Individual connections and interests:


John Tarr:

Church in Mesa

Adopt a Family event

200 families involved



John Glutch:

East Valley Church connection

Access to volunteers



Laura Segall:

Charter school that serves homeless children in Central Phoenix



Jeff Calbom:

Via del Sol

Shooting room to room



Michelle Herrick:

Has connection at Cardon Hospital

Photographing kids



Gidget Clayton:

Sister in law on board for women’s employment

Has done a similar event

www.Awee.org


Kristen Carducci from Colormark:

Wanted to let everyone know that they are willing to help turn portraits around and print 5x7s for free. Images will need to be uploaded via email to them that day for 24hr turnaround time.

Contact her at Colormark 602-273-1253 if you plan on using their servivces





Goal: To make people feel beautiful and deliver a portrait they will cherish

Have fun with other photographers


Reminders: Continue to keep the integrity of the Help Portrait movement. It's about giving not taking.



Ideas:



Where to find people:

- Food Bank

- Childrens Hospital

- Church Event

- Single Mom's

- Homeless Children

- Elderly/Sick

- Schools where principle can nominate families or students



Locations:

Where? I have a few locations and other photographers in the group have offered up the use of their studios for people who want to use the route to bus people in.

How Big? Depends on the organization you are partnering with. If you need a location, contact me and I will point you in the right direction

How many photogs and volunteers per location? It depends on the location and people that you are serving.




Photographers:

How many per station?

Estimated that one set up could photograph 4-6 families per hour.

Try not to focus on speed as much as the experience of allowing them to be in front of the lens and feeling special

Printing station?

Supplying Ink and Paper?



Photo equipment:

Pocket wizards

Lighting

Stands

Backdrops



Sponsors:

Anyone willing to help with food, printing, or supplies

Colormark will help print

We need friends and family to help with food, water and supplies.





Viewing Stations:

- Computers/Laptops

- Tables and Chairs?



Make up Artists:

How many per location? Assuming 1 per set up

Where to find them? contact your local salon. Email the site and video clip to help explain the event.

Setting up stations...need tables and chairs

Provide Music





Food Donations: Adam may contact owner of Streets of New York or NYPD pizza for possible donations.



Volunteers:

Where to find? Friends and Family

or contact High Schools- To fill their community service requirement


Duties:

helping pick up equipment

general help at shooting location

edit and printing

Have volunteers to greet and track families through process from start to print

If you are working with families, have a volunteer assist with entertaining the children while family waits to have photo taken





Drivers:

Picking up and dropping off food and people

Water, Pizza, Pop, Juice, etc.



Printing and Editing:

Print on site or deliver?

Who will deliver?



Videographer:

To record your event. Maybe contact a school where there are students who may be interested.



Questions to ask:

How many subjects can we photograph in an hour? 5-6/hr


We also discussed with Ryan Brannen the website developer the idea of setting up a local website/blog to track some of the local happenings.

In the meantime, please use the help portrait discussion boards and blog to connect and track what is going on.