A Breast Cancer Journey And a Very Special Portrait Experience Session!
Rachel contacted me after finding one of my blog posts, through Google.
The post was about a breast cancer photo shoot I did for one of two amazing ladies, who when through their own journeys of diagnosis, treatment, and remission from the disease.
Meet Rachel!
When Rachel contacted me and told me about her journey, and where she was at that point, I found it very moving.
(It is impossible for me not to feel emotional every time I speak to a woman facing a breast cancer diagnosis)She wanted to find out about a Beauty Studio Experience, and also about an outdoor shoot, right here in Cornwall, to coincide with a visit to family - and also with the end of her chemo, and before the upcoming surgery.
But it Wasn’t Just About Her…
This photo shoot was to also be about the closeness and love between Rachel and her husband, and I was made aware, from the start, that he was a very important part of it!
We styled the shoot to be, mainly, casual but Rachel also brought along a couple of beautiful dresses to give the shoot a more sophisticated look.
I loved creating the different looks and images’ in both colour and black & white, with darker (low key) and brighter (high key) set ups!
I Felt Truly Humble
It is always a genuine thrill and honour to photograph all of my clients, but the photo shoots with women who have lived through such harrowing times bring a different energy to the studio…
To capture Rachel’s beauty, strength, and courage was truly humbling and emotional.
I know I keep using this word, but it is because I absolutely mean it: It was an honour!
And I am thrilled that her husband was a part of this portrait experience, as to capture their very deep bond and love for each other definitely added a very special layer to the images!
Rachel and her husband love their images, and I am so very happy to know that they will be treasured as part of their life’s story…
🎀 For Breast Cancer Support, contact Breast Cancer UK.
