Once, portraits were done by great artists for important, wealthy patrons. Now, pictures are necessary for some sorts of ID, and desirable as a way to freeze a time in your life--or your children's lives. For many low-income people, these are out of reach. But a loose confederation of photographers around the world are making it different.
2013 is the fifth anniversary of Help-Portrait, a movement that once a year, in cities around the world, photographers take pictures of people for free. This year, December 7th is the date. In my workplace, you can tell that Help-Portrait is going on, because parents and kids, and many of our patrons, some with permanent addresses and some without, know that a photographer will shoot a frozen moment of their lives that they can pass down to their kids and that will exist forever. If you need or want such a picture and would like to find a help-portrait event near you, try looking one up at this site for help-portrait communities, or check them out on facebook and see if a group near you has formed. And mark December 7th on your calendar as the day to get your picture taken.
2013 is the fifth anniversary of Help-Portrait, a movement that once a year, in cities around the world, photographers take pictures of people for free. This year, December 7th is the date. In my workplace, you can tell that Help-Portrait is going on, because parents and kids, and many of our patrons, some with permanent addresses and some without, know that a photographer will shoot a frozen moment of their lives that they can pass down to their kids and that will exist forever. If you need or want such a picture and would like to find a help-portrait event near you, try looking one up at this site for help-portrait communities, or check them out on facebook and see if a group near you has formed. And mark December 7th on your calendar as the day to get your picture taken.
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