Well, it is that time of year again! For the past 3 years i have worked on
the Pin-up for Heroes Calendar. A project set up to raise money for the Help
for Heroes charity with 100% of the profit being donated to the charity
itself. I always tried to do something a bit unique with Pin up for Heroes, going
for that bit of cheekiness that a charity calendar should have, but also
keeping it tasteful and respectful of the models and their families. With my
background in Pin-up Photography it has always been a natural choice to go
with the Pin-up route and create something that anyone could hang on their
wall and be proud of. Now in its third year, the calendar has thus far raised almost £8000 for
Help for Heroes from the 2010 and 2011 editions, and now the 2012 edition is
available so even more cash can be raised for such a deserving cause. This year, i passed over a lot of the administration side of the work to my
good friend Lucy Jerwood, an army wife and volunteer for Help for Heroes.
For the past 2 years Lucy has helped behind the scenes with the calendar
with help to organise the launch parties, locations for the shoots, costumes
and props and so much more! At the start of the year i decided not to carry
on with the project as i had to switch priorities to look after my family
more, being a full time dad and house husband, but with a bit of cajoling
from Lucy, she offered to take over the admin and running of the project
with myself concentrating just on the photography and design side as well as
running the website and blog for the project. This year i shot all of my side of the work at Tedworth House, in Wiltshire,
the newly refurbished Rehabilitation unit run by Help for Heroes. A simply
amazing grand stately home that was restored both inside and out and a
perfect setting for the photography work to take place. I photographed 7 of the 12 calendar months, and gave the opportunity for 2
other photographers to be involved in the work, a local photographer Ian
Egner who contributed 3 of the months, and Richard Mathews who did a further
2 months. The models, who as always all hard strong military links, were Lisa Medwell,
Peta Todd, China Rose Pennycook, Cherrie Hirst, Stephanie Edwards, Kitty
LeTrash, Ely Dean, Faye Green and Pamela Boyd. Outfits for the shoots were provided by Bluebella, Heavenly Corsets, Pin up
Parade, and hair and makeup was done by the team at Andover beauty college. The 2012 Calendar is now available to buy and you can purchase it from their
facebook page on http://www.facebook.com/Pinupforheroes?sk=app_135607783795 Thanks Andy
the Pin-up for Heroes Calendar. A project set up to raise money for the Help
for Heroes charity with 100% of the profit being donated to the charity
itself. I always tried to do something a bit unique with Pin up for Heroes, going
for that bit of cheekiness that a charity calendar should have, but also
keeping it tasteful and respectful of the models and their families. With my
background in Pin-up Photography it has always been a natural choice to go
with the Pin-up route and create something that anyone could hang on their
wall and be proud of. Now in its third year, the calendar has thus far raised almost £8000 for
Help for Heroes from the 2010 and 2011 editions, and now the 2012 edition is
available so even more cash can be raised for such a deserving cause. This year, i passed over a lot of the administration side of the work to my
good friend Lucy Jerwood, an army wife and volunteer for Help for Heroes.
For the past 2 years Lucy has helped behind the scenes with the calendar
with help to organise the launch parties, locations for the shoots, costumes
and props and so much more! At the start of the year i decided not to carry
on with the project as i had to switch priorities to look after my family
more, being a full time dad and house husband, but with a bit of cajoling
from Lucy, she offered to take over the admin and running of the project
with myself concentrating just on the photography and design side as well as
running the website and blog for the project. This year i shot all of my side of the work at Tedworth House, in Wiltshire,
the newly refurbished Rehabilitation unit run by Help for Heroes. A simply
amazing grand stately home that was restored both inside and out and a
perfect setting for the photography work to take place. I photographed 7 of the 12 calendar months, and gave the opportunity for 2
other photographers to be involved in the work, a local photographer Ian
Egner who contributed 3 of the months, and Richard Mathews who did a further
2 months. The models, who as always all hard strong military links, were Lisa Medwell,
Peta Todd, China Rose Pennycook, Cherrie Hirst, Stephanie Edwards, Kitty
LeTrash, Ely Dean, Faye Green and Pamela Boyd. Outfits for the shoots were provided by Bluebella, Heavenly Corsets, Pin up
Parade, and hair and makeup was done by the team at Andover beauty college. The 2012 Calendar is now available to buy and you can purchase it from their
facebook page on http://www.facebook.com/Pinupforheroes?sk=app_135607783795 Thanks Andy
