Katee + Michael Engagement Photos

So a little over a week ago I set out to Hell's Kitchen, Canon 60D in hand, feeling a little like a fish out of water. Yes, I like photography, but no I don't do it professionally, or do I? I think I may have changed my mind after shooting my good friends' Katee and Mike's Engagement photos. It was so much fun, and the photos came out so cute (if I do have to say so myself)!


We ran around their neighborhood in Hell's Kitchen, snapping awesome moments of the couple in between the torrential down pours that kept recurring during throughout the day.

Below are some of my favorites from the day:



I hope you enjoyed take a little peek, these two are so cute I can't wait for their wedding this Winter in Mexico!

American Cancer Society and World Theatre Day Videos

Hi There -

I just wanted to share with you a couple of edits I've been working on. At the end of January/early February I volunteered to edit the American Cancer Society behind the scenes video for their Save the Date shoot for this year's Black & Pink Tie Gala. It was a lot of fun to edit, and I think the ACS team and the Moped Productions crew had fun shooting it as well. Check it out:

This month, also at Moped Prodcutions I edited the World Theatre Day video for the 2nd year in a row. This year TCG invited actor, Jeffery Wright to deliver his message about WTD. Watch below to see what he said:

World Theatre Day 2011 from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo.

I'm also currently working on another stack of videos for Ramon Ray, Editor & Technology Evangelist, of Smallbiztechnology.com. Stay tuned to see those.

I've also been delving deep into the International Beauty Show videos here at Eve Pearl. I and the EP video team shot some great footage at the show, and can't wait to share some of the fun we had there on the Eve Pearl Youtube channel.

Coming up next month, I'm excited to shoot the Northport Arts Coalition's (NAC) Art Walk. "The Northport ArtWalk is a self-guided walking tour of the many galleries, studios and eclectic gallery-for-a-day venues centered around and along Northport’s picturesque Harbor and Main Street." It should be a great day of shoot video and seeing some great local art, as well as meeting a lot interesting people. Visit their website to find out more information and the dates of the Art Walk.

That's all for now Folks!

January 2011 Update

Hey All -

It's been a crazy last few weeks. January started off with a bang!

I just finished up an intense DVD project for Isramerica. Here is a still of the Main Menu layout to the left. I'll post the other menus soon for you to check out.

It was a pretty challenging DVD authoring session. I don't think I've worked on a DVD with so many menus, tracks and slideshows before, but in the end it came out well. If you would like to find out more about Isramerica, please visit their website: www.isramerica.com.

Thanks to Moped Productions I also picked up new client this month: Ramon Ray of smallbiztechnology.com. I churned out about 15 videos for him this week from the 2011 CES Exhibit in Las Vegas. Look for him on youtube to see the videos.

Phew! It's been a busy few weeks with hardly and sleep, but it's been worth it. I'm heading out west for about a week for some much needed r&r. I'll see you all when I get back, and oh yea -

Happy New Year Everyone - thank you for all your support, collaborations and inspirations. Let's make sure this new year is filled with even more great work and projects.

As always - thanks for stopping by,

November Update

The last few months have been pretty busy.

Last month, over at Moped Productions, I worked on a biography piece for Sterling Publishing's new author and book series. You can view the video here:

Interview with Colleen Houck, author of Tiger's Curse

I'm also involved in working on a Highlight Reel from this year's BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) Conference with Moped. Visit BSR online to familiarize yourself with their message, and to see the steps their taking towards better business practices and sustainability.

Over at EVE PEARL, I've been continuing to help produce our new webcast on ustream.tv - and Eve has had some really exciting guests on the show in the past few episodes like Sam Fine, Crystal Wrights and some really cool bloggers. Visit us at www.ustream.tv/evepearltv to see our latest show, chat and tweet with us.

Also from EVE PEARL, the first of many Qosmedix white page videos is live! Watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8bMB5Bh2Vo

December shows no signs of stopping either. Stay tuned for my new updated reel which should be available to see come January.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Sharon

Website Updates: New Logo, New Art Section and More!

NEW LOGO -So as you can see at the top of the blog and all through out the website, there is a new logo on the scene. She's cool, she's shooting some videos and there's a bird on her head!

I've been trying to come up with the perfect logo design for a few years now,and although she may not be perfect, I think she sums up the website and what I do pretty well. I sketched her up on Monday night and turned her digital yesterday using mostly Photoshop, but also a little Illustrator.

I wanted an image that represented my many hats, so to speak...The bird is meant to represent my Voice Over work, as you can see displayed on the VO Page. And the reason she's holding the camera is to represent my Video work.



NEW ART/POETRY SECTION - There's a new section on the website, called Art. It's a little rough right now as I'm trying to gather my art, poems and photography from over the years.....but stay tuned as I populate this page with more works.

NEW GRAPHICS - I've added the Show Open that I created for EVE PEARL video and also an example of my Photoshop skills. Check it out.


Hmm, what else is new? Oh yea, today I helped EP air her first of many live webcasts via Ustream.tv. Unfortunately, she made me get on camera at one point....but all around it was a lot of fun, and I look forward to next week's show. You can watch the recorded video here: EP Live. (I appear towards the end)

That's all the updates for now, but as always check back soon for more new projects being posted.



Thanks for stopping by,

New Website Design!!

It took a while but the website finally got the overhaul it's been needing. Check it out now: www.sharonruedeman.com and let me know what you think. It's still (as always) a work in progress.

Hmm, what else is going? I just finished up a long edit with Moped Productions last month, a series of White Page videos for DeWitt Stern.

Also in July I was the lead camera on an all day shoot with Eve Pearl over at Qosmedix. I will most likely be starting the edit for 4 or 5 videos for them sometime this month. Very cool.

The Dan Mo video released last May/June has now reached over 200 hits on youtube, very exciting. Should be doing more videos with Dan again soon.

I also have plans of starting more personal projects coming up...Check back soon for more news and updates!

And as always, thanks for stopping by. Feel free to contact me for your video needs.

Dan Mo Music Video is Live

Please check out the new music video for Dan Mo's original song, "I'm Ready". We shot it last month in Brooklyn, NY and I finished the edit just last week. It was my first music video that I fully produced from beginning to end. I had a lot of fun, I learned a lot and I can't wait to shoot more!

Watch it, Leave comments, Ratings, etc.

As always, thanks for stopping by www.sharonruedeman.com

Editor Reel 2010

Finally, I was able to find some time in my busy schedule to update my reel. Check it out below:

But hey Sharon, what about the website? Oh don't worry, there will be a rehauling of www.sharonruedeman.com very soon.

In the meantime, please enjoy the new reel. All of these videos included in it I have edited in 2009 and just a few (just one in fact) in very early 2010.

Here are a list of the clients featured in the video:

-Moped Productions: The Knot, The Nest, cafemom
-Tomoko Edwards - UNIQLO FanTV: How to Wear HEATTECH Outer-innerwear
-ISRAMERICA - "Jews" Music Video
-Harrington Talents - Blood Night DVD Extra "Spilling Blood: The Making of Blood Night"
-Dexter Lake Club Band - Live Performances, as featured on NYTimes.com's style section
-Mary Ahern Artist - Video Profile/Garden Tour
-Naomi Ford - Music Video Captioning


All of these videos were edited using Final Cut Pro. Graphics that I created were either made in FCP, Motion, After Effects or Photoshop, or a combination of those. The music used under my reel is from www.freeplaymusic.com

To see full videos, visit my website: www.sharonruedeman.com and click on the blog, or email me for a DVD, you can also visit my youtube channel to see full works as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/shrnron3 or vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user2340115

Thank you so much for watching, and waiting patiently. And, as always, please feel free to contact me for any of your video editing and shooting needs.

Thank you,
Sharon

New Reel - DV Shooter

Check it out: The first update for www.sharonruedeman.com was to add a separate video reel for shooting. This is a compilation of some of my experience as a camera person. I love getting out of the edit room sometimes and going on location or in studio. I enjoy learning and hearing about other people's stories, and I am always honored that I am able to be a part of that and help them share their stories with the world.




Soon to come will be the new editor's reel, just making a few finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sharon

It's a New Year, and There's A Lot of Updating to Do

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2010 brings you all good luck and good spirits.

Here at SharonRuedeman.com, I'm making a New Year's Resolution to update, update, update!

In coming months I'll be adding a new show reel of course, displaying some of the great video creations and projects that I have collaborated on as well as solo projects 2009.

I'm also planning a re-design of the website, a new logo design, and in general to keep the site and the blog updated as much as possible.

Already, I have updated my resume, which you can view here: http://www.sharonruedeman.com/Resume.html.

If you have any other suggestions feel free to send me an email, or leave a comment below.

Thanks!
Sharon

NEW VIDEO: UNIQLO FanTV: How to Wear HEATTECH Outer-Innerwear

This is a new video I just did for a client, Tomoko Edwards. It was shot in a homemade green screen studio for a New Media and Online Marketing class. For this video I was the video editor, music and sound effects editor and graphics editor. Check it out. Click on video to watch it on Youtube for full screen, rate it and leave a comment:

My DLCB Video is featured in the New York Times

The video I produced for Dexter Lake Club Band is featured on the New York Times Style section of their website this week.

Dexter Lake Club Band is one of New York's premiere wedding bands and have been featured in Wedding magazine, New York edition two years in a row now.


Check out the link and watch them perform "Don't Stop Believin'" http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/30/style/1247465452290/a-wedding-band-you-take-seriously.html