It's that time of year again, a whole bunch of top tier wedding photographers are donating their time for a very worthy cause. Thirst Relief International will be sponsoring it's third annual mentor auction this weekend for a chance to have a 90 minute one on one session with the photographer of your choice during the WPPI convention next month to help raise money to provide clean drinking water for the people who need it the most. The auction will start this weekend on February 9th and conclude on the 12th. You can sign up and pre-register now on the auction site,fotoVerite. There was a little confusion last year about the way the auction is run. I think most people are used to using eBay, which ends at a specific time, so people go in at the last second and place a higher bid (called sniping), not allowing someone else to bid even higher. This auction has an anti snipe feature so the auction doesn't end until someone is not willing to pay any more. Once the auction has ended, if there was a last minute bid, it extends the auction by a few minutes, allowing the person who got outbid, to place another bid, extending the auction by a few more minutes allowing the other person the same opportunity. This goes on until someone is no longer willing to bid higher which is the fairest way to run an auction and most like a real world live auction. I hope that makes sense.
CLICK HERE to register and see the entire list of mentors!
Thank you to all who volunteered their time and to all who will be bidding!
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