SuperHero..
and super heroes.
I recently read something by a PR contact of mine complaining about the fee that “celebrities” charge to attend/launch/endorse a product or service and it got me thinking about the times that I’ve done a shoot where the opposite is true.
The difference? The celebs in my cases have been sports people, who give their time and support generously in aid of a good cause:
In this case the shoot was to promote a SuperHero fun run that was initiated by a young lady who has successfully received treatment at Crumlin Hospital and wanted to organise something to show her gratitude and support the Children’s Cancer Fund of the hospital. We were supposed to have the help of a couple of Munster Rugby players and a couple of Cork City soccer players, but ended up with 2 from Munster Rugby (Denis Hurley and Tomás O’Leary above), 3 from Cork City FC, and 2 high-profile Cork GAA players. One GAA player volunteered to come along as he was a friend of the family, and the other came along just because the first one mentioned it to him!
Before I forget, we also had the very lovely Laura Mitchell, the Cork Rose of Tralee entrant. She is probably the 10th Rose entrant that I’ve had the pleasure of shooting at one time or another. Those girls really do their bit for good causes, and are always so nice to work with.
The shoot was total mayhem, trying to juggle the sports guys arrival time and departure time in order to get to training, but it all worked out nicely in the end.
If you feel like walking or running 5K for charity, participants are encouraged to dress up as their favourite SuperHero and to participate in the Super Hero Fun Run will take place at Fota Wildlife Park on Saturday, 18th Sept 2010 and you can find more information on the Children’s Medical & Research Foundation web-page.
TTFN
