Heidi Heilbrunn Photography

South Carolina Primary

Heidi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:03:55 +0000

South Carolina is making national news because its the first primary in the South. Over the last week or two I have been sent all over the Upstate of South Carolina to photograph the republican candidates for president. Here are a selection of photographs from a few different events. These photographs are not an endorsement of any candidate.

Windy weather

Heidi — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:51 +0000

I was sent to photograph an old tree that fell, blocking a Greenville road in Cleveland Park, Tuesday. By the time I was able to get out there, the tree had been removed. There were still crews working the scene and I had to get a photo, so I walked over. This was my favorite picture from the shoot mainly because I liked all the fallen, broken traffic lights lined up. Also, you can spot the old tree stump in the background.

Fire coverage

Heidi — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:00:25 +0000

A day after a fire destroyed a Greenville home, I was sent to the location to get a few photographs. I came across the family that owned the home, who was trying to recover what they could, including a wedding dress hung on a nearby tree. Here is the initial story in The Greenville News.

Protest of immigration bill

Heidi — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:14:20 +0000

I recently photographed a community prayer vigil in Falls Park (Greenville, S.C.) in protest of South Carolina’s anti-immigration law. The first photograph ran the day after the event and the second photo ran a couple of days later after a federal judge blocked part of the immigration law. Here is an article from The New York Times regarding the law.

Man Hole

Heidi — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:20:08 +0000

Man. Hole. I was sent to photograph sewer repairs in Greenville for a daily news story. I ended up leaning over the man hole and sticking my camera down inside. I thought it was kind of a fun shot for a standard road work picture.

Artisphere

Heidi — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:09:51 +0000

Every year – on Sunday – I photograph the Greenville art festival, Artisphere. I try to come up with something a little different every time. This particular photograph did not run in the newspaper, but it did run online. At the moment I passed this booth of dress sculptures, it caught my eye to see women in dresses browsing. Also, I loved the little girl in the middle. It looks like she is about to curtsey.

Charter school

Heidi — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:24:01 +0000

I was sent to photograph the South Carolina treasurer giving Legacy Charter School students computer games that teach financially literacy as well as tablet computers. Before he began interacting with the kids, I snapped this photograph. I loved the flags in the background.

Movie Night

Heidi — Sat, 14 May 2011 01:18:55 +0000

Spring in Greenville means lots of outdoor events. These events are great for an instant feature photograph and every once in a while you come away with a picture that makes you smile.

SC GOP Debate

Heidi — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:23:36 +0000

I pulled some of my favorite photographs from first republican presidential debate of 2011 in Greenville. I did not include photographs from the actual debate because we did not shoot any. Due to the harsh restrictions placed upon still photographers at the event, the Associated Press refused coverage unless the rules were changed. Our newspaper stood with the Associated Press and we did not enter the debate hall. However, we did cover the surrounding event since the debate was local.

Accident at the Ballpark

Heidi — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:12:19 +0000

I was sitting in the press box at Fluor Field editing my photographs from the Greenville Drive baseball game. There was a feeling of excitement and upon hearing a slight commotion I turned around just in time to see a foul ball fly directly at the window. Usually the baseball will bounce off the glass and end up in the stands below. Tonight, that foul ball hit and completely shattered the outer layer of shatterproof glass. Surprise!