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Jrn 422: Portfolio & Cover Letter
My Portfolio: https://laurahelferichphotography.wordpress.com/ Cover Letter:
Twilight of Her Life
With old age comes quite the health conflicts, one being dementia that Janice Fughgee is faced with. Thoughts start to disappear within 20 min of a conversation with someone. Of all the ladies who stay at Mediolodge, each individual care and look past these hard life obstacles no one likes to face. “I am one of the 12 …
Woman’s Insecurities
For this assignment I wanted to focus on individual woman’s biggest insecurities, even myself.
Portable Studio Portraits
For this portrait I chose to focus on the aspect of weight lifting, because it is one of Alex’s favorite hobbies. I wanted to use some sort of motion, so I used weight lifting chalk to incorporate that hobby. Using a black backdrop also helped to emphasize the whiteness of the chalk itself and make …
Fatherhood at a Young Age
The average 21-year-old does not plan to have a baby in the peak of their college age years, but for Lionel Holmes that is a different story. After an unexpected pregnancy with a previous girl down the hall from his dorm room, there came little baby Carter. “I get Carter every Wednesday from his mom, …
Two Poverty Story Photos
So far I have enjoyed getting to see the relationship between Lionel and his 6 month old, Carter. I have struggled with being able to get photo’s outside of his apartment, but I plan on capturing more outside life. Lionel shares custody with mother, Sam Morocco and from what I can see all three of …
Portable Studio Practice
I had so much fun creating these portraits! The only difficulties was getting the timing right with the first photo, throwing cards up in the air. Overall, I loved how they turned out and can’t wait to shoot more like it!
Poverty Story Single
What I learned: For this assignment I had a specific idea in mind and that was finding a young aged subject who must work hard in order to take care of their baby. Lionel Holmes was the perfect fit! He is currently not attending college, works full time at Biggby Coffee and has a baby …
Multiple Identities
Rebecca Steelman, 20, has always had an interest in Cosplaying as a hobby. “Ever since 7th grade when I was 12 years old, I have been creating characters and participating in events. Holy sh*t it’s been a while”, states Steelman. When it comes to attending Cosplay conventions, Steelman does not mess around. From head to toe she …
Laura Helferich JRN 420 & 422 Photography 