I was sent to Nikki Haley’s celebration party in Columbia. Haley is one of the republican candidates for governor. Here was my favorite shot from the evening. It was even published on MSNBC and Yahoo news.

HRH Prince Edward visits

Heidi — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:50:06 +0000

In this photo: His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is welcomed to Stevens Aviation in Greer on Thursday, May 27, 2010. So, I have to admit that I was a little excited to photograph HRH when he arrived (and also before he left Greenville, SC) since my grandmother immigrated from London and I even lived there for a short while.

Honor Flight.

Heidi — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:39:22 +0000

On Tuesday, I followed 82 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., as they participated in the Upstate Honor Flight. My favorite photograph, which ran on the front page of The Greenville News, is of Fred Rector. In the photograph, he places his hand over his heart while standing at the the WWII Memorial.

Mr. Rector told me the story of how he was captured and interrogated by the Germans. I just stood quietly, in shock, and listened. At this point his guardian, the volunteer in charge of looking out for his well-being throughout the trip, noticed my very German name. I explained that, yes, my grandparents had come over from Germany, but that they were Jewish. They had been forced to flee their homes. Mr. Rector paused and reached out his hand. I walked alongside his wheelchair – the two of us hand in hand – back to our bus.

Clemson unsolved cases

Heidi — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:22:16 +0000

Last week, I made a portrait of a mother who’s son went missing twelve years ago near Table Rock. I met her at a park bench, dedicated to her son, that she visits around the anniversary of his disappearance. Check out The Greenville News story.

My first gallery show….

Heidi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:30:31 +0000

For the first time, I am showing my work in a gallery setting. It is a dual show with artist Jackie Shapiro Rosen. As most of you who visit my website know, I traveled to Germany in search of my family history. I will be showing 14 of those photographs.

If you have the opportunity, please come to the opening reception this Friday at Village Studios & Gallery in the Pendleton Street Arts District from 6-9 pm. And, if you can’t make the reception, the show will be on display through the end of April.

Thanks for all your support!!

Surprise engagement

Heidi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:18:57 +0000

A friend asked me if I would be “in” on the surprise engagement of his daughter, who is also a friend. So, I hid in the corner of the room and when the groom-to-be popped the question, I popped out of the corner and began to shoot. It was so much fun to be part of a special day of a friend.

Fallen soldier returns

Heidi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:45:53 +0000

The family of Sgt. Jeremiah Wittman react to the sights and sounds of the plane carrying Wittman’s casket as it pulls up to the hangar at Stevens Aviation on Monday, February 22, 2010. It was an emotional morning watching the casket of a soldier return home to his family. I think many of us were a little teary-eyed when leaving the airport.

For more photos, check out The Greenville News.

B-I-N-G-O!

Heidi — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:44:09 +0000

Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity play Bingo with residents of a local assisted living center on Monday. I thought it was pretty funny that for two days in a row, I am sent to assisted living centers. The assignments turned out to be kind of fun.