There’s something about Ella. A professionally trained dancer, model and creative director, Ella Judge is passionate about collaborating with fellow freelancers to create content that promotes important causes. In this piece, we explore Ella’s exciting career to date and chat about a recent shoot she organised with fellow creatives to help raise awareness of breast cancer.
HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL MAKEUP ARTIST - A JOURNEY INTO JOY ADENUGA'S CAREER
Joy Adenuga is an award-winning freelance make-up artist and beauty brand owner based in the UK. She discovered her love for make-up while passing a stack of beauty magazines at the airport and was so inspired by the make-up artistry that she immediately resolved to get her name on the cover of a magazine one day. After a decade in the beauty industry, Joy finds herself living out her dream as she works with top names like Sarah-Jane Crawford and Ronald Cyler to create unbelievable make-up looks.
WHAT'S YOUR COMMUNITY SCORE?
Being a part of a community is about giving as much as it is taking. You tend to get back what you put in. In addition to feeling connected to a creative collective, we've decided to reward those who are proactive members of the club with Community Points. And as we all know, my friends, points mean prizes!
PHOTOGRAPHER/FILMMAKER, MATHIAS FALCONE: HARNESSING THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION TO CREATE WORK THAT TELLS A STORY
Meet Mathias Falcone, a professional photographer and film director who has built an exciting career over many years date. Born in Italy and based in London, Mathias creates ‘event photostories’ for corporate, entertainment, tech, luxury, and private clients. Photostories are a series of photographs used to narrate a story. Clients use them to give people a clear insight into events or campaigns that they run.
PHOTOGRAPHER, RACHEL VOGELEISEN: USING HER PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS TO EMPOWER WOMEN
Freelancer Rachel Vogeleisen is a breath of fresh air. A professional portrait photographer specialising in female portraiture, black and white boudoir photography and professional headshot photography, Rachel uses her conceptual portraiture as a tool to help women feel empowered and confident.
FINDING WORK AT FASHION SHOWS & LFW
Freelancer Club was invited to Graduate Fashion Week to meet the next generation of freelance fashionistas. We brought a camera with us to find out how students, freelancers, and producers go about finding work at fashion shows and London Fashion Week.
CREATIVE CONNECTIONS: MIKE HOGAN, PHOTOGRAPHER X LIWIA DEKERT, ARTIST
Since restrictions were lifted in June, lots of our members have found themselves busier than ever with freelance projects and it’s been heartening to see positive reviews popping up on our members' profiles from clients who were really happy with their work.
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS: SARA ZARGHANI, MUA X KAMILA KMIECIK, PHOTOGRAPHER
Each week, Freelancer Club members use the collaboration tool to post their own collaborations and to apply to work on other members' test shoots. This corner of our platform is a hive of creativity and we love catching up with our members after they’ve completed their projects.