I was delighted to recently stumble across http://www.celebratingadoption.org/, a website offering similar services, and listings of photographers across the United States who are willing to donate their time and talent to you for your adoption session.

I am proud to announce that on Saturday, October 9,  I will be the second shooter/assistant fellow Christian and fellow photographer Carissa Swartout of Carissa Christine Foetographie at Portraits in the Park, a fundraising Mini-portrait session event in Thomas Lake Park in Eagan, MN. 

Carissa and her husband will be travelling to India where her in-laws are currently missionaries to serve for eight weeks.  All sessions are offered for whatever you can donate.  You can view her blog for more details on the work they will be doing and the sessions themselves.  Sessions will last approximately 30 minutes and yield you about 20 images to choose from.  If you are interested you can contact her to set up an appointment in an open time slot.  Any donations can be made payable to Redemption Ministries (http://redemptionmin.com.)

I am really excited to be working with a talented photographer like Carissa and to gain experience in mini-sessions.  But more than that I am thrilled to be using my time and talent for a reason as dear to my heart as missions.