Shoots for a Cure - Charitable Photographer Network

Be Inspired: Meet Dawn – Battle Session

When Dawn contacted me for more information on Shoots for a Cure, she wasn’t sure she wanted a session. Wasn’t sure this was the right time. Or that she would feel beautiful. She was just finishing chemo and barely beginning her long course of radiation. I encouraged Dawn to give herself a life celebrating gift, whether it was a portrait session or something else. She decided to go for it! Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer last...

Be Inspired: Meet Michelle – Victory Session

“My name is Michelle Wrightstone and I’m from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. I went for my second annual mammogram on Valentine’s Day at age 41. A few days later I was informed that the imagines were inconclusive and was sent for another mammogram at another office nearby. After further imaging I was told that there was an area in my left breast still inconclusive and scheduled a biopsy. I chose to wait a few weeks allowing me the...

Be Inspired: Meet Chris – Battle Session

Chris is a bright and happy seven year old. He loves Legos, Star Wars, baseball, and playing with his friends, just like lots of other little boys. But unlike most boys, his life went from typical to extraordinarily difficult last August when doctors found a five centimeter mass on his right kidney. Chris had Wilms Tumor (nephroblastoma), a type of kidney cancer that affects young children. The first step of Chris’ treatment was surgery to...