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NYC Help Portrait 2011. It's ON!

What's up Everybody.  OMG.  It is that time of year again and I just read an email from Jerrome that he is living in France and therefore we are running late for the organizing of the NYC Help-Portrait Event for 2011.  I am committed to organizing a meeting for anyone interested in volunteering for the event.  I have led one of the biggest NYC HP events the last two years and I hope that this year we can get a site in every borough!  I will be setting up a meeting for next week, Tuesday at 6pm in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  

El Puente 

211 South 4th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Between (South 4th and Roebling St.)

 Everyone interested, hit up this forum and let us know if you are interested in helping.

BTW, sorry I have been out of the loop.  We just had our second baby!


Peace,

-Will

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Permalink Reply by WillSalomon on December 1, 2011 at 1:43am

Hey Mary,


thanks so much for your interest.  Please message me your contact info.  We just got a new site and we need photographers.  The lead organizer is Sirin Samman.  I will connect you with her.  The location is in the Bronx,

 

Thanks for you generosity,

 

Will 

Permalink Reply by John Ryan on November 30, 2011 at 6:19am

Hey Will

 

I will be there on Dec 10, I will help out with what ever you need

Permalink Reply by WillSalomon on December 1, 2011 at 1:44am

thanks so much for your interest.  Please message me your contact info.  We just got a new site and we need photographers.  The lead organizer is Sirin Samman.  I will connect you with her.  The location is in the Bronx,

 

Thanks for you generosity,

 

Will 

 

Permalink Reply by Mary E Blanco on December 1, 2011 at 10:37pm

Thanks Will. Contact info is marybgood_11@ yahoo.com

Thank you Will. General info:  I have a small travel kit. Flash, umbrella, reflector, Stands, and transmitter. I am open to assisting with all aspects of the event. Love to connect with Sirin

Best,

Mary

Permalink Reply by WillSalomon on December 1, 2011 at 1:41am

UPDATE AS OF NOV 30th, 2011

Hello all,

As of 11/30/11 we have four sites that we know of, participating in the HP event in NYC.  

 

Brooklyn--(Williamsburg) 

El Puente 

211 South 4th Street

(Lead Organizer - WillSalomon)

(100 Families 200-500 people will be photographed)

 

Manhattan, NY, NY

The Children Incarnation Center

142 Audubon Avenue • New York, NY

(Lead Organizer Paul Katcher)

(20-30 youth portraits)

 

Community Access

518 West 159th Street, 
NY, NY 10032

(Lead Organizer-Kendra Alexis)

(30-40 portraits) 

 

Concourse House (Shelter for Women & Children) -- Bronx

2751 Grand Concourse -- corner of 196th St. (entrance ON 196th St.), 
Bronx, NY 10468 [D train to Kingsbridge, exit 196th St.]

(Lead Organizer: Sirin Samman)

(# of portraits to be confirmed. all positions still need to be filled. posting this in the BX group section, as well)

 

Still needed: Make up artist for each site.    Please reach out to your contacts.  We are in desperate need for more MUA. 

 

This is NYC folks!  We only have three sites.  Please feel free to connect with other photographers, organizations, churches etc... and have a Help-Portrait by your local community.  Set it up on the street, near a hospital etc... but for some reason we only have three sites down a lot from the previous years.  So, go ahead and be courageous.  

 

-Will

 

Permalink Reply by Kendra Alexis on December 1, 2011 at 2:13am

Congratulations on finding another site!  

 

Permalink Reply by WillSalomon on December 9, 2011 at 11:18am

HELP PORTRAIT TOMORROW---

SOME WORDS of GRATITUDE

We are only a day away from yet another beautiful, exciting, stressful, yet rewarding Help-Portrait event.  I wanted to take some time and thank all the volunteers for you commitment and especially to the Lead Organizers of each site, your leadership is amazing.  White light and positive energy to you all.  Can't wait to hear about the transformative power photography will have on the lives of our people.

Onward!

-Will Salomon Orellana

Permalink Reply by ian reid on December 9, 2011 at 8:43pm

i just randomly found out about this, im a photog.. and more than willing to help.

Permalink Reply by WillSalomon on December 11, 2011 at 5:09pm

Yesterday, 12/10/11 was something very special.  Big thanks again to all the volunteers and special shout out to the Lead Organizers throughout NYC. For us folks in Brooklyn, the 13 hour day was so rewarding for all the volunteers and 70+ families that showed up to get pictures taken.  We laughed, cried, shared stories, built community and received the greatest gift, the gift of serving people.  ABC World News w/ Diane Sawyer came by and will be running a story on our site.  I believe it's airing tomorrow or Tuesday.  With much gratitude to all who gave; from greeters to snack servers, photogs to image editors, runners to make up artist, organizers to doc. photographers and all the families and communities who made this possible, and every volunteer who gave of their heart and spirit; you lead by example and are inspiring. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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