Calling All Photogs

Posted by Gabe on July 15, 2010 under Kids are Heroes | 11 Comments to Read

Photo by Michelle Lindsay

Yes I would like to put out a call to all photographers across North America for help — at least I think I do.  You see when I did that on Twitter I got quite a response from people so I must be careful what I start.  But anyway, let me at least move on with the idea.

We have been blessed with four wonderful photographers who have done pro bono work for us.  Mary Kate McKenna, Michelle Lindsay, my friend Amanda (@thenagainphoto) and Tracy Timmester.  These are four incredible ladies and even better photographers.  When they take pictures of the events we have, we bring the color and clarity back to our social media efforts and share with all of our friends.  It really adds a lot of good weight to what we do.  I had a discussion with Mary Kate the other night at our tweetup and she told me that photographers are lucky to come by opportunities like the ones we present.  So my idea is this:  To come up with a national network (even to include Canada too!) of photographers who are looking to do some pro bono work for great causes.  If and when there is a hero from our web site who is hosting an event, that hero would check the “list” to see if there is a photographer in our network near the hero.  If so, then that photographer is sent out to the event and presents the hero with a disk of unsigned images for use in marketing and press releases.

Now that I’ve said that I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew.  My question is how do I know who I am sending out to photograph a hero’s event?  So I am going to send this blog post out to the photographers who have responded to me on Twitter. I sure hope you have some ideas for me. These kids are so deserving and their charities would benefit so much from your work. Thanks guys!!

If you are a photographer and are interested in helping, please leave a comment including your geographical area, web site and other pertinent information. Thanks!!

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  • Mike Mostransky said,

    count me in, keep me posted for Long Island to NYC opportunities that you may need help with.

  • Michelle said,

    I would love to help out if I can in the Sacramento/San Francisco, CA area.

    Maybe a way to filter through the photographers to see if their work falls in line with your expectations is have them send you images that best depict their style of photography.

  • Gabe said,

    Thanks Michelle,

    Thanks so much for your interest. The only thing I worry about is that if I set this up and a less-than-professional photographer (or even worse criminal) goes out and does harm in some way then that obviously would not be good. Is there a network or association you all join that does background checks?

    I’m thinking of creating a page here where the photographers could register and then I would send the link out to our heroes. They could contact you directly. If you like you could verify with me that they are heroes. Does this make sense to anyone?

  • Julie Springer said,

    Gabe,
    What an awesome idea! We have been looking into finding a professional photographer to help us, but would love to have someone volunteer!!

    Thanks for all the great ideas you come up with and present to the community to help our Heroes!

  • Mike Cohen said,

    I’m not a professional, but I’d be glad to help. Check out some of my event photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_c/. I’m currently in South Florida but moving to San Francisco/East Bay in September.

  • Heather said,

    Hi Gabe,
    I think having the photographers register is a fabulous idea. Then at least there’s some level of control also. You could link to their photos online too.

  • Gabe said,

    Thanks guys. I’m getting a better idea in my head about how to run this. It won’t happen overnight, but it will be good for the heroes and photographers as well. As you know we like to make sure that everyone is happy. I truly think that’s possible!

  • johnwaire | photo said,

    …here to help gabe, please keep me posted.

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  • Jim Ries said,

    I’m interested in helping. I live in the Atlanta GA area

  • Gabe said,

    For all of you that expressed interest, the site is up and ready now. Go to http://volunteer.kidsareheroes.org to register yourselves and check back often to see if there are opportunities in your area. Thanks for helping our kids! -Gabe

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