Comments on: Give to Receive – 5 ways to use your talents to help others

By: Neisky Montiel

Neisky Montiel — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:30:18 +0000

I take free pictures with a group a friends who dress up like clowns and visit sick kids in public hospitals. The foundation is called “Dr. Perinola”, check their website: http://www.doctorperinola.es.tl/Galeria-fotografica.htm

By: Kazim

Kazim — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:20:27 +0000

kazim seni seviyoruz

By: Morgan Davis

Morgan Davis — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:46:51 +0000

Another idea for donating time and talent in photography is Soulumination. Their website is: http://soulumination.org/home.html

From the website, the vision statement says:
Soulumination, founded by Lynette Huffman Johnson, celebrates the lives of children and parents facing life threatening conditions by providing professional photographs–free of charge–of these special individuals and their families. The life-affirming photographs of Soulumination are an enduring, positive record of the child’s brief life, and provide a loving legacy for the children of parents lost to terminal illness.

I would love to help with NILMDTS or Soulumination or any of the like projects, *if* I could. But, that *if* would be a ways down the road when I get to be a better photographer (if I could ever compare myself to the people who do such awesome work). I work with children/young adults who have various special needs. They are truly wonderful people.

By: Lindsay Wakelin

Lindsay Wakelin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:22:51 +0000

Infant Bereavement -

I am a Photographer based in the UK who has had experience with working with ‘ Life Limited ‘ children. I read the blog article about NILMDTS and looked at some Photographs taken by other Photographers. I was truly moved by the sequence of images which so showed such deep emotion so beautifully and with such sensitivity. If you didn’t stop and look then please do.

I am now off to look at how I can get involved in the UK.

Regards,
Lindsay

By: Paul Conrad

Paul Conrad — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:24:58 +0000

This is some really good advice.

While a staff photographer at newspapers, I found it very balancing to give my time to local charities. The reasoning being that running around “taking” photos for the newspaper of everything from kids in the park to deadly accidents, I found it to be positive to give back to the community. It was not only rewarding for my soul, but it gave community members a better understanding of you I am.

By: m.s.

m.s. — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:23:27 +0000

I participated in Help Portrait here in Salt Lake City. Actually the organizer of it and we did 2 organizations and over 100 people. It was pretty amazing. I’d say that photography can change the world – although one person at a time.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:04:20 +0000

What a wonderful article. I work in a long term care facility. There is a few of us at work who do photography of our residents, put them in frames and leave them in their rooms or at their place setting in the diningroom. When the families come in to visit they see the portraits that we have taken of their loved ones, and it just makes their heats feel so good. Often they have request extra prints so other family members can have one as well. This is a heart gift from us to our residents and their families.

I have also taken photos for others on holidays and they are very greatful to have a photo of themselves together. And I also like others have the reputation of “don’t bring your camera…Donna will have hers” and that’s ok with me. Thanks for a great article.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:09:29 +0000

I fall into the first category. My wife and I are usually the only ones with a dslr at family gatherings such as birthdays, christenings, baby showers etc and we often get requests from friends attending for a copy of our photos which we happily agree to burn to a disc and mail to them.

We are often the only dslr users other than the professional at any weddings we attend and the happy couple and friends can get a fair selection of quite good quality shots long before the real thing is completed by the professional. We shoot with a 40d, 24-70L, 50 1.8, 580ex11 etc and shoot in raw and so have probably progressed to an advance amateur level of photography.

Besides warm fuzzies, it is a great way to have the ultimate backup of our photos as they are spread far and wide in our friends houses.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:47:41 +0000

What a wonderful topic to start out the New Year.

I encourage anyone who has thought about volunteering to do infant bereavement photography to please act on that impulse. You will be giving an immeasurable gift.

Eight years ago I lost a baby boy to a still birth. I have not been able to look at the photograph, but I know exactly where it is and take comfort in knowing it is there for me to see, someday.

By: Mary Heinz

Mary Heinz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:51:49 +0000

Hi, thanks so much for the article/ I do some fundraising and
enjoy it/ so far has been with local Humane Society /

I’d love to participate with the Help-Portrait and have
found several locations within an hr. or so of my
home with members ! Thanks