HELP JAPAN FUNDRAISER - 100% GOES TO DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Over the last few days and weeks the news images show devastated Japan after the earthquake and tsunami with a nuclear catastrophe unfolding. There are many charity organizations that help the unfortunate and one that we support here at the studio is Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders.
The constant effort by Doctors without Borders to be in disaster areas and conflict zones in over 60 countries is a cause worth supporting. These doctors go where nobody else goes and are very quick to get there. Event though Japan is a wealthy country and seems to be in a much better position to help itself, Doctors without Borders has sent medical teams to support the earthquake and tsunami response in Japan. Their teams are running mobile clinics and are conducting needs assessments at this point.
For this reason we'd like to hold a fundraiser here a the studio by offering a portrait shoot. Our photographers will donate their time. 100 % of your donations will go to Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontieres.
The fundraiser will take place on Thursday, March 24th and through Monday, March 28th. Christian Oth Studio is offering a special portrait package that includes a 1-hour session with one of our studio photographers. For further details and questions about how you can make an immediate contribution please contact Meredith Goforth at meredith@christianoth.com by 5pm on Monday, March 28th.
Details of the Fundraiser:
- Purchase a portrait session with one of our studio photographers for a specially reduced rate of $750
- Your portrait session must take place between April 1 and April 15
- We will schedule a time and a place for your photography session. There are 3 areas that we will shoot at: Manhattan's Meat Packing District, Central Park and Dumbo. It will be early Spring and these locations will have a special allure.
- Samples of portrait shoots can be found here, and here. There is also good sample here about several engagement shoots.
- You will receive your images as a link to our proofing site.
- You will also receive iPad and web ready files of the best images from the shoot.
Please contact Meredith Goforth (212) 634-7949 or meredith@christianoth.com to book your portrait session.
We will book as many of these portrait sessions as physically possible within this 2 week period. We have several photographers ready and available to shoot several sessions a day.
Please note that your donation is a general donation to Doctors without Borders and it's not Japan specific, however this will help their efforts there.
We are also looking for corporate sponsors who will match the contributions by our clients.
All of us here at Christian Oth Studio would like to extend our thanks to those who will contribute to the cause.
UPDATE: We just got our first sponsor: The Tara Circle, inc at The Alder Manor (location of many movies such as the Royal Tenenbaums and one of Martha Stewart's favorite locations) has just very generously donated their premises as a backdrop for our portrait shoot.