As posted a couple weeks ago, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve joined Images for a Cure, a national fundraising event held by photographers, benefiting breast cancer research.  Here, you’ll find the details of our participation in this fantastic event.

Images for a Cure calls for photographers to offer portrait session bookings for one day in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with all session fee proceeds benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  We’re going to cheat a bit and offer three days, Saturday, October 16 through Monday, October 18.  Your portrait session doesn’t have to be scheduled during that time frame, just booked (i.e., paid for with your donation).

In exchange for your donation we’re offering portrait mini sessions of whatever type you like - couples’ portraits, family portraits, kids’ portraits, or senior portraits - and we’re going to offer them three ways, depending on your donation…

• A donation of $50, a significant savings over our normal rates, is the minimum required to reserve your portrait session.
• A donation of $75 will reserve your portrait session and entitle you to a 10% discount on all prints and products from your session.  This is a great way to save some money on holiday cards for the upcoming holiday season!
• A donation of $100 (or more) will reserve your portrait session and entitle you to a 20% discount on all prints and products from your session.

Sound good?  Here’s what you’ll need to do to reserve your special portrait session…

1. At some point Saturday, October 16 through Monday, October 18, head over to this website and give your donation directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Use the list above to determine how much you’d like to give, but keep in mind that you can give more if you so desire.  Your donation serves as your session fee and will reserve your portrait session with us.
2. Contact us to schedule your portrait session.  Again, your portrait session doesn’t have to be scheduled for the Oct. 16 - Oct. 18 time frame; that’s just when you’ll need to provide your donation.  When you contact us, please let us know you’re participating in the Images for a Cure event.  You’ll also need to email us (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) your donation receipt so we can apply the appropriate discounts and keep track of everything.
3. After your portrait session is complete, you’ll be provided with an online gallery where you’ll be able to purchase prints and other products from your portrait session, just like any other client.  We’ll send you relevant pricing info when you contact us to schedule your session.  If you’d like to know beforehand, just let us know.
4. Feel great about what you’ve done to help the cause.  Tell your friends, gloat, brag, all that good stuff.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

While we’d love for you to schedule a portrait session with us, if you choose not to do so, please consider donating anyway.  Again, you can head over to this website and give whatever you’re comfortable with.  Every penny counts.

Finally, whether you choose to participate or not, please use the share links below to help spread the word to those that might wish to participate.  This is a great cause, and the more support we can get, the better.  Thanks!