The Imaging Alliance, Canon and USO Gulf Coast to offer free “Portraits of Love”
THE IMAGING ALLIANCE, CANON AND USO GULF COAST TO OFFER FREE “PORTRAITS OF LOVE” FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES IN GULFPORT, MISS. ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25
World-renowned professional photographers will conduct free photo shoots and provide complimentary photobooks, courtesy of The Imaging Alliance member company, Canon USA
WOODBURY, NY – September 15, 2016 – The USO Gulf Coast, located in Gulfport, MS—in conjunction with The Imaging Alliance and Canon USA—will be offering active-duty military personnel and their families a free family portrait session conducted by a world-renowned professional photographer on September 24 and 25. As part of the Portraits of Love program, participating military families will receive free photobooks containing the resulting portraits, courtesy of The Imaging Alliance member company, Canon USA. The event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn, 14108 Airport Rd. in Gulfport.
The Portraits of Love program has delivered more than 10,000 free portraits of military families to deployed soldiers over the past seven years. Professional photographers sponsored by member companies generously donate their time and talent in appreciation of the nation’s military and their families.
The photo shoots will take place on both days from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time and will last approximately 15 minutes. Following the session, families will receive an email link to access their portraits and redemption codes to create free photobooks.
Interested families should make reservations at http://usogulfcoastpresentsportraitsoflove.eventbrite.com/
The Canon Explorers of Light professional photographers participating at Gulf Coast USO:
Michele Celentano: http://michelecelentano.com
Clay Blackmore: http://www.clayblackmore.com
Imaging Alliance member Manfrotto will be shipping studio photography equipment to this USO location as it has done for previous Portrait of Love project events over the past year.
“It is our great honor to support our servicemen and women through the Portraits of Love Project,” said Michelle Tramantano, program director, The Imaging Alliance. “These events represent a small, but meaningful, way for the photography community to give back to those who have sacrificed so much for our nation.”
For more information on the Portraits of Love Project, please visit www.theimagingalliance.com/portraits-of-love/
About The Imaging Alliance
The Imaging Alliance is a non-profit organization representing the bold and diverse imaging industry, with a membership that encompasses manufacturers, software and application developers, retailers, media, photographers and others. It brings together critical assets from two respected, long-time industry associations: the Photo Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA) and the Photo Marketing Association International (PMAI). The Imaging Alliance actively promotes the economic growth and sustainable development of both current and future imaging applications. Its members work together to create a sense of community through philanthropic activities that support visual communications. For more information, see http://www.theimagingalliance.com/.
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For More Information, Contact:
Barbara Hagin
The Imaging Alliance
(408) 832-7626 – mobile
[email protected]