I can’t think of a single person that at some time in their life they have not said, Ohhh I wish I had my camera! Or too bad someone wasn’t able to get a picture of that.
When it comes time for your husband, wife, brother, sister, son or daughter to walk thru that doorway or up the stairs after a months long deployment, somebody needs a camera handy. Not only that, they need to be willing to remember to take the pictures! Lots of them!
Unfortunately for most of us, we are too caught up in the moment to think about taking a picture. Precious moments in our lives left to be remembered only in our minds. Thankfully there are professional photographers willing to help out.
This is where Operation Love ReUnited comes into play. I used the email given on the site to ask about their program, to give me a rundown on exactly what they have to offer. Here is their reply…..
“About our program:
Clients are able to participate 2 times in the program per year or per deployment. We suggest a pre-deployment session, and the homecoming session if possible.
Photographers volunteer to waive their session fees and then agree to send the deployed person a 4x6 album once the images are complete, overseas to the deployed military member, or if a homecoming session, the album is given directly to the soldier because he/she is home. Photographers are not required to travel, or to offer anything outside of the session waivers. They are also not obligated to "promise" to be available for both sessions, however they do their very best to try and accommodate as many sessions as they can. Many of them choose to offer other services, discounts, products, etc., but that is solely left up to them, and some photographers may only participate in one type of session. So please talk to your photographer before any assumptions are made.We try to keep the session with a patriotic edge, flags, boots, helmets, uniforms, but we still want them to be fun and special for the families. Once your loved one is scheduled to come home, a photographer will go with you (upon availability) to the airport, hangar, pier side, etc to capture those first very special moments when you all are reunited as a family.
All OpLove sessions are completely based and scheduled on the photographer’s time. Please search the "Locate" portion of the website to find a photographer in your area. If one is not in your area, please be patient, new photographers are added regularly.
Thank you!
OpLove Admin”
Take your time looking over their site. There are testimonials and photos that showcase the type of work that is being done. They are a non-profit organization.
This sounds like a wonderful opportunity to allow these photographers to support our military and provide your deployed family member with some memories to look at again and again while they are deployed.
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