october is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month

Help spread the word.

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Now I Lay me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS) is way for photographers to give back to there community with the gift of professional portraiture to families who suffer an early infant loss. This is a precious gift that has amazing healing power for the families. I encourage you to learn more and to get other to learn more by spreading the word everywhere.

now I lay me down to sleep infant awareness month

Logo you can share in spreading the message…

I believe this is an amazing organization. I have been a member and affiliate photographer since 2006 photographing families in need of these services. Been a trainer and area coordinator. Work on the photographer approval team. Served on the National NILMDTS Board of Directors for two years. I share this information not to brag but to hopefully inspire you to join in too. If you are like me when I first heard of NILMDTS I said, “There’s no way I could ever do this type of photography.” I eventually was convinced to give it a try and after seeing the help it gives families I now say, “How can I not do it??”

nilmdts banner for pregnancy and infant loss awareness month

Banner logo you can share in getting the word out about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

Here are some more links….

Five reasons to become a NILMDTS photographer

Rhonda Gehman NILMDTS story

Vikki Zoller NILMDTS

Ashely Krapf NILMDTS

A call out story

I hope this inspires you to get on board. Is the work difficult? Yep. Is it rewarding? You bet! But you won’t know until you try… If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to get in touch. My contact info is at the top of the page or here.

Yours in Creative Photography,      Bob

charity photography

Let’s talk about raising your profile in the community. Many times you can do that by helping out various charities and/or fundraising using your photography skills. I don’t recommend doing this work for that reason only but a higher profile can be a by-product of supporting charities that you believe in.

Here’s an example of a recent shoot and blog post that I did for the Red Rock Rotary Club of Sedona. Make sure that you send an invoice for the work you do for the full amount. Then zero balance the total so that the value of the work you do is properly recognized. If you don’t let them know they will have their own thoughts on the value of your work.