Images for a Cure: A National Fundraising Event for Photographers

pictureyou Images for a Cure welcomes Atlanta, GA photographer Danielle McAdams from Picture You Studios! Danielle has a round about way of making you smile when you look at her work. The emotions she captures are a time when people don’t even know she’s there. She is a portrait and wedding photography with a style unlike many others….truly endearing.

Website: www.pictureyoustudios.com | Blog: www.pictureyoustudiso.com/blog

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?
My grandmother had breast-cancer twice and it was so hard to see someone I loved going through so many treatments…I want to use the gift God blessed me with to help find a CURE for all those people that are battling for their lives.

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?
It happened very close to me. My grandmother had breast-cancer twice and my grandfather died with lung cancer. I want to do my part to make sure no other family goes through what I had to go through… nobody should have to lose a loved one to cancer.

A little about myself…

I believe in God.

I am…

a woman,

christian,

Brazilian,

a wife,

a mom,

and a photographer!

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dawnvgilmore Images for a Cure welcomes Port St. Lucie, FL photographer Dawn V. Gilmore! Located in Fort Pierce, Florida with 2 young children, Dawn started up her business after always being the girl with camera within her family and friend circle. Her work spans everything from maternity to families to pinups on location. Her works is very candid and definitely makes your heart melt! Thanks for being on board Dawn! You can also stop by and become a fan of her Facebook page! www.facebook.com/dawnvgilmorephoto

Website: http://www.dawnvgilmorephoto.com | Blog: http://dawnvgilmorephotography.blogspot.com/

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?
About 11 years ago my step mother found a grapefruit sized mast in her breast. After going through many tests it was found to be breast cancer. She had to go through a lot of pre-mastectomy radiation to try and shrink the tumor. Then finally she had to have a double mastectomy. During the chemo & radiation we really weren’t sure if she would make it. Fortunately, she did and just had her 10^th year cancer free.

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?
My step mother was about 6 months over due for her yearly woman’s checkup. She is a larger busted woman (as am I) and said she didn’t even realize it was there when it was smaller. Then once it got that big, she finally found it and went right away, but it was too late. It made me realize how VERY IMPORTANT self check exams are and to be timely on yearly checks as well.

Who is your favorite band?
I love 30STM (30 seconds to Mars). I have loved them since they first came out on the scene. I even met them in person at the Buzz Bake Sale a few years back. I had a broken leg at the time and had them sign my cast. I still have that cast after it was removed & am considering putting it in a shadow box. Cannot wait for their new album to drop in November.

Details of her sessions:
Event Session fee is $75.00, I am offering each session a free CD with the edited session images, dawnvgilmore@bellsouth.net

KIM: WHAT A GREAT WOMAN AND ARTIST YOU ARE!!! IF YOU WANT PICTURES WITH WITH MEANING AND HEART WELL DAWN’S THE PERSON FOR YOU–THEY ARE NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL BUT ALSO SOOOO MUCH FEELING THAT WILL LAST A LIFE TIME AND THATS WHAT A PICTURE IS ALL ABOUT!!! LOVE YA KIM PS LOVE MOM
dawngilmore: I am very proud to be participating in this fundraiser. This is a cause that is near & dear to my heart. My thanks go out to Kristen for all of her hard work to coordinate this effort. As well as all of the wonderful photographers & vendors who are also participating.

NixPix Images for a Cure welcomes Houston Texas photographer, Nicole Paul with Nix Pix! Nicole with Nix Pix has a ton to offer. Anything you can put a photo on is their specialty. From buttons, to clocks, to ornaments…they really do have it all. If you need anything with a photo on it, head over to their site www.nixpixstudio.net to get the details of all their products.

Website: www.nixpixstudio.net | Twitter: nixpixstudio

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?
I am a woman, i am a mother, i am a daughter. What other reason is there?

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?
My Grandmother and Aunt were both diagnosed with breast cancer when i was very young. At 8 years old, I discovered lumps in my breasts as well. I was fortunate they were cysts. Cancer hits us at any age, during any stage in life.

How did photography start for you?
I didn’t begin my journey trying to sell pictures. I make photo buttons and mugs from pictures others send in. One day, I was asked if i could make the buttons for a fundraising event. I took the pictures, printed and pressed on site. So many people liked the pictures i took, they asked for a print along with the button and inquired about my session fees. I’ve only done a few shoots, and look forward to more in the future. (shout out to my friends at Adorama for having so very affordable equipment for us “up and coming”)

Details of her sessions:
3 1/2 inch metal pin back buttons $ 5.00 11 oz ceramic coffee mugs $ 12.00 made from pix you send in, or ones we take for you. I would like to donate 20% of sales from these items to Images for a Cure

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JennHyman Images for a Cure welcomes Greenville, SC photography studio C&C! Comprised of 3 photographers who are all candid, natural shooters…they watch moments unfold and are right there to grab them. They show a different side of events, one that can only be caught in the moment. They photograph engagements, portraits and weddings and do all in a very photo-journalistic manner.

Website: www.candcphotographyonline.com | Blog: http://cc.toceffect.com/wp

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?
C&C Photography has three photographers who are each employed full time in public service, two firefighters and a paramedic, and due to our relations with the medical field we come across patients struggling with breast cancer and other forms of cancer on a regular basis. We feel that charities are very important and with the struggling economy we try to be a part of each offer that comes our way.

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?
One of our photographers has had a family history of breast cancer and it has made joining this cause even more important to us. Through out life we each have come across a family member who was thought to have had cancer or who was diagnosed with the disease.

What other charities are you involved with?
We are supporters of the SC Special Olympics and sponsors for an upcoming event held by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Details of their sessions:
Portrait sessions: $50 for one hour $25 for each additional hour.
Print packages available starting at $40 and a CD of ALL images from your session is available for $200 which will be discounted to $150 for this event.

Email: mail@candcphotographyonline.com

Web: www.candcphotographyonline.com

Blog: http://cc.toceffect.com/wp

Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/ccphotography

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Images for a Cure welcomes Little Rock, AR photographer Amy Glover Bryant of Arkansas Sports Photography! Capturing all the moments of the games is Amy from Arkansas Sports Photography. Fast paced and driven, Amy captures football and baseball and from the team huddle to game winning touchdown or home run…shes your gal. Capturing all the moments of the games is Amy from Arkansas Sports Photography. Fast paced and driven, Amy captures football and baseball and from the team huddle to game winning touchdown or home run…shes your gal.

Website: www.ArkansasSportsPhotography.com | Facebook Fan Page

Why did you want to get involved with Images for a Cure?

I have been incredibly blessed in my life and career to have some amazing women as guides and mentors. One of the things I learned from them was the importance of being an active part of your community – whether that community be your neighborhood, your town, your school or your world. I firmly believe that it is important to pay it forward, take care of each other and try to make a small impact on the lives of those who live around you. As the lead photographer at Arkansas Sports Photography I have always made an intentional and conscious effort to support the lives of the people I photograph, their schools and their communities while at the same time trying to take care of my own family. Images for a Cure is simply a wonderful and timely extension of that effort.

How has Breast Cancer (or any cancer) made an impact on your life?

One of the women who made an early and lasting impression on who I am today was my grandmother Maxine. Describing her as an “active part of her community” would be an understatement. She set an amazing example for me, we were incredibly close and, since her death to breast cancer in 1994, not a day goes by that I don’t think of her and smile. She is with me always.

Tell us something fun about you

While I am the ultimate Razorback fan (honest to goodness one of my first sentences was “Wooo Pig Sooie”) I think a fun tidit about me is that I am the “person” to the most beautiful and caring boxer, Bear Bryant. Yes, Bear Bryant was the legendary coach of Alabama, but did you know that he was born in Arkansas? My boxer is definitely not an Alabama fan. If Bear the Boxer could he would happily follow me to every sporting event I photograph and is quite often the subject of my photography. He is the best dog ever, one of my best buds and even has his own Facebook page!

Details of their sessions:

On Sunday, October 11, 2009, Arkansas Sports Photography will be donating 100% of its session fees to the goal of the Breast Cancer Research Fund – raising funds for research for the prevention and cure of breast cancer in our lifetime.

Since the majority of our photography focuses on youth, high school and college athletics in Arkansas, we have quite a large gallery of photos featuring Arkansas athletes ranging from 6 years to 60 years of age. To further the cause of Images for A Cure, we will donate half of the proceeds from Arkansas Sports Photography sport gallery sales the weekend of October 9th to the support of BCRF. To see our gallery, visit http://arsportsphoto.zenfolio.com to helping the Breast Cancer Research Fund find a cure.

Readers can also visit our website at www.ArkansasSportsPhotography.com, follow us on Twitter (@ARSportsPhoto), become our fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Little-Rock-AR/Arkansas-Sports-Photography/88517675319?ref=ts, or email me at Amy@GloverBryant.com

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