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Update

November 6, 2007 by angela.

Sorry…I completely forgot about this blog! I figured after the rush of summer weddings, reunions, and portraits that business would even out a little, but I’m still as busy as ever. I’ve had numerous OpLove sessions lately, and still have more to come. I am soooooo glad that word is finally getting out and spreading in Oklahoma. Tomorrow, I’m travelling to Ft. Sill for two homecoming sessions. I absolutely love the homecoming sessions and all the emotions that are present. I’ll try to get my website pics for OpLove updated soon. I’ve had several sessions since I last updated it, so I’d like to add some more pics. Anyway, I gotta get ready. I have a full day ahead of me. I’ll try to post again soon. :[)

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PPA Magazine Update

July 4, 2007 by angela.

I just received a copy of the magazine with the article about OpLove. Wow…the writer did a great job making me not  sound like a rambling idiot! I was so excited during the interview, I just rattled the entire time about this wonderful organization. Anyway, here is a link to the article in a PDF format: http://www.abcphotography.net/oplovearticle.pdf or you can read it in the July issue of Professional Photographer.

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OpLove Update

April 11, 2007 by angela.

I have been working as much as possible in my free time (haha) to help OpLove gain a 501(c)(3) status. I truly believe in this organization and it’s wonderful purpose to help support our men and women in uniform. Well…we’ve made some progess. As of last Friday, we are officially a non-profit organziation formed under the Colorado Secretary of State!   ~Woo Hoo!!!~  Now comes the hard part, the 501(c)(3) paperwork. :(  It is gruesome, to say the least, but definitely worth it. Well…back to work. Just wanted to give everyone an update.

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OpLove Photos

March 16, 2007 by angela.

Here’s a few photos from my recent photo shoot with the Sommer Family.

        

         

     

 

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Operation: Love Reunited (OpLove)

March 16, 2007 by angela.

Here’s a recent press release about OpLove: 

DENVER, Colorado, February 14, 2007 – A new organization has been created to allow photographers to lend their creative energies to raising the morale of our men and women in uniform. This movement has the potential to touch millions of lives nationwide and around the world. Professional photographers are joining together in Operation: Love ReUnited, to give back to our military members and their families by offering up their services.

These photographers are offering, free of charge, to be there for our troops – for the tender moments as they are leaving on a deployment, a session with the military member’s family while they are gone, or the elation of their return. A small album (also free of charge) will be sent to the soldier, so they can have the keepsake with them while at their duty station. The Operation helps those long months go by a little faster. It’s designed to capture moments that you will long remember and always treasure. It’s art. It’s love. It’s all made possible by artists wanting to give something back to those who make the United States what it is, and ask for nothing in return – but for these men and women to come home.

As a gift in appreciation for all he or she has been through as a military member, the soldier receives a 4×6 album of images. These images may include such things as a child’s hand clasped in his parent’s with the faint glimpse of a BDU sleeve, a marine in dress with his family, a sailor with his parents right before departure, or a child playing dress up in combat boots and a helmet. The album will be sent to the deployed soldier by the photographer, at no additional cost.

More information about the Operation: Love ReUnited, including how to find a photographer for your family, see sample images, or learn how to join as a photographer, visit http://www.oplove.org

About the Founder

Tonee Lawrence is a 27 year old mother of two, a military wife of more than 5 years. After her own husband returned from a deployment to Qatar for Operation: Iraqi Freedom, she wasn’t able to capture the long awaiting faces of her little boys when they saw their father for the first time in months. She started thinking about what she could do to make it so families had images of this very special time in their life – being reunited with someone they love so much, after giving so much in service for their country and not asking for anything in return, but just to come home.

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