But outside of a show creeps him and shook his head in awe, service manager at the Guelph Wellington community life has been difficult to reveal what help portrait event that was given to the client.
On Saturday, about 30 photographers and editors met at the Arc industries on Royal Street to share their talents with the community.
They bring the lighting, background and all their camera equipment to spend the day taking professional portraits for clients living community, which provides support and assistance to people who have intellectual disabilities.
Solarium is transformed into the hair and makeup salon, conference room to edit hub, and the Department of industry of paper and mailing to the arc of the four separate portrait studios.
Photographer Karen Brodie was inspired to organize this year's event after volunteering as a photographer for the show in Kitchener last year. He said this was the first time the help-portrait was done in Guelph.