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Portraits of young cancer patients for Flashes of Hope

Mother and son for Flashes of Hope

Once again I was privileged to photograph some portraits of young cancer patients and their families for Flashes of Hope, a non-profit that provides free portraits for cancer patients and their families. I like portraits, I like kids, so it was a great match.

There were four of us photographers, all ASMP members, working at the Steven D. Hassenfeld Children’s Fun Day for patients at the NYU Langone Medical Center. (Flashes of Hope likes to work with members of ASMP to insure quality photographs and quality experiences.)

I managed to photograph 10 kids and their families that day, and learned, as I always learn when I do this, that kids are kids. And so, thankfully, are some adults.

Here are some of the kids and their families:

Portrait of a boy for Flashes of Hope
Portrait of a boy for Flashes of Hope
A mother and son for Flashes of Hope
A mother and son for Flashes of Hope
A boy with oversized glasses for Flashes of Hope
A boy with oversized glasses for Flashes of Hope

And the other photographers:

Photographer Kevin Michael Reed
Photographer Kevin Michael Reed
Photographer Chip East
Photographer Chip East
Photographer Eric Hason
Photographer Eric Hason

My profuse thanks to the kids, their families, Flashes of Hope, and my fellow photographers.

Geeky tech note: lit with 1 Alien Bee strobe head in a 36″ Photek Softlighter II camera right and a second Alien Bee head with a 20 deg. grid behind the subject, camera left. Canon 5D MkIII, 50mm f/1.4 lens.