Decisive Moments: The Imagery of James Tkatch Photographer

Tkatch Portfolio -2012

2012-01-22T17:52:00.000-05:00

Just to make things easier for new clients, we have developed a brief slideshow with a range of images from a variety of meetings and conferences that Jim has covered. You can check it out below.

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Baltimore museum weekend

2011-11-02T10:00:00.000-04:00

Last weekend we went to Baltimore and visited the American Visionary Art Museum - a one of a kind display place with works from self- taught artists, generally considered "outsiders." Those who work with non-traditional mediums, often with other other professions -art as an avocation. Very cool and sensory overload! The picture below depicts a mosaic covered school bus with clay animals and flowers. The front of the museum is a mosaic of mirrors and tiles.

Then a walk through downtown Baltimore and a stop at the Walters art museum. We only got through one floor of 19th century art. More trips to Baltimore are in store for us.

Voices Heard on Capitol Hill

2011-10-16T21:22:00.000-04:00

From Banking to Healthcare to Manufacturing -- everyone wants their voice heard. Hearings, Hill visits by Association constituents and presentations by Members of Congress dominated our Spring and continue to fill up our Fall calendar.

Group shots mastery

2010-07-12T17:58:00.001-04:00

Jim is the master of group shots. It takes real skill and the artistic "eye" to make a shot like the one on the left - you have a variety of looks, color, and clothing, limited space and personalities that don't like to pose for pictures, some that do, and mostly those that don't want to stand around for too long! For the past several years, Jim spends 40 Mondays annually taking group shots for Lockheed Martin's Center for Leadership Excellence, so he has lots of practice!

Sometimes the group shots are impromptu without special lighting and arranged space, such as the images below taken last week at a convention in Chicago.

And lastly there's always the planned, posed group shot, where someone doesn't show up or the schedule changes and I have to use my PhotoShop skills to make the image a whole. This last picture, below, was done over a 3 week period with a few people added in over time.

Meetings Photography Coverage: The Art of Candids

2010-06-03T18:19:00.003-04:00

Jim has a wonderful gift in capturing the "decisive moment" (coined by the famous photographer Henri Cartier Bresson). These recent images from two conventions mid-May illustrate the art of doing business through meetings and conventions.

One of our favorite speakers in action, Hattie Hill.

Meetings Photography Coverage: Health Care Issues

2010-04-20T15:43:00.000-04:00

We are fortunate to have several clients that deal with today's healthcare issues, a topic that we care about. Pictured here is Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Dept of Health and Human Services at an annual meeting at the Gaylord National Harbor last week and a few images from the Capitol Hill Advocacy Day of our new client, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

Meetings Photography Coverage

2010-04-08T09:40:00.005-04:00

Jim has covered this premier energy meeting for many years. Run by Daniel Yergin, a world-renown expert in energy, this week long seminar in Houston attracts industry and government officials from all over the world. Speakers (pictured) included WDC notables, Lawrence Summers, David Gergen and David Ignatius.

Meetings Photography Coverage: National Association of Community Health Centers

2010-03-17T18:42:00.000-04:00

We are honored to cover the National Association of Community Health Centers Policy and Issues Forum every year. Regardless of one's position on healthcare reform, I believe we can all agree on NACHC's philosophy of bringing affordable and accessible healthcare to all.

The meeting coverage entails General sessions -this year featuring Ted Kennedy, Jr, and multiple Hill visits and Congressional Receptions.

Multi-Media Event Photography at Newseum Broadcast Studio

2010-02-15T15:48:00.001-05:00

The event Jim covered at the Broadcast Studio at the Newseum was truly a multi-media event. Questions were posed to the panel by a live audience, a live webcast via the Internet, a Twitter feed, and pre-recorded video questions posted on YouTube.

Blizzard of 2010- Part Deux

2010-02-08T17:23:00.001-05:00

The kitties have ventured out for approximately 10 seconds and experienced the 5 stages of kitty snow curiousity: Wonderment, Bravado, Wet Feet, Arrgh, Panic, LET ME IN!

Blizzard of 2010!

2010-02-06T20:49:00.000-05:00

Auto Anime

Take Me To Your Leader

More to come tomorrow..............

Press Conference, Committee Meetings, Recognition Dinner

2010-02-01T13:52:00.000-05:00

The start of 2010: Business as usual.

End of 2009

2010-02-01T13:43:00.000-05:00

The big holiday snow of 2009!

Tom Brokaw and Greg Gumbel featured at Conference

2009-11-16T14:14:00.000-05:00

Here's a glimpse of Jim's coverage of a 4-day conference in Florida last week.

Convention Address by President Bill Clinton

2009-11-13T14:41:00.000-05:00

Tuesday morning, Jim captured Bill Clinton speaking at a client's meeting; then shot a brief "meet and greet" with 50 attendees.
That afternoon, we were off to Florida to cover an annual conference. More on that conference in the next post.

Last Stop: Paris

2009-11-02T12:11:00.000-05:00

We have finally landed back in the real world and catching up on lots of work. In the meantime, I took a few free moments to create our last slide show of our one and half days in Paris. Not enough time of course, but lots of walking for Jim to capture a little bit of Parisian flavor: Notre Dame, Latin Quarter (where we had a "room with a view") and the Left Bank. Click on Moments in Paris

Greetings from France-Installment 2

2009-10-18T12:44:00.000-04:00

We have been exploring ancient history - beyond what we "New Americans" could ever imagine. Medieval villages with most of the buildings still intact, ancient Roman ruins from the 3rd century AD and landscapes of magnificent Cypress trees, old stone bridges and waterways. The food, the wine and the Saturday morning marketplace in Nerac - c'est magnifique! See more at Tkatch in Southwest France

Greetings from France-Installment 1

2009-10-13T17:08:00.000-04:00

Bonjour! We have been in the Southwest of France for 2 days and we have yet to leave the charming medieval town of Nerac, where we are staying in the house of our good friends, Barbara and Charlie. The church in the background is our landmark - the house is right across the street. What a view! Here's a small glimpse of our walk around the town: Click on Wandering in Nerac . Don't worry, it will take you only 30 seconds to watch. Here's a free download of Quicktime for PC or Mac if you need it.

Association Board's visit to the Federal Reserve

2009-10-02T20:01:00.000-04:00

Hearing with the House Subcommitee on Small Business

2009-09-25T21:42:00.000-04:00

Association Meeting & Constituent Lobbying Sept 21-23

2009-09-25T21:09:00.000-04:00

Jim has covered this 3-day convention
for several years.

From Capitol Hill to Corporate Marketing

2009-09-14T15:20:00.000-04:00

Check out Jim's legislative coverage at the House Subcomittee on Small Business on H1N1.

Earlier that day, he was on location with one of our corporate clients taking photos for an internal marketing brochure.

Meetings Photography Coverage: Hill Visits and Networking 2009

2009-09-03T21:53:00.000-04:00

Meetings Photography Coverage: General Sessions 2009

2009-09-02T16:27:00.000-04:00

Relaxing on the OuterBanks

2009-09-02T16:12:00.001-04:00

Not your typical "day at the beach" photos

We have just returned from our annual vacation to the Outerbanks of North Carolina, so we are still catching up on work. More to come soon from the business arena. Check out our website at http://www.tkatchphoto.com to see the online galleries of many of the conventions Jim has covered so far this year.