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a BIG announcement

We have big ideas!


In 2009, a few of us orchestrated several events within the Seattle area. Through these events we were able to provide over 300 individuals and families with portraits. When we got together this year, we thought about how we could kick it up a notch, you know, to the next level. We knew of Non-Profit organizations that we wanted to work with, organizations we connected with. We wanted to give more portraits, hopefully impact more lives. We started having conversations, which lead to ideas, some big, some small. We've been working on those smaller ideas, planning on site events in a few locations, but the big idea was still out there, lurking about. 


The big idea:

What we if could find a larger space, invite people to join us there, for a day long event. We have found ourselves in a fortunate situation, access to a larger space, in a central location, the creativeLIVE studio.


On the heels of the Experimental Portraiture Workshop with Jeremy Cowart, we will be hosting an event at the creativeLIVE space on 12/4/10. 


We are reaching out to several organizations, inviting them to join us, throughout the day. We will have several photo booth's setup, a plethora of editors, greeters, and more to make this event a success. 


We are still seeking volunteers,  so if you're interested and haven't gotten in touch with us yet, please check out our Volunteer Survey.


We are going to have a planning meeting with all the volunteers who can join us at Uptown Espresso at 4th Ave and Wall St in Belltown, on Monday, November 22nd at 7:00 PM. 


If you are unable to make the meeting, but still want to be involved the day, you must send us an email so that we can chat about the day of. We will probably do a second meeting the week of the event to finalize details. 


A couple of notes:

You do not have to be a Photographer to be involved, as a matter of fact we will need more Non-Photographers than Photographers. We will need Photographers, Editors, Assistants, Greeters, Administrative Types, and more... 


If you are a Photographer and want to be involved, please include a link to your online portfolio, if you currently only have a Flickr account or something similar, please share a set of your best portraits. 


That's it for now... oh yea... I know I'm forgetting something... 


You might see a familiar face or two if you check this out: http://creativelive.com/courses/help-portrait-2010.


Wait hmmm... I swear, I think there's something else. What could it be?


Oh yea... I know, Jeremy Cowart is going to be there the day of, as part of the Help-Portrait Seattle crew!


Important links related to this post: 

http://blog.helpportraitseattle.org/get-involved/

http://creativelive.com

http://creativelive.com/courses/experimental-portraiture-jeremy-cowart

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Permalink Reply by Krists Auders on November 23, 2010 at 1:56am
Oh I just read this and thought I had missed the meeting, I will try to be there tomorrow, I live just a couple of blocks away. So that's Tuesday at 7pm for the meeting, and I just submitted a volunteer survey as well. Is Chase Jarvis going to be around for the event by any chance, since he's part of CreativeLive?
Permalink Reply by Kenna Klosterman on November 30, 2010 at 3:17am
A big shout out to all of the volunteers who came to the meeting tonight. We are so excited for you to be joining us in creating smiles this Saturday.

Here is a link to directions/map for the event at the creativeLIVE studio - 757 Thomas Street, Seattle 98109

Thanks!
Permalink Reply by Paul Conrad on December 2, 2010 at 2:46pm
Hi Kenna,

Sorry to have missed the meeting. Am I still on the list for this Saturday? I've been a bit under the weather but now I'm feeling fine.

I was scheduled to be a greeter/gopher.

Thanks Kenna.
Permalink Reply by Nancy Lamb on December 1, 2010 at 8:15pm
Are we too late to help?
Rick and Nancy Lamb are local photographers. We just learned about this amazing event but a few hours ago.
I would be happy to help on Saturday and so would Rick.

Can you let us know?
Nancy Lamb
Permalink Reply by Kate Hailey on December 2, 2010 at 12:54pm
Hi Nancy,

Thank you for your interest, however all the slots are filled for the event in the creativeLIVE space on Saturday! I know there are other events going on in the area for the day, like this one lead by Sam Lee, perhaps he could still use a hand?

http://community.help-portrait.com/group/seattle/forum/topics/a-new...

Thanks for the interest!
Permalink Reply by Jesse Rogers on December 2, 2010 at 12:29pm
Hey, I'm looking to chip in as a photographer in Seattle on Saturday! I'm a semi-pro photographer. I have a Macbook with Lightroom and basically every Adobe program applicable to photography. I use a Canon EOS 7D with high quality Canon primes. I also have a strobe with wireless triggers, extra batteries, a stands for the flash, and umbrellas.

Here's my website (click on the portfolio links up at the top):
http://jesserogersphoto.com
or check out Flickr:
http://flickr.com/jjesseroggaa

Hope there's a spot for me there. I can definitely help out with editing if needed, but I'd really like to do some shooting too. I've been going out in the street and taking pictures/returning prints to panhandlers for some time now, so this seems awesome to me.
Permalink Reply by Kate Hailey on December 2, 2010 at 12:58pm
Hi Jesse,

Thanks for your interest, the event at the creativeLIVE space is currently full, however I know there are other events going on in the Seattle area. Perhaps one of them could utilise your skills for the day!

Good luck and thanks for your interest!!!

Kate
Permalink Reply by Maxine Toh on December 2, 2010 at 1:10pm
I'm helping Kate with the CreativeLive event - sorry that we can't support more volunteers at this time, but I encourage you like Kate said to look into the other events taking place Dec 4 - and hope we can get your help at a future event!

North Bend
http://community.help-portrait.com/group/seattle/forum/topics/north...

Denise Louise Education Center (International District)
http://community.help-portrait.com/group/seattle/forum/topics/a-new...

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