Star Wars Day ~ Dorset Troopers feature

May the 4th be with you! Today is Star Wars Day, and to commemorate, I have had published a feature on the Star Wars themed voluntary group, Dorset Troopers, who
I photographed and interviewed at Pokesdown's Valentines Fayre back in February.

Dorset Troopers at Pokesdown Valentines Fayre.

The published version of my feature can be found in the Daily Echo newspaper, in which it has been sub-edited half to death, and includes a byline of "Troy Kent". How the names Troy and Joseph look or even sound alike is beyond me. I was pleasantly amused by my coursemate's response on Twitter (@OscarTollast): "If I was a sub-editor with a sense of humour, I'd at least change your first name to 'Clark'."

The original and full version, however, can be found beneath the below image, plus a page layout in the design of Telegraph Magazine, which I created as part of my final 2nd-year university assignment. This feature includes quotes from Dorset Troopers, PDSA pet chairity, and Julia's House children's hospice.

New journalistic alias, perhaps? Misspelt byline in the Bournemouth Daily Echo.

On campus, Arts University College Bournemouth

Carrieanne, from Weymouth, has applied for a place on the Fashion Design & Technology
course at AUCB and was waiting for her interview when I approached her. She describes
her style as feminine, but edgy. She wears New Look earrings, Urban Outfitters t-shirt,
and all else is from Topshop. The pattern on her skirt is what caught my eye first.

Would you believe a squirrel posed for me?

The grey squirrels that inhabit Bournemouth's Lower Gardens are posers. From what I witnessed yesterday afternoon, this dray of twitchy, bounding, furry critters were trying their luck at achieving stardom, posing for every camera that pointed in their direction. Well guess what, little creatures? Your whiskers and bushy tails made it onto my blog.