CMC photo students to give free portraits via Help-Portrait Dec. 5

A family gets ready for their portrait during the 2012 Help-Portrait event in Glenwood Springs. Students from Colorado Mountain College's Professional Photography program have participated in the event for the past five years.
A family gets ready for their portrait during the 2011Help-Portrait event in Glenwood Springs. The 2014 Help-Portrait event takes place this Friday, Dec. 5, at CMC in Carbondale and marks the fifth year that students from Colorado Mountain College’s professional photography program will be volunteering their time and expertise. Photo: Klaus Kocher.

The faculty, staff and students of the professional photography program at Colorado Mountain College’s Isaacson School for New Media will be at the college’s Lappala Center in Carbondale on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., providing free portraits as part of the international Help-Portrait movement.

Help-Portrait is a global movement of photographers using their time, tools and expertise to give back to those in need. There will be multiple portrait studios set up at the Lappala Center and portraits will be printed and delivered that night.

This is a charity event and there is absolutely no cost for the portraits.

This is the fifth year the professional photography program has participated in Help-Portrait, bringing hundreds of free portraits to the residents of the Roaring Fork Valley.

For more information on Help-Portrait go to http://help-portrait.com. For more information on this event in Carbondale contact Derek Johnston, program director/professor professional photography at Colorado Mountain College, at djohnston@coloradomtn.edu or 947-8151. The Lappala Center is located at 690 Colorado Ave, Carbondale, 963-2172.

Information in Spanish

La facultad, personal y estudiantes del programa de fotografía profesional de Colorado Mountain College estarán en  el Centro Lappala del Colorado Mountain College de Carbondale el viernes 5 de diciembre de 5-8 pm retratando gratis como parte de (international Help Portrait) ayuda Internacional con un retrato.

Ayudando con un Retrato es un movimiento mundialde fotógrafos que utilizan su tiempo, sus herramientas y conocimientos necesarios para a los necesitados. Habrá estudios de fotografía en el Lappala Center y se imprimirán los retratos y entregaran esa noche. Es un evento de caridad y no ningún costo para ser retratados o recibir su fotografía . Este es el quinto año programa de fotografía profesional que participado en (Help Portrait) la Ayuda de Retrato y regalado cientos de retratos a las del Valle Roaring Fork.

Para obtener más información sobre Help Portrait vaya a: http://helpportrait.
com. Para obtener más información sobre este evento contactar a Derek Johnston, Director del Programa / Profesor de Fotografía Profesional, Colorado Mountain College at djohnston@coloradomtn.edu, 970-947-8151. El Centro Lappala se encuentra en 690 Colorado Ave, Carbondale, CO 81623, (970) 963-2172