A huge thank you to Cheryl, of the Spanker Inn pub in Nether Heage, for choosing Be Bold Be You as her fundraiser for her recent birthday celebrations. Cheryl, along with the help of husband Paul and locals Andy, Jamie and Kev, helped organise amazing event and raised £1124.06 on the evening. This will gift 9 individuals, from across the Midlands and South Yorkshire, a confidence boosting professional, photoshoot after surviving cancer.

Over £2000 has been raised for the accessible hoodie campaign, thanks to the derful community of the East Midlands!

Imagine a hoodie that has strategically placed zip, allowing for easy access for medical procedures without the need to fully undress. This means no more feeling cold and vulnerable during hospital treatments for those being treated for illness and disease.

DONATE HERE: ttps://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/beboldbeyou

Kirsty has been working with survivors of cancer, and precancerous cells, to create an “accessible hoodie” which allows a dignified way for those undergoing treatments for cancer to receive medicines such as chemotherapy.

Following requests from the BBBY tribe, on their FB group, Be Bold Be You Photography has created their first wellbeing event eight here in Belper on Saturday 25 March 2023. Everyone is welcome to join, see our FB event for more information

We’re thrilled to unveil our new, popular, package for 2023. Celebrate your pregnancy journey with the ULTIMATE photography package including 4D scan, maternity shoot & newborn art experience. Click here for more information

On top of our charity support, with Smalls 4 All and Derby & Burton Hospitals charity we’ve made a promise to plant a new tree, with Ecologi, for every piece of wall art we sell throughout 2023

James is thrived to continue donating his time & profession to the wonderful charity, Butterfly Wishes, granting professional photoshoots to children & their families with life limiting and/or threatening illnesses.

We were thrilled to be invited by Nathan Fearn, editor of Derbyshire Life, to share our story of our move from the high street to the studio here, in Belper. Thank you to our eldest daughter for the headshot of us both!

Following “lunchtime with” Ian Skye Kirsty Corbett, co founder of Be Bold Be You, feels very lucky to be welcomed back by BBC Radio Derby as a regular contributor to “your say”

For every booking made we donate a brand new pair of pants to the charity Smalls for All who distribute them to men, women and children across the UK and Africa.

Last year, we welcomed in a client who was helping us with a development project we have going on, behind the scenes, for the studio. When it came to viewing her imagery we were thrilled with the results as we’d been able to create something quite artistic without relying on the element of editing, afterwards. However, something caught my eye whilst viewing this particular image. Read more here

Are you that studio that took on Facebook and won?
Yes, we are! Would you class a cancer survivor as porn? No, neither would we but this is exactly what Facebook did.

See our original post from BBBY

which led to this BBC article

After seeing an increase in requests for this sort of shoot, we invested some time and energy into learning how to achieve this iconic looks so you can capture your baby’s milestones

“As social media now plays a huge part in many people’s lives, it’s important that we remind men and women, of all ages, that - sadly - social media comes with many filters, whether it be photography based and/or with people’s stories. The ethos of Be Bold Be You has always been to stay true to yourself and, to quote Oscar Wilde, “everyone else is already taken”. With this in mind, we’ve launched our #uckTheFilter campaign for 2022

Following a request to put forward evidence by the Health & Social Care Committee at the House of Commons, Kirsty’s report on the effects of social media & filtered imagery on mental health has been published by parliament.
Read Kirsty’s contribution here.