eyeDance photographer Nataraj Hauser has a rich and varied approach to creative art.  After stepping away from his day job for what was initially a sabbatical, Nataraj made space in his home and created eyeDance Studio.  Early success led to moving into a professional portrait studio in downtown Madison, WI, at 133 S. Butler St.  

The eyeDance name is a blend of his creative passions; using his eye for composition and photography, and the dance and dancers that have made life so enjoyable.  School can train one to be a competent photographer but it cannot provide the rich melange of life experience that Nataraj brings to his craft.  Years in the corporate salt mine bring business acumen and reliability.  These make for a formidable combination.  

For 25 years he earned his living working happily for Corporate America in roles such as computer programmer, business analyst, logistics liaison to IT, production planner, and transportation analyst.  Each of these jobs thoroughly exercised the left/analytical side of his brain, and left the right/creative side a little flabby.  Stepping up his work with the camera helped tone his creative side.

Outside of work, he also pursued dance and martial arts, earning a black belt in tae kwon do before moving on to cross train in capoeira, aikido, Muay Thai kickboxing, and finally settling in for a few years of full-contact training in northern Shaolin kung fu.  An injury provided an opportunity to step back and ponder what to do next.  A recommendation from a friend led him into dance, first contact improv and belly dance, then later aerial work under the tutelage of Cycropia Aerial Dance.  It was the dance communities that provided him the target-rich environment that made photography so deliciously appealing.  

Applying all his years of movement training to photography proved to be a boon, as he had a solid understanding of the dance, and dancer, making it easier to intuit when and where would get the best image.  His work quickly became popular within his dance community.  His candid portraits demonstrate a knack for catching people being comfortably themselves.