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Portrait no.18
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Getting quite excited now…you could say Wilde even…
Tomorrow we will be photographing Kim Wilde and her husband the actor Hal Fowler for 2 more of our 26 Miles celebrity portraits. Can’t wait to see her and my old mate Hal again.
Kim Wilde singing Kids In America in 1981
After that we’ll be interviewing and photographing Sarah Ezekiel for another of our 26 MND portraits. We are slowly but surely getting closer to our target (and nearer to Cristian having to run 26 miles – the poor git!).
Here’s a link to Sarah’s website. She creates amzing art using Eye Gaze technology. Well worth a look if you are already thinking about Christmas –
http://sarahezekiel.com/#/eyegaze-art/4562566580
Stories and photos will be on here soon 🙂
Nick Owen’s just the ticket
TV personality and supporter of the “26 Miles” Motor Neurone Disease Association campaign Nick Owen will be appearing at the Palace Theatre in Redditch this week – on Thursday September 24 – talking about his experiences interviewing stars from the world of sport, entertainment and news. Tickets are nearly sold out so hurry if you want one!
You can find out more here – Palace Theatre, Box Office
Rumour has it that co-stars from his past may be in the audience (including Suzanne Virdee)! I worked alongside Nick (and Suzanne) a great many times during my 17 year career as a TV cameraman and director.
Here’s what happened as I was reunited with Nick when we visited the BBC studios in Birmingham to take his “26 Miles” portrait recently.
(click on the first image to enter a slide show of all the pictures)
The door to BBC Birmingham’s Midlands Today news studio
Cristian setting up – that’s my mobility scooter in the foreground
Cristian, James and a cardboard cut out of Nick!
James as Nick’s stand-in model
The great man arrives!
Final checks
Nick prepares for his portrait
It was great to be back at the BBC alongside Nick
Laughing at one of his “classic” jokes
Cristian “in the zone” taking our portrait
Cristian still “in the zone” taking our portrait
The view from behind the camera
The view from in front of the camera
All the portraits will be taken in front of this background showing lots of the area around it
A glimpse of what the final portrait might look like
It takes a lot of concentration, this photography thing!
It was so great to meet him again. If you can get to his show on Thursday, you’ll find him as warm and witty in the flesh as he is on TV.
Nick’s portrait will be amongst pictures of a group of celebrities who are supporting the “26 Miles” Motor Neurone Disease Association campaign. These will be published during the final 26 MND portraits in the days leading to Cristian’s marathon.
Please help us to reach our target of £2,600 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The MND Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on MND care, research and campaigning and is the charity “26 Miles” is fundraising for. Please help them to help more people affected by MND by DONATING to our Just Giving page or donate via your mobile phone – Text ‘mmnd99 £5.00‘ (or whatever you can afford) to 70070
Thank you 🙂
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