Jérôme Aoustin Photography

November 23, 2009

“31 Chambers Street”

This beautiful historic landmark is the home of the New York City Department of Records and Information Services. It’s also the location where we held our second general meeting for Help-Portrait NYC. I haven’t blogged about Help-Portrait yet. In the words of Jeremy Cowart, its founder, “Help Portrait is a movement of photographers who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate this holiday season.” On December 12, photographers, makeup artists and other dedicated volunteers will join forces to take professional portraits of families in need and other people in distress who could never afford it otherwise. All for free. It’s not about our portfolios either, it’s about them.

Thousands of photographers around the World have answered the call so far, and built groups in their respective areas. I spearheaded the NYC group last September, with now well over 60 members. At the moment, we have planned events in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. If you are interested in participating, please get in touch with me and I will plug you in. We still have many roles to fill in: lead photographers, assistant photographers, image processors, makeup artists, community helpers, etc. No matter what your level of expertise is, we have a job for you.

If you want to be a part of this, please join our group here:
http://community.help-portrait.com/group/newyorkcity

You will find more information about Help-Portrait here:
http://www.help-portrait.com/