The sun came out today and began to melt the snow away…Caught the icicles right at the golden minute…Hopefully this will help perk you up out of those winter blues…there’s a hope for spring on the horizon! Enjoy!
Peters Township HS PROM FASHION SHOW
February 16, 2010
Hey Guys!
We’ll be at Peters Township High School THIS Saturday for all the fun! Check out the ad below for details. We hope to see you there!
Peters Township Senior Portraits
February 8, 2010
HeLLLLLOooooOOO!!!!
K. SO I’m super excited to post these images. AND to say that I’ll be at the Peters Township Prom Fashion Show doing variety of things.
The Peters Township Thespians are hosting their Annual Peters Township Prom Fashion Show on Saturday, Februrary 20, 2010. I will have a table set up with lots of product samples, some music videos, AND I’ll be offering a 2010 SENIOR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. SO come to the Fashion Show for a lot of fun and don’t miss out on some great deals with Scheller Image and Design’s for your Senior Portraits.
Here are some of my 2009 Seniors from PTHS:
Pittsburgh Graphic Designer
February 5, 2010
Hey guys! Hope all is well out there! I’ve been staying busy even though this is technically supposed to be the “off season.” (If you read the previous post…that was my “lead in” to this post…in a backwards sort of way…haha).
Things have slowed down enough for me to catch my breath, but I’m excited at the variety of phone calls I’ve been receiving so far in 2010 for Graphic Design and Photography services alike. I’m also working hard to complete all my 2009 albums, connect with clients, get stuff organized for taxes to be done, and organize my work space (not that anyone really cares, but in case you did…now you know :).
As you may know, my business also specializes in Graphic Design services. In 2010, I’d like to expand my clientele in that area, SO, if you know an individuals, small businesses, organization, or corporations looking to develop/re-vamp/enhance their brand identity, create some fresh marketing materials, or do something as simple as designing an eye catching ad for the newspaper, have them give me a call.
I’m also a member of a GREAT networking group called SPRNG (Southwest Referral and Networking Group). If I do say so myself, we are a fun group of professionals. I really enjoy the professionals in SPRNG, and have used or referred their services to others…THEY have ALSO referred many new clients to me as well. The brochure below is something I designed to help promote our group to friends, family, clients, and neighbors.
This is an example of a recent design of mine. I’ve designed the logo, brochure, blogsite, and created Twitter and Facebook accounts for the group. You should see a consistency in the branding among each marketing tool.
Please feel free to download this PDF as a resource for yourself as well. As I mentioned, the group consists of a great group of professionals who are always willing to give advice, direction in addition to their services. If you’re like me, you’ll find great satisfaction in supporting local business owners and contributing to our local economy.
Enjoy, and please post comments if you have any!
You know it’s Winter in Pittsburgh when…
February 4, 2010
You know it’s Winter in Pittsburgh when…
…your local Giant Eagle parking lot is empty at 5pm on a weekday or Noon on Sunday.
You know it’s either, the day before a Steeler Game, Spring/Summer, or a random Winter day above 50 when…
…your local Giant Eagle parking lot is filled with petite, attractive, sports mom’s, driving enormous SUVs, buzzing through the aisle, whipping in parking spaces, and forty million people of all ages are crossing the cross walk in 10 different directions holding up traffic because EVERYone knows we are SUPPOSED to yield to pedestrians…right?
I’ve come to realize that the reason the grocery parking lot is SO nuts on our random warm Winter days here in Pittsburgh is because everyone else is sick of being cooped up inside too and can’t wait to catch even a few rays of sunshine…especially because we know it will be short-lived til May.
Just wanted to share my amusement in how we tend to hibernate in Pittsburgh during Winter…believe me, I’m totally on the hibernation bandwagon. So, here is my “You know Dana is…when.”
You know Dana is SICK of Winter when….
She wastes your time writing a random blog post, can’t stop complaining about the cold weather, being cooped up, AND posts an image that just makes the reality of Pittsburgh weather even more “not fun.”
(photo from a wedding trip to Barbados in Feb07)
Actually…I got on the weather tangent to lead into my next post…check back tomorrow for that one. 🙂 It has nothing to do with weather or Barbados, but it IS a little different… 🙂
Oh, and one more bit of irony…as I finish this post…I see the sun is actually peeking through on this Winter day in Pittsburgh… 🙂
Peters Township Senior Portraits
Katie was another one of my 2009 reps. I went to High School with Katie’s brother (who is also my birthday buddy: ), Doug ( Contact Doug if you need direction on investments, insurance, he’s a great “go to” guy).
I was extremely excited when I arrived at the property she chose for her shoot…I think we could have done a million things there, which is why I ended up with a great variety of shots. Here are her images. Enjoy!
A Jeep Liberty girl…me too!
Who said senior portraits can’t have a unique crop? I wanted to do this shot to highlight her gorgeous eyes.
one of my FAVS!
little side note about this last image…I wish there was a hidden camera on us to document our reactions to what happened right after this image was shot. Well…since it wasn’t documented, I’ll tell you about it (I know, you didn’t think I was going to offer to tell the story did you? But…)
K. So I got this shot, then Katie stood up. We were standing there in the *tall grass* that had been all *smooshed down*. As we were talking about the next shots, I thought I felt something move a little underneath the grass where my foot was planted. I stood still for a second to see if I felt anything move again. When I didn’t feel anything, I, being the genius that I am, thought I’d put just a *VERY* slight pressure down on where my foot was to see if something moved.
I definitely felt something move.
The next 30 seconds was like TOTAL SLOW MO! So, I slowly turn my head to the left, look down, and see a dark, little, pointed head sticking out of the grass. (This is where my brain froze).
I could feel my brain processing:
Hmm.
Yep.
Something moved.
Oh.
There it is.
It’s dark.
Little.
Pointy Head.
Oh, it’s a chipmunk.
No Dana.
You’re an idiot.
That’s a.
Black Snake.
(****insert SCREAMING Bloody Murder and running the most GIRLY BOLT! I’ve ever made***)
Then hyperventilation followed by uncontrollable laughter and disbelief….
You’re probably thinking…”disbelief? that’s a little melodramatic.” Well, yeah, but I can’t tell a story without melodrama. Disbelief . Because I never thought I could sound and act SO GIRLIE! All my life I’ve been a “tomboy” and totally “tough” when it comes to spiders, and snakes (kind of…), but I never thought I was capable of such a reaction.
Now I know.
So back to WHY I wish it was recorded. Two reasons:
1. That was a “you had to be there” story.
2. Katie and I could have probably won a lot of money on AFV!
I’d love to hear any funny stories you have…so, comment away! 🙂
Peters Township Senior Portraits
Dara was one of my 2009 reps. Here are just a couple of here awesome images (awesome because she made it that way :).
