Oana Hogrefe Photography

A few remain! On SALE through January!

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:12:51 +0000

We are so grateful for your support!

The remaining calendars are on sale through January! Get your copies, or grab additional ones for only $90 for 10!!

The Calendars are ready!

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:50:28 +0000

The time has come again to ask you to please join us on our annual charitable journey!

You may know that every year local families participate in creating a one-of-a-kind, beautiful and important piece of art: a calendar the profits from which go entirely to a not-for-profit organization committed to bettering the lives of children and families in direct or indirect ways.

Last year, with your support we proudly raised $5,630 for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

This year, we hope to top that in our quest to raise funds for another worthy organization, Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation.

Who are they and what do they do for children? Imagine a family with young children and a parent who is fighting an advanced stage of cancer. Jack and Jill has a unique mission: for such families, they will provide an all-expenses-paid getaway to a location of the family’s choosing! For several magical and memorable days, they get to be a family having fun, away from the medical intrusiveness of battling this illness. Something so ordinary for most other families, yet so unique and precious. Something they are grateful for, for the rest of their lives. An experience that provides the young children with memories they will review and cherish as they grow, memories of joyful times with their parents, when they got to be the simply that: a family, together, enjoying life. Jack and Jill also provides them with cameras if needed, and a way to create a keepsake memory book free of charge.

This charity speaks to me on so many levels: the delighting in the present moment; the creation of visual reminders of the joy and closeness in our families. I feel strongly that their work is important and will help these young children remember the love their family shared, as the future unfolds.

Will you be a part of this? They need funds, and you can help simply by purchasing one (or a pack of 10 if you’d like to give some as gifts!) of our beautiful Childhood Calendars. They are available to be shipped or for pickup in NE Atlanta, or in Johns Creek at the Blue Dangles Boutique. For just $12.99 you get a beautiful piece of wall art featuring closeups of local children, and 100% of the profits go to Jack and Jill. The calendars would look great on display in a kid’s room, in their classroom, anywhere really.

You can check the calendar’s official website here. Join us on this journey, will you?

These calendars are limited edition, once the original issues are sold, there will be no reprints. And we do hope to sell every single one of them!

If you know of local merchants who would be happy to distribute these around town, please connect us with them (oana@shutterview.com), and we will gladly list them on our site.

Thank you! Click the Facebook share button below to help us spread the word!

we are grateful each time you share this on Facebook – please click here to pass the word! see all the 31 participating families in this delightful video:

2012 Calendars available for pre-order!

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:09:19 +0000

Great news, you can begin pre-ordering the 2012 Childhood Calendar now! They will be back from production late this month, and available for pick-up in NE Atlanta, or for shipping. Choose whichever options works best for you when ordering!

If you can help by providing a pick-up location in your store, please let me know (oana@shutterview.com) and we will be listing your business here. Also, there is a special discount for packs of 10, so you can take care of gifts for your family, friends and colleagues!

Final top 12!

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:44:44 +0000

Here are the final, most-voted for top 12 images, which are guaranteed a prominent place in the 2012 Childhood Calendar! Many, heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated!

And, more great news: we will include a small cameo image of every participating child within the month pages!

Stay tuned for the final design. The calendars will be available for pre-order beginning next week!

Voting stage complete, thank you!

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:14:50 +0000

Thanks, again, to everyone who has voted, I will compile the recent contributions and announce the top 10 shortly!

Your generosity is amazing and will make such a difference for the Jack and Jill families who will benefit from the funds we are raising. Thank you once again!

The design of the calendar is in progress and printing will complete later this month! We welcome any help with passing the word as well as distribution of the calendar through local businesses, primarily in the Atlanta area. Email me at oana@shutterview.com with any suggestions, or connections you might have!

One day left to vote! Current top 12

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:27:30 +0000

As of 11pm on October 4th, with one full day left to vote, here are our current top 12 in alphabetical order. Voting ends tomorrow (Oct 5th) at midnight Eastern time.

I have begun the design of the calendar and look forward to sending these to production later this week!

Top 12, Oct 3rd noon

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:14:28 +0000

Here are the top 12 most-voted images as of today, Oct 3rd, at noon. Voting ends midnight on Wednesday Oct 5th. I am beyond thankful for the generous amounts we are raising for Jack and Jill!

To vote, go to home and scroll down to the voting post.

Current Top 12!

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:05:11 +0000

As of September 28th at noon, here are our new top 12 most voted-for images – thank you so much for all the voting, we have one more week, let’s make it count!

Voting fundraising in full swing! The current top 12

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:51:40 +0000

As of midnight on September 22nd, here are our current top 12 (in alphabetical order). Thank you for continuing to vote, I am so grateful for your generosity!

Will update this image in another couple of days.

Voting Stage open for the 2012 Childhood Calendar!

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:36:29 +0000

please click here to pass the word on Facebook and help raise more funds!

Voting has begun for the 2012 Childhood Calendar, “Faces of Childhood”! As you know, this is an important stage of our fundraiser. Historically, we raise about a third of the funds through these votes, so it’s wonderful when you can vote generously and pass the word to your friends! To learn more about the charity which benefits from all of this year’s profits, please visit the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation’s website.

Note: As of Oct 5th midnight, voting has ended – THANK YOU for your generousity! Let’s get these calendars printed and distributed, to round up our fundraising!

To vote, click on the button near the image you would like to support. You can enter any amount you’d like. $1 grants one vote.

Voting closes on Oct 5th. The top 12 most voted-for images will be chosen as the featured month images in the 2012 Childhood Calendar.

I will make a mini post every two days to let you know the current top 12.

Enjoy these images of these beautiful children, and thank you for being a part of this journey!