Finding models
As you may know I am at the stage of illustrating my book, Making Life more Beautiful, with photographs I have taken myself. It is turning out to be a great adventure, but not one without its challenges. When asked … Continued
Photography project – backgrounds
The first term of photography is over. Next term, we move to our “major project”. My major project is to produce 50 images for Making Life more Beautiful (my book). Last week we had to produce our proposal. The tutor … Continued
Do you care about how you look?
How we look is such an important aspect of who and what we are. Just as we have a character and personality, so too, we have an appearance – a body, a shape, a way of talking and walking. We … Continued
Jaclyn makes pure beauty products
In the summer I met my friend Jaclyn for a tapas. We sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine. And a Tio Pepe. I’ve known her for a few years – she used to date a dear family friend – and … Continued
Guest blog – Maame-Yaa Bempah
I recently posted about natural grey hair, and my own decision to stop bleaching and colouring my hair. I got a great reaction from my friend Michala who tweeted that like grey hair, “Afro hair just needs to be embraced for … Continued
This is an equal opportunities blog
Introduction Beauty is a social construct. Ideas of beauty change over time, and between nations and races. More subtly perhaps, your age and sexuality may determine what and who you like to look at. However it appears that we are … Continued