do any of you volunteer at your local animal shelter?

GerryDavid

I was thinking of volunteering my time and services for the local animal shelter. I was just wondering what is usually involved for a photographer. And I'm guessing you do not do a regular pet portrait setup for the animal pictures you take for them, other than maybe proper lighting, but no background sets.

goldenstarphoto

I have been considering doing this myself so I am interested if you get any responses..... Another avenue my wife and I use is to volunteer for non-profit dog rescues. We go to their events and volunteer our time taking photos and selling them on our site and then give back a percentage to the rescue. It has also generated a lot of other leads.....we are already booked for 4 events for next year. It doesn't make us rich, but it helps the rescues and it's free publicity.

GerryDavid

check out this weeks ppa magazine, the person in it moved to a new area, got involved with a shelter, did free work, hosted a party to meet important people that are involved with the pet shelter and got a bunch of great family portrait sessions from it, and thats just what my wife told me, I havent had time to read the magazine myself.