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Hunter Freeman recently shot a campaign for the San Francisco Zoo to help with fund raising. Donations from independent supporters during these tough economic times are scarce, and big companies are likely more able to give sizable donations. The images are comic relief for a dire situation and help bring attention to the zoo’s need to raise money. If you would like to make a donation, please visit http://www.sfzoo.org/donate.
Teri Studios created a cookbook called Small Fries: A Kid's Cookbook with the purpose of raising awareness and funding for the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The book was created by kids, for kids, to help kids! Children shared their favorite recipes and are accompanied by photos of the dishes taken by Teri Campbell. The book also informs children about healthy nutrition and provides instructions for fun activities.
Small Fries Cookbook: http://www.smallfriescookbook.com/
Dana Hursey helped create a book called Cart For A Cause for the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program. The cookbook features thirty-five of Los Angeles’s top chefs and their most popular restaurant recipes. Beautiful food photography and delicious recipes is a win-win combination. The program was founded by Sister Alice Marie Quinn and helps feed the neediest Angelenos. All proceeds go directly to the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program.
Scott Lowden is involved in great organization called Help-Portrait, a group of photographers from around the world who use their expertise to give back to their local communities. Scott Lowden offered his time at the Brain Tumor Foundation For Children by photographing portraits for patients and their families during the 2011 holiday season. If you are interested in volunteering as a photographer, assistant, production assistant, host, or hair and makeup artist, please contact volunteer@apaatlanta.com.
Scott Lowden recently had the opportunity to photograph representatives from twelve area organizations that are making a real difference in Atlanta.
“It was easily one of the most enjoyable and rewarding pro-bono projects I’ve ever done,” Scott says.
The photos will be used in a calendar for The Atlanta Resource Foundation, which is headed by Allen Bell. The ARF fosters relationships between charitable organizations and those with the resources to help. “God gives us incredible ability to connect people inside the city limits of Atlanta who are doing great things," Allen says. "The ARF is simply a conduit that quietly connects people who want to help Atlanta."
The 2012 ARF calendar will be used to raise awareness for Heritage Village, Inc., Juvenile Justice, Atlanta Mission, Wellspring, StreetGrace, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries, Kroc Center: Adult Literacy, CIS Westside Academy, Charis Community Housing, Odyssey III/Community Concerns, Inc., and City of Refuge Youth Outreach. The calendar, brainchild of local ad agency House of Current (HOC), highlights a different local charity each month.
The two-day shoot was held in Scott Lowden’s midtown studio with a large chalk drawing of Atlanta serving as the backdrop. The backdrop was drawn by local artist, Kyle Brooks, and was customized for each month. After each shot was finished, Kyle would swoop in and change the drawing to reflect the changing seasons.
“We knew Scott Lowden was the perfect choice for shooting these portraits because he did such a great job shooting ‘real people’ for a campaign we did for Natick Mall in Boston and because he is a long time in-town Atlanta resident himself,” explains HOC President, Lisa Maloof.
Scott, and everyone who donated their time and talents, was honored to work with an Atlanta group that makes a difference for so many people on a daily basis. Lowden added, “My favorite part of this shoot is meeting the incredible people who are focused on the day-to-day work of helping people change their lives. It was an honor to give back to the community that I’ve called home for so many years.”
Allen Bell adds, “These shots will help to celebrate folks that are doing amazing thing. These people are loving the hardest part of the city to love.“
Hey everybody, who wants a cool print of a shot I took while on holiday in Italy this past summer? It’s simple: all you need to do is comment on the blog post at http://www.scottlowden.com/blog/?p=1679 telling me why you want this print, and you’ll be in the running. The winner will be selected by a very scientific process, which involves my reading each post out loud as my dog Sophie barks in response. The post that causes the loudest bark wins! The 8.5" x 12.75" archival print will come to your home framed and ready to hang. The image was shot in Santa Margherita Ligure on the Italian Riviera. I took this photo while visiting with Annette Joseph while experiencing ‘her’ Italy. Thanks, Annette!
So get posting, and don’t forget the deadline is Friday, December 12th.
For the photo nerds out there this was shot on my leica m9 with the super cool 1936 5cm leitz zenon f1.2.
Scott Lowden’s work with Boone Oakley for Batter Blaster was highlighted in the Exhibit section of CA Online! Congrats everyone! Thanks for working with us Keith Greenstein, Matt Klug and Boone Oakley.
Matt Klug, art director; Keith Greenstein, writer; Matt Klug/Keith Greenstein, associate creative directors; David Oakley/John Boone, creative directors; Scott Lowden, photographer; Keith Martin, retoucher.