Another update on stuff I\'ve shot. Up for viewing
Shots for an Orphanage
An Engagement session
A wedding
Awedding
I realize 77 shots is a lot to view. Better then 4 posts however. Thanks guys.
Many of you know the shenanigans I went through with US Airways. Well the whole reason for the flight was for this set. I was called on by this Orphanage in Mississsippi.
***Story copy and pasted from my blog***
Never in my journeys as a photographer have I been moved so much by the subjects of my lens then this. Many times during my stay at Tupelo I was moved to tears. While editing these photo the last couple of days I\'ve shed tears. Why?
Tupelo Childrens Mansion is an orphanage in Tupelo Mississippi. It has a history now of 55+ years since it\'s humble beginnings in 1951. Their mission: to offer hope to orphaned or disadvantaged children by providing their physical, spiritual, emotional, social, and educational needs.
Why was I there?
They actually have a on site photography team. Though the blogsphere someone from campas made it to my site. Contact was made and the idea of me coming down to Mississippi to do some shooting/training was established. the rest is history.
As I toured the 40+ acre campus I was moved over and over again. My thoughts were, \"what an AWESOME place!\". So many faces. Each with a past. Some good, others not so pleasant. The condistions some of the children arrive to The Mansion in would squeeze even the most callus of hearts. It was a tremendous experience. I look forward to going back. Thank you TCM for having me! Thanks to Burton Garr for being the tour guide and the photography team for being awesome hosts.
What can I do?
In a couple days I will have a link available to those wanting to help. My service to the Mansion was done completely pro bono. In way of paying it forward I\'m establishing a means to help the mansion. If EVER there was a cause to give of your abundance THIS is it. It\'s completely worthwhile. You see a link and some other images from the shoot on Monday. Till then, I leave you with this, my take on Tupelo Children\'s Mansion via picture. Be blessed.
Children are our most valuable natural resource.
~Herbert Hoover
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Nov 07, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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