Inspiration for Photoshoot!

Searching for inspiration images for my photo shoot has been exciting!

I came across Sue Bryce - an Australian photographer who has been photographing women for over 25 years. She's says in the biography set ion of her website that she, 'wants to give women a feeling of being beautiful.  

 http://www.inbedwithsue.com/about-sue/

Sue met with Jill Brzenzinski-Conley, a 35 year old women with stage 4 incurable spread breast cancer that has now spread to her bones and invited her to take part in a high fashion style shoot in Paris.

Jill says of the experience, 'I felt like Cinderella, not a breast cancer patient, they made me feel like a supremodel'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2274504/Sue-Bryce-photography-Double-mastectomy-patient-Jill-Brzezinski-Conley-poses-stunning-fashion-shoot.html

I feel that the images taken are amazing, they depicted a woman without a care in the world. They creates a sense of empowerment.

Images taken from Daily Mail website.

Videographer Hailey Bartholomew also followed both Sue and Jill during their journey to Paris and produced a video. 

Click link for video http://vimeo.com/57648966

'nomakeup' Selfie drives awareness campaign!

#nomakeupselfie - Me, my daughter & dad xx

“Cancer is out there so awareness needs to be raised and I think the selfies are a great way to do it.

                                                                                                 Karl Riley, 2014

(as quoted in http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/think-cancer-awareness-selfies-taking/story-20829056-detail/story.html#ixzz2wRTqtNqY)

Over the past 24 hours, what has saw as one person's 2 minutes of harmless fun, has turned into a nation wide awareness campaign for cancer awareness.

#nomakeupselfie now has its own facebook group 'entitled 'No Make Up Selfie For Cancer Awareness and with over 150,0000 like and hundreds of uploaded photos showing women fresh faced and wearing 'no make up'. However as men are feeling a little left out, the reverse has happened and pictures of men WEARING MAKE UP have started to follow.

This shows the magic of social media and how strong a message can be broadcasted across the different social media channels.  Following on from the recent 'neknomination' craze that hit facebook last month, this latest craze has attarcted clebertites to foolow suit an a spokesperson for Cancer research UK commented saying:

 “We’ve been asked quite a lot overnight whether this was something started by us – unfortunately it wasn’t. However we welcome anything that raises a cancer awareness, so we certainly fully support the no make-up selfie campaign.”

However, there has been a series of negative backlash to the campaign. Many say that selfie ‘s can’t cure cancer, so why bother?

A selfie may not cure cancer, but this craze has got you talking? Like it or loathe it, it has attracted a series of donations that Cancer Research UK will benefit from as the saying goes, ‘Any publicity is good publicity!’

I have collected together a series of selfie’s from some of my friends and family, so a BIG THANK YOU to you all!

#nomakeupselfie - Kelly

#nomakeupselfie - Meg

#nomakeupselfie - Laura

#nomakeupselfie - Zoe & her mum 

#nomakeupselfie - Leanne

#nomakeupselfie - jojo 

#nomakeupselfie MAN STYLE - Ricky Gervais

#nomakeupselfie MAN STYLE - the lovely chris!!

#nomakeupselfie

A big thank you to all my friends and family for their permission in allowing me to use their photos!

to donate follow this link - http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

or text BEAT to 7099 which gives a £3 donation!

Devastating news…Forever in my heart Dad x

Friday 24th January 2014 is now a date that will forever captured within my memory.

Dad at My brothers wedding - April 2013

My precious dad fell asleep following a very courageous and brave fight against oesophageal cancer.
I am absolutely devastated but I know now that dad is now free of pain and can rest peacefully. He fought this terrible disease for over 20 months but now it has claimed his life.

Having nursed dad with my grandmother since the end of November following the placement of a stent within his oesophagus to aid his oral intake, my BA degree has taken a back step in particular design work and research as my dads health has been paramount. I know how proud my dad was when I completed my foundation degree and also at my graduation ceremony in June.

Dad & I at My FdA Graduation - July 2013

My aim and drive now dad has passed away is to finish my degree with as high a mark as possible and to do it in Memory of Dad!! This is for you Kid!!

Despite the set backs  I have occurred I have however still continued to apply for certain roles within the design industry. As I have previously been employed as a mock up artist / artworker within a greeting card / stationary importers, I have a wide knowledge and length of experience that I feel will aid my chance of employment. Within this period of employment I gained of a whole knowledge of how to present designs / ideas to a client, how to receive and research a brief from a client, produce a series of artwork using adobe products for mass production within the Far East -( this I feel is a vital tool as most companies now outsource to the far east for a matter of different reasons i.e. cost.), the use of pan tones within the industry and also the different between pantone colours and CMYK printing.

http://www.eurowrap.co.uk

By combining the experience I have from my employment together with the skills i have learnt from within both the BA (So far) and foundation degree I have feel that I will be able to gain a very good position within a current design company.

I have gained part time employment within a letting agents to cover maternity leave , and hopefully this will extend once my degree will finish. My employer is particularly interested in the skills I have within google sketch up and AUTO Cad. The design skills he is also interested in to aid the profile of the company and to out reach the status of Iccommodate - the lettings agents.

Previous applications that I have applied for are as follows:-
 • Artworker
 • Creative Graphic designer - Awaiting the client to return from the annual trade fair in Frankfurt
 • Interior designer
 • Graduate scheme in Merchandising and Buying with TKMaxx - due to dads il health I have missed the second part of the recruitment process
 • Multi-channel assistant merchandiser at Matalan
 • Trainee buyer - industrial placement at Matalan

These are just a variety of roles that I have applied for, however I am also making a decision about how I can further progress my education by gaining a PCGE or via 'Teach first'. I have gained an interest in maybe becoming a college lecturer within the design industry and teaching ages 16+.

 Dad, I and My Brother after Race for Life - July 2012 (3 months after he was first diagnosed)