HELP PORTRAIT

A SHIFT IN THINKING...

HELP PORTRAIT IS A MOVEMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO ARE USING THEIR TIME, EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE TO GIVE BACKTO THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

1. Find Someone in Need
2. Take Their Portrait
3. Print Their Portrait
4. And Deliver Them

Help-Portrait site says: Get off the couch, put down your laptop, pick up your camera and help change the world.
What will you do today?

Help Portrait 2010 will be held 12-4-2010 and the first Saturday in December hereafter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A44hTjBOSiY

The best place to connect with other photographers, download important documents, and read up on some useful Help-Portrait planning tips, is our COMMUNITY SITE .

I have started a Connecticut site http://community.help-portrait.com/profile/LisaCuchara

more on Help Portrait

I have been getting questions about Help Portrait.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9tu1XrBn3A
http://www.labellephoto.com/?p=473Here’s the link

This is what I was thinking -- that we could have a few people shooting and a few people editing, even allow rotating people if we have enough need (people that come to be photographed) and enough volunteers. I am thinking that perhaps CAP can sponsor the studio fee and we provide the photographs. Everyone can leave with an edited printed 5x7 or 8x10.

There are lots of needy people out there -- people who have been hit hard by the current economic times, people with health problems, single parents, senior citizens, etc. etc.

We need:

-- a space to hold this (I have some ideas and have made some inquiries)

-- some publicity (therefore someone willing to send press releases in)

-- volunteer photographers

-- volunteers editors

I have created a group within the Help Portrait website: http://community.help-portrait.com/group/ctphotographers where you can join, comment, etc.

Help Portrait

New Help Portrait Web Site and Must-see Video

Brad and Scott Kelby are starting to ramp up for our local “Help Portrait” shoot (on Saturday, December 12th). Now organizer Jeremy Cowart (a really terrific guy and incredible photographer) just released a new updated version of the Help Portrait Web site, along with a quick video you’ve just got to see.

Here’s the link (seriously, if you’ve got a minute, this is really an incredibly wonderful thing he’s doing. Don’t stand on the sidelines—-get involved with photographers all over the world who, on December 12th are giving back by sharing our talents to do something really great for those less fortunate).

I would love to get a group of photogaphers in on this!