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About the Project

Kicking off on the VeryAltF tour of ‘08, John Michael and Dalisa Cooper start a Pay-It-Forward project to help photographers get in front of the lens with their families. Something photographers are notorious for not doing. These are their stories.

Charis, Meishach, Judah, Chera, and Nava

Photographed by Shelby

Shelby’s Family Photographed by AltF

Meishach Moore of Sonrise Photography often has me tag along to second shoot… so I thought the perfect payback for the work and friendship he’s sent my way would be to ask him to be involved in this project. We met on a CHILLY afternoon in Murfreesboro to get the shots recorded for the history books.

Meggie, Noah and Adam

Photo by: Tara Kneiser, Dixie Pixel

Tara’s photo by AltF

Meggie Velasco, of Meggie Velasco Photography was watching my photo shoot in Atlanta, Georgia, and volunteered her family to be a participant in the Pay It Forward project!  We met in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee for an urban family shoot.  You can see more of the images here!

Matthew, Maria, and Samuel

Photographed by Stringer Photography in Coatesville, PA

Here we are as photographed by AltF.

Neville and I had another delightful afternoon photographing Matthew Tennison and his beautiful family.  You would think having 3 photographers scheduling this session, one of us would have remembered the time changeand we should plan accordingly.  Fortunately, Neville had just gotten some new fun lighting equipment and put it to the test.  So bring on the darkness, we’re prepared now!  You can see a couple more on the blog.

Melissa, Chris, Nick & Max

Photos by Erica Price

Link to Erica’s family portraits by Jason Domingues

Melissa and her family met me at the City Market in Kansas City.  It was a beautiful evening and she has a beautiful family.  Little boys are such fun to work with.  :)  Melissa is with Captures in Time Photography.

Sofia & A

Photos by: Ryan Estes

Here’s the Estes family shoot by Neville & Lori Stringer.

I had the privilege of shooting Sofia Negron and her daughter in Philadelphia… “A” is a budding ballerina so Sofia dressed her in her tutu and we had some fun playing around a burned out jazz club!

Christine, Matt, Tate, Niki, & Mimi

Photos by: Sarah Rimel

Our cool session with the amazing Jason Domingues

I was able to pay-it-forward with Christine May of Click Photography in Kansas City, MO. She chose a really fun spot in the Crossroads Arts District for the shoot. You can see more photos on my blog here!

Matt, Betsy & Jonah

Photos by:  Erica Price

Link to Erica’s family shoot: photos by Jason Domingues

Matt works with Hawes Photography & Design.  We went to the Nelson Art Museum in Kansas City and enjoyed a beautiful autumn afternoon.  Jonah is adorable and the pure sweetness of a family with their new little baby is wonderful to be around.

Don, Rosie, Sara, Kristen & Hank

Photos by Eric Doggett

Our intense AltF Shoot

I photographed Kristen and her wonderful family here in Austin. Shown here are Don, Rosie, Rosie’s big-sister Sara (who lives out of town), Kristen, and their awesome dog Hank, who’s capable of many tricks.

Kristen has a cool photo biz with a catchy name: Faux Toes. More shots are here.


Wayne, Shannon & Lily

Photo taken by: Patrick Williams

Our Photo By AltF


Photo of: Wayne, Shannon and Lily
City: Atlanta, Georgia

When I first started my photography career I met Wayne working at Benjamin Studios. I then was able to meet his wonderful wife Shannon, who started her own wedding photography business. My wife Angel and son Murphy love to go to the zoo with Shannon and Lily, and we’ve enjoyed sharing our lives over the years.

Jen, Badi, Reese and Finn

Photos by Leslie Gilbert

Our AltF Shoot

I had the pleasure of photographing Jen Baltgalvis, and her family in Shipoke.  It was a pleasure to meet them!  You can see more on the blog!