Cara Frew

About

I'm a young,enthusiastic photography student who has currently just finished my NC year at college. Having completed my NC year successfully, I have now been accepted to study at HNC level after the summer at Ayrshire College's Kilwinning Campus. I'm extremely excited for the big jump as I feel I'm prepared enough to take on the first steps of becoming a professional. Studying at NC level this year has been very beneficial in terms of building up my confidence and basic skills within the field. I've really enjoyed the experience so far but I now feel that I'm ready to take the next step. I'd love to be able to assist a photographer in order to build up my experience, but also to meet the professionals and see how they've made photography into their own career. In photography, I feel like having contacts within the field can be a very important thing for the future, so I'd love to be able to work with people who have similar interests and who can also guide me to where I want to be in the future. Since I've only been studying the subject for a year now, I'm still not 100% sure which genre of the field interests me the most because I've loved the variety of study so far. I'd be thrilled to become a photographic assistant in any area of the field as it's still experience at the end of the day. I've recently only turned 18 years old which I also find to be a great advantage as I have nothing to hold me back in terms of age and I am fully flexible in terms of travel and time. I left school a year early to pursue my dream of becoming a photographer by going to college and studying from the bottom. I'm confident that I'll eventually get somewhere by starting from the bottom in terms of work/study as I feel that being patient for something that you really want is the best way to go about things. If you're patient and work hard enough to achieve a goal then great things will soon come along. Ayrshire and Arran is a great region to live in as we're surrounded by beautiful scenery and there's a lot going on photography wise. It's mainly social photography in this area but I feel like it's a beneficial field to get involved in. There's hundreds of events going on throughout the year so there's always something to get stuck into and photograph. In terms of becoming an assistant, I'd be thrilled if I was just holding camera equipment or even simply making cups of tea every so often, just anything that will help me to get involved and be helpful in any way possible. Thanks very much for your time.

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