Shoot For Good

04/01/2020

Kinda spooky...

8:40 a.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. This is rush hour in downtown Norfolk.

(Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

10/15/2015

Nothing is more powerful than personal connections that take on a life of their own.

04/21/2015

I'm embarrassed that I've left this page dark for so long. But rest assured, I've been shooting for good. After several years of shooting and editing and translating, I'm thrilled to announce that a documentary film - for which I'm the Director of Photography - has been selected to premier at Academy Award winner Geena Davis's inaugural Bentonville Film Festival. Here is the trailer.

This is "Thaos Library Official Trailer" by Elizabeth Van Meter on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

05/18/2013

Shoot For Good was dreamed up by Steve Remich, Jennifer Ditona-Garcia, Lisa Villamil and me one night at a bar here in Norfolk, Va. in 2010, in part, as a grand experiment to see how folks around our community interpreted what it means to do good. We challenged photographers of all levels to witness and share those acts of kindness in order to create 24-hour snapshots focused on the things that are right, right in our backyards. Hundreds of shooters met and exceeded those challenges. It was always our intention to expand the project beyond Southeast Virginia.

While some of you jumped the gun just a smidge, beginning tomorrow, the Shoot For Good Facebook Group Page will be an open platform. A gathering place, where people from around the country and around the world can come and visit. Post a photo of someone lending a helping hand. Share an inspirational moment you caught on your smartphone. Comment on the images you enjoy. Ask questions. Or just pop by to relax, catch your breath and lift your spirits seeing that someone somewhere is doing the right thing and someone equally as kind and generous thought to shoot it and share with the rest of us.

Help us kick the Group Page off in style. Keep your peepers peeled tomorrow, Shoot For Good and share it with us here and on Instagram and/or Twitter. And then, come back. As often as you'd like. Starting tomorrow, the day kindness comes into focus is the day we steal a bit of the spotlight from all the bad news we suffer through daily and shine the light on the real role models among us.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you who has supported Shoot For Good these past few years. You are absolutely the reason why the project has been such a success. Sure, SFG is meant to be portal through which we celebrate unsung heroes. A big pointer finger recognizing the good deeds done by our neighbors. But, you know what they say about pointing. Three fingers point back. So for me, SFG is as much a celebration of you. Your vision, your willingness to be a witness and your generosity in sharing your talents. Now let's do this!!

05/15/2013

05/14/2013

Hey, hey...If you haven't yet joined our Facebook Group page, then you're missing all the action!! We're just days away!!!

04/08/2013

2011 photo by Vicki Cronis-Nohe

04/07/2013

Photo by Jason Hirschfeld

03/22/2013

The success of Shoot For Good relies squarely on people like you; scores who have reached out with helping hands. As we gear up for May's big day, we are looking to build a far-reaching, diverse and dedicated team of champions to help spread the word. If you think you have it in ya, message us directly over the weekend and we'll let you know what we have in mind.

03/09/2013

Many of you continue to asked if we're accepting photos from outside Hampton Roads, Va. And we're excited to say... YES! Absolutely!! Bring it!!! Now that we've got the hang of this and since we've jumped on the social media express, we're going all the way.