And here we go! We had the absolute honor of having our very nontraditional (alternative!) family portrait taken by the amazing John Michael Cooper and his wife Dalisa of AltF Photography.
From their home base in Las Vegas, NV, JMC and Dalisa are traveling across the country on their "VeryAltF" workshop tour. Along the way, they are working on their "Roadside Family Portraits - the Pay it Forward" project. We were one of the lucky families selected as part of their Lancaster tour stop. You can see many more portraits on their BLOG.
JMC's idea was to have a common theme for each of the shoots across the country...literally portraits off the side of the road, harsher lighting, come as you are, dress as you usually are (no matching necessary!), bring an item that speaks as to who you are, everyone must be connected/touching somehow, smile or not...hmmm I think you get the idea!
I'll admit that I much prefer being behind the camera rather than in front of it. How many photographers have little or no photos of themselves? Much less a family portrait? That's where the "pay it forward" part comes in and I'm thrilled to be a part of it! By having my family photographed, within a month I will photograph another photographer's family portrait for free...then within a month they will photograph another photographer's family portrait for free and so on and so on! Pay It Forward!
I'm still looking for my "Pay it Forward" subjects! If you are a photographer in the Harrisburg area (or are willing to come to the area!), send me an e-mail at kathy@kathymartinphotography.com and let me know: if you are interested, who is in your family, when was your last family portrait and why you would like to have your portrait done!
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