At least, I’m assuming you missed it. I did. I only know about it now because the behind-the-scenes shots from people I know who participated started popping up on my Facebook. So, I looked into it.

The basic idea is one day in December photogs get together, donate time and equipment and make free portraits for people who can;t otherwise afford them. Dead simple, yeah?

From their site:

Founded by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers, coming together across the world, to use their photography skills to give back to their local communityOn or around, December 12th, photographers around the world will be grabbing their cameras, finding people in need, and taking their picture. When the prints are ready, the photographs get delivered. Yep. It really is that easy.

And by the way, we don’t want to see your photos. This is about GIVING the pictures, not taking them. These portraits are not for your portfolio, website, or for sale. Money isn’t involved here. This holiday season, you have the chance to give a family something they may have never had before- a portrait together.Our mission?

Our mission at Help-Portrait is simply to equip and mobilize you. We want to make sure you have all the information that you need to successful participate in Help-Portrait on 12.12.09. We want to help you find other people in your area that are wanting to be part of Help-Portrait or have already begun to plan the event. We want you to have the opportunity to give.

They’ve said that starting next year and going forward Help-Portrait day will be the first Saturday of December annually. So, pull out those calendars and mark them, so next year you can give something back.

Link: http://www.help-portrait.com/

(good job to Katie Moon, Jennifer Parker, and all the other Indy-area photogs who participated this year, and inadvertently brought it to my attention)