Images for a Cure: A National Fundraising Event for Photographers

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We are daughters, sisters, husbands and fathers. We are roommates, best friends and soul mates. We are photographers with a passion for giving back. In November 2010, we will unite our talents to contribute one day of session fees in support of breast cancer research. 100% of all session fees collected on this date will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. We are hopeful, that with your support we will find a cure in our lifetime.

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10.15.2009From Kristen Personal Stories

My favorite part about organizing this event, has been hearing the amazing stories from other photographers. I got this email tonight, and wanted to share – Kristen

Kristen,

This is the McElhenny Family. Mom, Dad, and 6 siblings. Their beautiful mother was diagnosed 7 years ago nearly to the day of the Images for a Cure Event with Breast Cancer. She is a survivor! Her birthday and wedding anniversary were the following day. Her beautiful children and husband decided to surprise her with a photoshoot in honor of being a Breast Cancer survivor. They came from just outside of Baltimore, Md to see me in Woodbridge, Va. 2 of the kids came in from out of state to surprise their mom and to celebrate…her. She had no idea where they were going or what the day held until they pulled up to where we would meet. Tears streamed down her face as she sat in shock, surrounded by the love of her husband and children.

We laughed the afternoon away as I imagined what it must have been like to grow up in their home. One full of love, life and dreams.

I send this email to celebrate you. You have touched so many lives with your vision for Images for a Cure. I am honored to be part of your vision and spread the cause that so dearly touches lives across the world daily.

Thank you for an amazing opportunity to support this great cause.

Always,

*Nicole

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Bev Luckraft: That is one of the most beautiful and heartwarming photos and stories I’ve ever seen. I feel truly blessed to have Penny & Joe as my friends … they are a wonderful example of what a close and loving family should be. Bev
Holly: They truly are an amazing family! I have been friends of the family for roughly 15 years now. I have never met any family as welcoming, loving, beautiful and humurous as this family. The McElhenny’s truly are amazing people. We are so blessed that Mrs. Mc is where she is today. She is the one of the most amazing women I have ever met. Thanks for sharing the email and pic. Holly
Nicole Paul: thank you so much for sharing this story. what an amazing family….
Kristin Kraczek: That is so sweet! I can’t wait until next year
Leigh - Broken Road Photography: What an awesome story and beautiful family.
bethany: That is such an amazing and touching story! What a beautiful family!!!

Behind the Scenes with Ryan Poirier

10.15.2009From Kristen

In my last post, I mentioned how Ryan Poirier shadowed us on Sunday at the Images for a Cure event, well he took some amazing behind the scenes photos and I’d love to share them! All the credit for these images goes to Ryan, who not only gave up his Sunday to hang out with me – but was just a super sweet guy and fantastic photographer! My clients loved him and will love his photos! – Kristen Weaver

You can see more of Ryan’s work at http://www.ryanpoirierphotography.com!

The team of the day – Christina and James from In Motion Video Productions, and my 2nd shooter, Reema!

My first session was with Jessica and Tim, recently engaged and so much fun!

My girl, Reema – rocking out her Canon!

Christina and James

Eye-level with my second little clients of the day, Sky and Wes!

My assistant, Angie, helping Wes

Wes is “popped-collar” cool

Ryan really got the essence of their session in this shot. Wes made that face all day, and Sky looked like a little angel

Oviedo is known for their chickens, which, yes – run rampant all day.

I should make a note not to hunch over when I shoot sitting down. In my defense, I was about to fall backwards down that hill.

I’m not sure how Ryan thought he’d get out of this one… I had to share the end of the session – Ryan made a new friend

Yes, I did a quick wardrobe change due to the insane heat for my third session, Melissa and Sean. I actually love this shot of us

Here’s my view of Melissa

I <3 Ryan for capturing this. It’s gorgeous.

My shot

Look how much fun we had! Melissa’s face says it all

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WhitBlacPhoto IFAC Pumpkin Patch Event

10.15.2009Session Teasers

WOW! What a great combination! My favorite time of year and a fabulous cause! Photographing kids picking out their pumpkins is always a fun way to spend the afternoon. Thanks to Lakeshore United Methodist Church in Jacksonville Florida for graciously allowing me to use their space as a backdrop. I was so honored to participate in this and I thank Kristen Weaver for all her hard work.

I think what made this all worth it, donations aside, was after I was wrapping up for the day, a volunteer at the patch inquired to the purpose (she missed the craziness of my video shoot with In Motion Video Productions, she was the closing shift volunteer). When I explained, she thanked me personally as a survivor. What a way to end the day! As if I wasn’t already sure about ding this again next year- this sealed the deal.

picking out a pumpkin

benji and pumpkins

afternoon light at the patch

Please Visit WhitBlacPhoto’s Blog for more images!

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Teasers | Designs by Prater

10.13.2009Session Teasers

I want to share a major thank you to Kristen and all the other fabulous photographers and vendors who have helped make Images for a Cure such a success. My family and I just received some wonderful news last week that the mass the doctors had found in my mother-in-law’s breast was not cancerous! We had quite a scare because she had just recovered from successful surgery to remove cancer cells the docs had found in the wall of her uterus. Plus, her mother had passed away from cancer that started in her breast and spread through her body when my husband was still a toddler. So you can imagine how grateful we are to get such a good report now! So, again thanks to all who are helping The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® make a difference!

Also, I wanted to post some teasers from my Images for a Cure session this weekend with Ashton, a senior in HS. She and her mother were an absolute delight to work with, and they went above and beyond by donating more than the session fee I had set up! We found some great shots in the Historic Downtown Collierville Square, and thankfully the rain held off long enough to get their entire session in. I can’t wait to share the rest of their images with them

To see more of my work, visit my website at www.designsbyprater.com, my fan page at www.facebook.com/designsbyprater, and follow me at www.twitter.com/designsbyprater!

Susan Prater
Designs by Prater

Kristen Weaver: Love these shots! Send me one or 2 high res for our video So glad your mother-in-law is well Thanks for all your hard work!!

Kristen Weaver | Teasers

10.11.2009Session Teasers

Ohmygosh. Can you believe today finally came? I feel like I’ve been anticipating this day for months, and here it is!

If you don’t know me yet, Hi. My name is Kristen, and I started this little shindig! I’m a fashion and wedding photographer based out of Orlando, FL, and I LOVE what I do. Other than that, I love things like cats and circus peanuts, and can’t wait to get married to my man, Anthony!

So let me tell you a little bit about my sessions today.

I started out with a full house. My first session, the engagement session of Jessica and Tim, involved makeup donated by Jillian Caro, and the fantastic Jacksonville videographers Christina and James of In Motion Video Productions. We rounded out the clan with my 2nd shooter, Reema, who was there to document the day and my fabulous assistant Angie. Ryan Poirier also came by and was a lifesaver when my newly fixed camera broke again (I’ll be taking that up with the company tomorrow)

I also, surprisingly, had a good time doing the interview for our first Images for a Cure video, produced by In Motion. I am notoriously camera shy, but Christina made me feel completely comfortable – like chatting with an old friend It was nice dragging them along with us – and I highly recommend them if you’re planning a wedding. They were awesome to work with!

We’re having a heat wave in Florida (and that’s putting it lightly). The temperature seared at over 90, and gave us a heat index over 100 degrees. It only cooled slightly around 4:30 when the weather quickly changed to thunderstorms (causing me to reschedule my last session). Ahhh, October.

Regardless, I had such a great time today! I love my clients – they’re the best ever! I have a lot of great images to work on, but I wanted to start with a couple teasers from each session. Enjoy!

To see more of my work, please visit my blog: http://www.kristenweaverblog.com

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InMotionVideoProductions: We loved working with you too. Thanks for letting us capture your shoots Love the teasers- I can’t wait to share the video with you.
Kimberly: These are so Pretty. You are so awesome for doing this! I am looking forward to next years event as a participating photographer.
Clark Lara II: The sessions look great, we will posting ours this week.

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Images for a Cure is a fundraising effort started by Kristen Weaver to support breast cancer research and education through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRFCure.org). It is the responsibility of the photographer to set and confirm all appointments, set pricing for their sessions and products and determine all other details of their sessions. Your donation is made directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® and will not be refunded if you fail to show for your appointment. There are no refunds of session fees under any circumstances. Donation must be made within 24 hours after booking your session with your chosen photographer to hold you session time. Because of the nature of this fundraising event, we cannot hold spots without session payment in full. The client will be required to show proof of donation to the photographer to hold their time. Kristen Weaver and the affiliates of Images for a Cure cannot be held responsible for any less than moral actions of any participants.