Please shoot a quick email to:

ftbliss@oplove.org

to receive access information to the photo gallery.  Not all of our family’s pictures are available quite yet.  As you may recall there were THOUSANDS of images to proof.  Please check back often, but all the images will be posted by June 15th.

Know that we, at OpLove, sincerely appreciate everything that your spouse, you, and your family go through for this country and its many citizens.  We know it’s very hard, and we are very grateful!

We would love to hear about how OpLove helped your family through this deployment!  Please email any comments to, oplove1@gmail.com.

If you are contacted about setting up a portrait event, or if you feel like setting one up on your own, your first and best resource is your Regional Coordinator.  You can find your RC using the Finder (type your zip code, search 50,000 mile radius and you will see all the Regional Coordinators in pink at the top) or check out your local group on the collaboration board.

Any session where more than one family will be photographed, one after the other or at the same time, constitutes an event. These events sometimes grow rapidly and can very, very easily get out of hand.  Your RC provides a readily-accessible reserve of photographic help and resources (including event planning, sponsors and funding help!).  Additionally, the RCs are up-to-date with OpLove policies, and applicable DoD regulations, to keep your event from tumbling into gray legal areas.

As you plan your event, ALWAYS remember that you are representing OpLove first and foremost. To maintain a sense of continuity, these events are planned by OpLOve, NOT by your studio in conjunction with OpLove. Remember, session fee waivers and albums must still be offered per OpLove policy, even if the event you’re planning includes 4,000 familes. (Your RC can help with funding ideas and sponsorship!)

As we grow from a group of photographers into a fully fledged organization, it’s important to review the membership policies and make sure you understand what is required of you, your studio, and the families we offer services to, also refer back to your welcome letter!  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your regional coordinator – they’ve been chosen to serve because they fully understand every aspect of this organization. In the event that you stump them with a really hard question, they have avenues available to find the answer you need.

When you photograph a session, or attend an event, remember that you are not only representing yourself as an upstanding member of the community, but you are also representing this organization.  You are the face of OpLove, and it’s an honor to have so many who represent us so well.