Happy New year – Partnerships abound!
by dramawayadmin
We are excited to be starting off the New Year like Busy Bees. We hope you all had a fabulous Holiday Season.
As you know, our Programs will soon resume and some of our Community Classes are already underway. We have been working hard completing our production scripts and choreography!
We are proud to have our Performer Jenna Martinuzzi recently join Morgan Joy at a TV Project at SickKids, so that’s very exciting. Way to go Jenna and Morgan. We are also planning to have a few more of our Performers appear on that show as well, so stay tuned.
We are also excited to be approached by Female Photography Emily Dick who has been working on a body image guide book called Average Girl: A Guide to Loving Your Body! Check out the write up here for more details, we are hoping some of our female DramaWay participants, will get involved.
Emily Dick is a local Photographer. For the last few years she has been working on a body image guide book called Average Girl: A Guide to Loving Your Body. It is an inspirational self help guide full of facts, information, work sheets and photographs of real girls.
She has interviewed over 80 girls about the critical issues that affect body image. To date, she has photographed nearly 40 women for the project. Her hope is that every girl who opens the book will see someone who looks like them, or who reminds them of themselves.
Her goal is to fully represent women of all types. Specifically, she wants more than just a “token” person who represents persons with a disability, nationality or experience. They want and need more young women to step up and be photographed so we can make this possible.
Specifically, she is looking for young women who have down syndrome and those who have physical disabilities (wheelchair, amputees). She is also looking for more women who have visible scars and who are Indian/Asian.
Emily says “Having these girls involved in my project will help others to feel empowered to love themselves as they are, have a healthy body image and redefine what ideal beauty is. I believe that my project will create conversation about how body image plays a role in the overall health of ALL young women” (eating disorders, mental health, bullying, etc.).
Average Girl Photoshoot Details: White bathing suit or white underwear set to be worn and provided by the participant for photoshoot. The goal is to show the unique and loveliness of each body without having any young woman totally “bare it all.” An example of what the images will look like, can be found here: http://www.loveaverage.com/the-book.html
Where: Most photoshoots take place at Emily’s studio in Burlington, Ontario (720 Guelph Line, Suite 307) but she is willing to travel within the GTA if needed.
What Participants Get: Complimentary makeup (if they would like), complimentary mini photography session (headshots, etc.), and a copy of the book (when published).
Must be willing to sign a model release form/have a parent willing to sign a model release form
Thank you for your time and consideration!
Emily Lauren Dick
@averagegirlguide
info@emilylaurenphotography.ca
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