Photographer using professional headshots to help foster animals find adoption

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The foster animals with the "From Forgotten to Forever" (FFTF) non-profit look pretty adorable in their adoption pictures. The group said it's thanks to a local photographer who photographs their animals for free, and their adoption rates are increasing.

Allison Hall takes pictures of animals for a living. She has a business called Golden Iris Portraits, but she takes photos for FFTF for free.

This month and next, Hall is scaling up her involvement.

FFTF hosts an annual pet photo contest for its calendar. This year, the top 12 amateur photographers will win a free professional photography session with Hall. FFTF and Hall hope the prize will incentivize more people to submit and donate to the foster home operations.

Voting ends May 31 at 9 p.m. It's $5 to submit a photo. The overall winner will be featured on the cover of the calendar.

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