My website that Speaks for the Unspoken

I have officially published my website. it features my non-profit work as well as personal and environmental work. it's all about speaking for things that cannot speak for themselves, a major theme in The Lorax by Dr. Seuss: which gave me my inspiration for everything i do in my career now basically.

www.breannadobbinsphotography.com

For those of you that dont know, the picture is of the actual 'lorax' character from Dr. Seuss's book.

Behind the Habitat

Here are the remainder of the pictures from my shoot at Habitat for Humanity. They are the behind the scenes that no-one normally thinks about. but every non-profit involves as much business and work as a profit making corporation. the people that work here are simply extra special and they deserve as much attention as the people building houses. Habitat is an amazing organization and they are currently working on a environmentally friendly house, LEED certified. They hope that most, if not all, of their future builds will be LEED certified and environmentally friendly. i will be shooting that dedication so pictures will follow.

even our plants want peace in this world.

About a year ago, i went to Julia's Coffee to take pictures for a project. it was the first time i had really worked with a non-profit on a photography project. this project lead to me inevitably choosing to work with non-profits as a career. i revisited the pictures and converted them to black and white, because i wanted to. since i myself used to work in a coffee shop, this project hit home with me and how anything can become a non-profit and make a difference. i simply wanted to portray the fun, warm, friendly environment you will find at Julia's Coffee.

Habitat Connecting to Humanity

For my corporate/industrial class, we had to find/create a company and take pictures in the offices. I of course wanted to work with a non-profit in the area to build my experience working with them so i chose Habitat for Humanity. this shoot was different though because i was shooting the pictures in the offices and they were simply pictures of business meetings or customer service... normally i enjoy being out in the field and taking pictures of action and stuff happening but this shoot turned out to be really fun and i now know i can work with people in their offices and take whatever kind of pictures they need. all the people at Habitat for Humanity were welcoming and willing to do whatever to make a good photo.

Hands on the Environment

A couple months ago I had an opportunity to work with a local organization, Hands on Charlotte. Hands on Charlotte provides volunteers to different organizations and companies around the area. for example, this specific group i photographed takes monthly visits to the Raptor Center and does landscaping and simple tasks around the grounds. Hands on Charlotte also provides tutors for at-risk youths, builders for Habitat for Humanity, etc. even though it was freezing outside and pretty early in the morning, this group was ready to work. not only were they ready but they were happy. and that is what volunteering is all about. this is what my photography is all about, documenting the effect volunteers and non-profits are having on our world. (and while i was there i got to meet an owl named Dumbledore, made it even better)