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A personal project on reaching 50 which looks at my relationship with my dad who died on the 14th December 1979, aged 51.
Two football cards sit next to my late fathers funeral card. As well as collecting football cards, I appeared to be collecting funeral cards as well. The backdrop is my dads Motherwell football club scarf.
Worshipful Brother Tim Strickland, PM and Junior Warden of Horry Lodge No. 381 is no exception. Brother Tim took on a personal project to bring relief to a family in need. And with the assistance of WB Ronnie Elvis, Sr., PM, Horry Lodge #381, RW Brother Chris Holland, DDGM of the 29th Masonic District, the Masters and Wardens Club of the 29th Masonic District as well as many other lodges and individuals who contributed, Brother Tim was able to raise enough monies to purchase a beach access chair for Katherine Huddleston as well as monies for medical expenses. The following photos indicate how happy this family was to receive assistance for their daughter who has had cebral palsy all her life. Katherine is now 21 years old and can enjoy a trip to the beach with her family, where as before, she would have to stay at home. The following letter of thanks sums it up pretty well..
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"To all the Mason's..
We want to give a big Thank You to everyone who was involved with getting out daughter Kathi the beach wheelchair. You all made the impossible happen, for Kathi to go to the beach with us. We can't thank you all enough or tell you what it means to us..
This really already has improved Kathi's life, because she doesn't have to stay behind anymore..
God bless you all..
Sincerely,.
Angelika, Ken, Katherine, Jennifer and Laura Huddleston .
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Pictured below in the presentation photograph are the following from left to right:.
RW Brother Chris Holland, DDGM, 29th Masonic District.
Angelika Huddleston (mother) with daughter Laura.
Ken Huddleston (father).
Jennifer Huddleston (oldest daughter).
Katherine Huddleston sitting in her beach access wheelchair.
Brother Jacob Reid, Conway Lodge No. 65.
WB Ronnie Elvis, Sr. PM, Horry Lodge No 381.
Brother Gordon Best, Jr Warden, Grand Strand Lodge No. 392.
and not pictured (but holding the camera) WB Tim Strickland, Jr Warden, Horry Lodge
This is a shoot conducted at Moles nightclub during there closed hours. They have just had a brand new refit and the walls were painted a rich teal colour which I thought would make a wonderful backdrop. I enhanced the red of her lips knowing that red and green are complementary colours so the expanse of green behind her would make the deep red of her lips (and the pale red of her cheeks to a certain extent) pop against the background colour.
I used a focal length of 18mm which exaggerates perspectives and made the slightly curved wall even more rounded. It almost seems as if the wall is pushing her towards the camera.
BELGIUM
As a personal project, I decided to shoot everything and anything for 50 days with just a 50mm lens (on a full frame body).
Check out my blog for more on the project: www.bertstephani.com/blog
For this project, I took pictures of Tommy Nemeh is various places that each showed a small chunk of his personality. These include Swimming, playing soccer, playing the guitar, skateboarding, and lastly a picture of his face.
First, I took a picture of Tommy swimming. He has been swimming for a while now and it is a big part in his life, so I thought I would use a picture of him swimming for this project. He is doing a stroke called butterfly, which is a very hard stroke and requires a lot of physical demand. The picture shows the struggle of the stroke as you can see by his facial expression. I turned up the saturation so that the water would look bluer and pop out more.
Second, I took a picture of Tommy playing soccer. Soccer was and still is a big part in Tommy’s life. He spent years training and improving on his soccer abilities. Due to this, I decided to use this as another picture for this project. I turned the contrast up so that his shirt and the ball pop out more. I also used rule of thirds for this picture.
Third, I took a picture of Tommy playing guitar. Tommy has been playing guitar for many years now and is a huge part in his daily life. Because of this, I decided to also use this as another picture in this project. I also took this picture in rule of thirds and I used shallow depth of field to make his hands, which are playing a chord, pop out more.
Fourth, I took a picture of Tommy skateboarding. Tommy has been skateboarding for a very long time now and he does it as much as he can. He has learned various tricks over the years and I got him doing a perfect heel flip in the picture. I used stopped motion to get him flipping the board in the air. I turned the saturation up so that the grass behind him looked greener.
Lastly, I took a picture of Tommy’s face. However, this picture has more to it than just a face. This picture shows the inner peace and creativity stored deep within Tommy’s mind. It shows that he is more than just another human being. He is his own person living in another world of imagination. I turned the contrast and saturation to make the colors really pop.
"I have been applying to multiple jobs. I meet all the qualifications, in fact most times I am over qualified but I never tend to be the 'right' candidate. I always get to the interview phase but I just never receive call after the interview. I am not sure what it is. I have a masters in journalism with a few years experience and I'm in the middle of finishing a second masters in Women and Gender Studies. I am struggling a lot to find a professional job. It seems like as an international student, people just expect you to work at fast food restaurants and I refuse to do that because there is a reason I am working so hard at school, it's to have a better future. I feel like as an immigrant I constantly have to prove myself to others and that is exhausting." Sumaira Alwani is from Pakistan. She has been living in Canada for close to three years as an international student. She has completed her masters in journalism and will be finishing her masters in women and gender studies some time next year. Photo by Madina Azizi.