LiveLikeLucian

an Insight to a little bit about my time spent with Creativity Works. Instagram & Twitter : @_lucianjay Email : [email protected]

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6 Key Things That I learnt from Jeanette Kwakye

1. Mental Toughness

How mentally tough are you? You have to be able to bounce back. It might take a million no's but the one yes can change your life forever. Timing is everything just because it doesn't happen now, doesn't mean it won't happen later. What is for you will not pass you & you have to remember that.

2. Passion - your desire to succeed

What would you do to get what you want? Are your goals big enough that people laugh when they hear them? love that. Treasure that. That means you're on to something great. What would you sacrifice to follow your dreams? Never put yourself in a situation where you're not honest.

3. People skills - Teamwork

You will not get there by yourself.

If you can diffuse a situation with those closest to you, you'll be able to manage anyone. It is so important to be able to read people & situations.

4. Knowledge

When you know something & you know it well, no one can talk to you. Whatever industry you enter, know it inside out. Become an expert in your field because people will always try to test you.

5. Breaking barriers

Breaking barriers also means breaking habits. What can you consciously do to make sure you're constantly overcoming something that is against you. It doesn't matter how big or small, it could be something minor but you're not going to move forward if you don't.

6. Planning

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. Always have a plan B... or C...or D. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Always know your next move

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Here's 5 Top Presenting Tips That I Learnt From Being At ITN

1). Think About journalism. Everybody wants to be the star of the show & to be taken seriously you should think about how you can deliver a story vs just being the face of the shows . Take your craft seriously and others will too. 2). Quality Is Everything. It's probably better to be able write your own script. Most companies have someone that does this for you but you will get the best out of your writing if you do it yourself. At the end of the day you're telling a message and it's always better coming from you. 3). Be Yourself....But Be Presentable. You don't always have to be conventional but it's important to be presentable. You wouldn't turn up to an office in a hoodie & trainers. Know your role & know your audience. Whether it's on screen or on air. 4). Ask Questions Chill out, if you don't know something ask because if you don't, the only one missing out is you. Don't be afraid to speak out and get all the information you need. Especially if it's valuable information you need for a report. 5). Show What You Know If you've put the time and effort to study and revise something be proud to show that. People won't know about the skills you have unless you display them so don't be shy to put yourself out there.

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My opinion on Black History Month & the teachings of it in school

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Photography MasterClass with Lottie Davis & Richard Pascoe

So yesterday we took a trip down to The Photographers' Gallery where we were given a more in depth photography masterclass with Richard Pascoe & Lottie Davis. Personally for someone like myself who has a keen interest in the post-production side of photography it was great to be taught first hand by people with such accredited skills. They made a great team & delivered a great talk on all the different types of photography roles and how to consider things like lighting, angles & working as a team. We were set the task of splitting into teams, deciding on a type of shoot and then picking who would play what role. We chose to go with a fashion magazine cover that would later be titled BTONE. On my team we had Seyi who was the Location Scout. This meant that she was in charge of choosing where the photoshoot would be with in Gallery. Mital who took on the role of Photographer, I also assisted her with taking a few pictures and we later chose on a final picture to use. Zainab discovered her love for Graphic Design and whilst we were on the shoot she was coming up with the layout & the text that we would use on the cover. Janay was our model, and was therefore in charge of delivering a strong and confident look as that's what our magazine was all about. Dora was our Creative director, so she had all the overall ideas on how we should direct the shoot. I.e., how our model should pose, the types of angles the photographer would take etc. I work on assisting Mital (our photographer) & Retoucher. Mital came up with our final idea which was to use the loft because of its edgy lighting & I ended up taking the final photo. So, after the shoot was done & we had all decided on what picture to go ahead with I then went on the mac and used photoshop to bring it all together. I retouched the image by adding filters, changing the colour balance, darkening the areas surrounding Janay to making her stand out a little bit more & highlighting certain parts of her to give her that overall glossy feel. I am now super proud to present to you my groups final magazine cover. BTONE is a fashion & beauty magazine designed to make young teen readers proud of the tone of their skin. We felt like people of colour are not truly represented with the industry and so we wanted to give women of colour a platform to display their beauty. We featured an article on Rihanna's new makeup like Fenty because she released 40 shades of foundation meaning any girl can find her shade no matter what tone and we fully support this movement. Be Bold. Be Confident. BTONE.

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Checkout what I learnt at the Houses Of Parliament !

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So You Want To Be An Influencer? A guide to maximising your audience.

On Friday 15th, I got to sit in a Masterclass with Andrew Davis. It was all about ' Putting The So What Into Social Meida ' and this blog will be based on what stood out to me about what he said. Now unfortunately Instagram has granted anyone the right to be famous and with that comes all the users that think they've made it. But unless you're converting your followers into active buyers or contributors then you've just got a hobby in sharing pictures online. There's only three ways in which you can be found online. 1) Searching. This is when a user already knows your name or brand and directly searches for you. 2) Sharing. This is when another user has shared you with their friends on Facebook for instance and now their friends can find you. 3) Stumbling. Things like related searches on YouTube, where it'll give you a suggested video to watch next and that way you generate views from an audience that had would've had no other way of finding you. Anyone can sign up to Instagram, it's free! But if you're trying to make a living out of it you need to know how to: Listen to what your audience wants, interpret that into something they care about & Respond back to them with great content. But before you can do anyone of that you need to know exactly who they are. This is the key to maximising your audience. You're not going to get many vegetarian followers if you blog about all the meat places to eat in central London. However, you might get followed by lots of tourists that come to London and want to eat out. By knowing this you can post additional content such as where they can change their money into pounds & what apps can translate the menu if they don't speak English. Essentially it's a numbers game & there's some company's that won't touch you unless you have over 100K followers. What you may want to think about is Microblogging. It's influencing on a minor scale (not to be discredited) which smaller company's and brands may want to invest in. Microbloggers usually have a smaller but a more precise audience and that can be a selling point to brands wanting to only focus on their buyers. Lastly, the three questions you need to ask yourself if you're thinking about influencing are : What content can I create? How can I get my content to relevant people? & What can I get them to do? Oh & should this work for you, I'll be emailing you with my invoice for 25% of all your earnings :) Andrew Davis' website https://www.thinkingoutsidetheblog.com All my other blog posts can found at https://www.livelikelucian.tumblr.com

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1. If you snooze…YOU LOSE! Don’t be that person that turns up half an hour late because the train got delayed. Let’s face it, that line hasn’t worked since N-Dubz was a thing. Personally, as a black kid at Christmas, you knew that if you didn’t run when dinner was ready then you weren’t going to get any Pigs In Blankets (capitals added for dramatic effect). 2. Keep It Together! There’s certain things that people just won’t tell you. It’s usually when there’s something in your teeth…I know you just checked. If you turn up with chipped nails constantly then they’ll just call you ‘Girl With The Chipped Nails’. You’ll literally be called Chippy. Smell your armpits, do they smell like roses or beef burgers? These are the types of things that people won’t say, but will judge you based on them. 3. Do Your Research (For The Love Of Nandoes please pay attention). Now, please listen to this one because there will always be one that fluffs it up. You don’t want to be the guy that’s known for asking Mariah Carey why she got back with JayZ after he cheated on her. That’ll make you look stupid, a look people won’t easily forget. Which brings me on to my next point. 4. Unlike Usher The Media Won’t Let It Go. You see before, you could make a mistake and that would be it, unless you were there you wouldn’t have heard about it. Thanks to social media we’re still talking about Britney Spears shaving her head back in 2007. So be careful because I can ensure you that it is someone’s job to dig up all your dirty laundry. 5. Who What When Where & Why It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do, when you’ve done it, where you did it & why you do it. Just remember that if you remember those 5 W’s then you’ll be able to get the most about yourself across to someone in the shortest amount of time.

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8 Black Kid Problems By Lucian Jay

1. Crying on the way home when your mum said you can’t have MacDonald’s         because there’s rice at home.

2.  Asking your cousin to ask his mum if you could stay round because if you            asked she'd say no.

3.  Telling your family to come to dinner at 3 so they’d arrive by at least 8

4.  Knowing what the ‘watch what happens when you get home’ look means.

5.  No matter what age you are, if you ask your mum for lunch money you’re             only getting £2.50

6.   When the blazer you wear in year 7 still fits in year 10

7.   Watching the other kids outside on Halloween because your mum says you         can’t leave the house on the Devil's Birthday

8.   When your mum screams that no one washes the dishes and when you look       there's only a fork in the sink.

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Lucian Jay Biography

Lucian Jay is a 3x World Gold Medallist holder in various Latin dance styles. With a passion for photography he founded his own fashion photography blog in 2016 and shot at London fashion week in 2017. His blog can be found on Instagram at @wearetheeast. His outgoing love for theatre lead to study and train at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and has danced in music videos for various artists such as Jennifer Hudson, Olamide & 5 After Midnight. His aunt, famous reggae star Janet Kay taught him to be confident and to go after whatever he wants to in life. That being said he aspires to be a Social Media Influencer & Tv / Radio Host.

He can be found on Twitter & Instagram at @_lucianjay