gcse photography coursework examples

The Power of the Portrait:

Portraits, self portraits and identity , experiment with different layouts and designs. use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure etc..

Welcome to Year 11

What can I expect from this year? 

Lets look at good practice in gcse photography coursework. open the sway and we'll go through it together., now it's your turn choose one to analyse in pairs.

Add this to your sketchbook and take notes while you analyse the coursework below

Choose one example to examine in more depth and identify the strengths and weaknesses of the work.  give it a grade from 9-1 ao1- develop (research) ao2- refine (experiment) ao3- record (photos) ao4- present (final pieces) use the assessment grid here.

What are the assessment Objectives

How do i get a good grade, click on the assessment objectives to understand:.

Artist Research AO1

Experimentation AO2

Record/own photos AO3

Present/Final Piece AO4

Expectations from September to Christmas.

(tick these off as you complete them), checklist: , ao1 - research  6-8 more artists of your choice, ao3 - respond to your artists by taking at least 5 different photoshoots, ao2 - experiment with techniques inspired by the artists you have researched, at least 2 for each artist researched, ao4 - present ideas for a final piece, drawing on the ideas and experiments you have already done., ao1 & ao2 - a plan of what your final pieces will be, with mock ups of them., ao3 - a final photoshoot (you need to re-shoot to improve on the images you already have), ao4 - refine and present your final pieces with an evaluation.  , answer the questions on this progress sheet as fully as you can, and put it in your sketchbooks.    .

1. Look through your sketchbook to remind yourself about your developing idea or the word you chose.

2. add your homework photoshoot to your sketchbook. 3. edit the photos and create 4 images in any way you want to that link back to your artists and previous work. present these larger as your edited images.  4. using pinterest or google, find your next 2 artists to research. present this in your sketchbook. 5. complete a photoshoot inspired by these artists. 6. if you are stuck download a brief to help focus your ideas.   , tasks to tackle over this and next lesson, i am stuck..........what do i do next  experiment with workshops below or choose an idea from the pinterest boards to explore further. pin a new pinterest board of ideas and choose 2 new artists to research. create pages in your sketchbook and then plan a new photoshoot using the planning powerpoint to help you. evidence this plan in your sketchbook..

You could also choose a workshop from these pages to complete. Be sure to preseant your artist research as well as your images and edits

Workshops page 1, workshops page 2, workshops page 3, workshops page 4, workshops page 5.

We're now heading towards planning your final outcomes for your coursework. They should Continue developing your ideas from before the summer break. Choose a brief to help you to focus your ideas and start to research.    

If you don't find a brief that links to your previous ideas or interests you then start to pin ideas on pinterest, find 2 new artists and plan your responses in the form of photoshoots

Using symbols to express a narrative.

Using symbols in your images is called semiotics:, in pairs study the image that was created as a final piece from the images above., 1. describe the story being told., 2. identify the sybmbols that are helping to tell the story., 3. what does each one mean in relation to the story, 4. how has this image been created, 5. what techniques have been used, 6. how has she used the space within the frame.

LO: To develop your  coursework into a series of final pieces by experimenting with different techniques and responding with excellent quality photo shoots both in the studio and on location. To present your work as a series of solid outcomes like posters, zine or magazine, album or book  covers, panoramic's or graphic designs. 

Remember to address all of the assessment objectives 

CREATE A ZINE

Your sketchbook is really important. Try and keep on top of your presentation. Get into the habit of presenting research, then photoshoot, then edited images and annotate as you go along too.

Use this visual guide to keep you on track., final coursework deadline monday 10th december, research  6-8 more artists of your choice, respond to your artists by taking at least 4 different photoshoots, experiment with techniques inspired by the artists you have researched, at least 2 for each artist researched, present ideas for a final piece, drawing on the ideas and experiments you have already done., a plan of what your final pieces will be, with mock ups of them., a final photoshoot (you need to re-shoot to improve on the images you already have), refine and present your final pieces with an evaluation.  , checklist: have i completed everything on the checklist, go back and have a look., link to year 11 final piece planning here.

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• 3.1 Knowledge and understanding
• 3.4 Art, craft and design
• 3.5 Fine art
• 3.6 Graphic communication
• 3.7 Textile design
• 3.8 Three-dimensional design

3.9 Photography

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Photography is defined here as the practice of producing images using light-sensitive materials such as photographic film, or digital methods of development and production to create static or moving images.

Areas of study

In Component 1 and Component 2 s tudents are required to work in one or more area(s) of photography, such as those listed below:

• p ortraiture
• l ocation photography
• s tudio photography
• e xperimental imagery
• i nstallation
• d ocumentary photography
• p hoto-journalism
• m oving image: film, video and animation
• f ashion photography.

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas.

Knowledge, understanding and skills

Students must develop and apply the knowledge, understanding and skills specified in the Subject content to realise personal intentions relevant to photography and their selected area(s) of study.

The following aspects of the knowledge, understanding and skills are defined in further detail to ensure students’ work is clearly focused and relevant to photography.

Knowledge and understanding

The way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to photography including:

• how sources relate to historical, contemporary, social, cultural and issues-based contexts and external considerations such as those associated with the cultural industries and client- oriented requirements
• how ideas, themes, subjects and feelings can inspire creative responses informed by different styles, genres and aesthetic considerations and/or an individual's distinctive view of the world.

The ways in which meanings, ideas and intentions relevant to photography can be communicated include the use of:

• figurative and non-figurative forms, image manipulation, close up, and imaginative interpretation
• composition

Within the context of photography, students must demonstrate the ability to:

• depth of field
• shutter speed and movement
• use of enlarger
• chemical and/or digital processes
• photographic papers
• chemicals appropriate to darkroom practices
• digital media, programs and related technologies
• graphic media for purposes such as storyboarding , planning and constructing shoots.

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Degrees:  BFA Art Concentration in Photography | Minor Photography

Over the past 30 years, our nationally recognized program has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the most comprehensive photography programs on the West Coast. Located within the School of Art & Design, the Photography Program at San José State University is the largest in the California State University system and one of the largest in the Western United States. Our curriculum engages students in a diverse range of contemporary practices in the medium, from traditional silver-based photography and historic, alternative photo processes to innovative and experimental approaches to digital imaging and video.

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In addition to our emphasis in photography as a fine art, our program also offers a strong commercial photography pathway, a feature that makes our undergraduate program unique. Covering a full spectrum of technical, aesthetic, conceptual, and theoretical issues, one of the primary objectives of the Photography program is to enhance the student's ability to conceptualize complex ideas that are expressed visually.

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Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Analyze and research visual and conceptual problems and both apply and explain their use of basic design principles, concepts, tools, techniques, media, materials, formats, and visual languages to solve those problems. We expect our students to bring their expertise in finding visual-verbal solutions to problems as they embark on a lifetime of self- and professional employment in a variety of careers. As students they will demonstrate their development and application of art knowledge in a wide range of studio courses, culminating in a capstone course.

Demonstrate increasing skills in the use of diverse materials, tools, and media, and be able to explain and evaluate success/failure in individual and group critiques. We expect our graduates to be lifelong problem-identifiers and problem solvers, always on the lookout for new and better skills. Prior to graduation, they will demonstrate their making/evaluating skills in studio courses and their skills of self-assessment and explanation in a sequence of interdisciplinary professional courses and in a capstone course.

Demonstrate their commitment to valuing art’s role in offering cultural critique and addressing issues of social responsibility in a global society. As creative professionals, our graduates will, we hope, assume leadership roles in engaging with social and cultural change-as teachers, as critics, as spokespersons for important issues that cannot yet be imagined. As undergraduates, our students will demonstrate their understanding of the values of contemporary art in their visual and written responses to class assignments in studio courses and in the interdisciplinary core and capstone courses (where these qualities will be assessed), in their work on collaborative group projects, in the successful articulation of their ideas in exhibitions and artist statements.

Apply their knowledge of visual history and theory to their creative endeavors and to their professional practice. They will be able to speak and write clearly about art and global culture, using appropriate terminology and demonstrating their understanding of the contemporary art world. They will demonstrate their ability to place their own work within the broader context of historical and contemporary art and ideas. Our graduates will commit to continued personal engagement with intellectual issues in contemporary art and culture. As students, they will demonstrate their understanding of visual history and theory in assignments completed for their art history courses and their understanding of the intellectual context and historical precedents of their own work in assignments completed for their professional core and capstone courses.

Demonstrate their readiness for careers as creative professionals by completing a more sequenced and specialized course of study in sculpture, installation and other three-dimensional art forms. Admission to the BFA requires students to demonstrate their ability to work independently as artists. Students will have successfully developed and presented for review by the Department’s faculty (a) a unified body of work (10 images), (b) n artist statement (of purpose) and then secured (c) support and commitment of two area faculty members willing to serve on that student’s BFA committee. Each BFA candidate then (d) successfully completes the professional BFA seminar and (e) schedules and mounts in one of the Department’s student exhibition galleries a solo exhibition (as the work for ART 199) that meets the approval of the student’s BFA committee. Our BFA graduates will embark on professional careers as practicing artists and creative professionals and/or apply to MFA programs for further instruction and certification for college/university teaching.

Graduate Program – MFA

Our Photography Graduate Program supports and encourages a wide range of traditional, conceptual and interdisciplinary approaches to lens related imaging. Philosophically, the program is committed to addressing the breadth of contemporary issues and practices while realistically preparing you for a career in the field. The faculty is composed of artists/photographers with national and international careers whose work ranges from conceptual installation and new genres to traditional and commercial. There is no pervasive aesthetic trend at SJSU; the faculty has been carefully selected to offer a wide range of aesthetic and technical possibilities to the students. Our program welcomes and promotes diverse styles and viewpoints. We encourage students to produce thoughtful artwork that deals with meaningful issues, and our faculty is here to help you refine your direction and create your best work.

Teaching Opportunities

During the course of their studies in the program, qualified graduate students may apply for the opportunity to teach at the Teaching Associate level, which provides a generous stipend and tuition waiver. Students are offered considerable freedom between teaching, studio practice, academic classes and outside internships within which to design a program specific to their individual needs.

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Will be able to analyze and research visual and conceptual problems and both apply and explain their sophisticated use of the elements and principles of art to solve those problems. Our graduates will be artists capable of studio practice and exhibition at the professional level.

Will be able to demonstrate increased technical capabilities and skills relevant to their areas of expertise and be able to explain and evaluate success/failure in individual and group critiques. We expect our graduates to be lifelong problem-identifiers and problem-solvers, always on the lookout for new and better skills.  Prior to participation in a final thesis exhibition, MFA candidates will already have demonstrated their skills in portfolio reviews, frequent faculty and peer critiques, evaluations by thesis committee members, and in solo and group exhibitions.

Will demonstrate their commitment to valuing art’s role in offering cultural critique and addressing issues of social responsibility in a global society. As creative professionals, our graduates will, we hope, assume leadership roles in engaging with social and cultural change--as teachers, as critics, as spokespersons for important issues which cannot yet be imagined.  As graduate students, our MFA candidates will demonstrate their understanding of the values of contemporary art in their visual and written responses to class assignments in area and interdisciplinary seminars and in the successful articulation of their ideas in exhibitions and artist statements.

Will apply their knowledge of visual history and theory to their creative endeavors and to their professional practice. They will be able to speak and write clearly about art and global culture and demonstrate their understanding of the contemporary and global art world. They will demonstrate their ability to place their own work within the broader context of historical and contemporary art and theory.  Our graduates will commit to continued personal engagement with intellectual issues in contemporary art and culture.

Will not only be capable of studio practice and exhibition at the professional level but also will have demonstrated the ability to organize and present technical and intellectual information and to lecture/teach on a variety of topics in photography. Those students who seek teaching positions while still in graduate school will be mentored in classroom assistant capacity for two semesters, carefully screened for a teaching pool, trained as teachers, and carefully evaluated when hired as Teaching Associates. We expect our graduates to be experienced and professional teachers.

The Photography Program's technical facilities are among the best and largest in the West and include Six Epson printers (4880, 4900, 7880), a Canon large format printer, a large complement of digital support equipment, digital and film based cameras, and four instructional complexes with fifty enlargers, eight commercial lighting studio stations, and facilities for alternative photographic processes. We recognize the future of most photographic practice to be digital, yet we honor and respect the educational value and the potential for self-expression available in traditional darkroom facilities. To that end, we maintain traditional darkrooms and an alternative processes lab, while we continue to upgrade our digital equipment as the technology advances.

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Prof. Binh Danh – [email protected]

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Prof. Rhonda Holberton – [email protected]

Assistant Professor Area Coordinator - Photography

Duncan Hall 401C | [email protected]

Binh Danh is an Assistant Professor of Art at San José State University’s Photography Program. He received an MFA from Stanford and a BFA from San Jose State University and had emerged as an artist of national importance with work that investigates his Vietnamese heritage and our collective memory of war. Danh produces socially engaged work that often involved community outreach and archival research that deals with mortality, memory, history, landscape, justice, evidence, and spirituality.

http://binhdanh.com/

Robin Lasser

Duncan Hall 401A | [email protected]

Robin Lasser is a Professor of Art and former Coordinator of the Photography Program at San José State University. Lasser is also the project lead for the Seven Days-Sister City-Artist Exchange. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband Jim Gold and son Alex Lasser-Gold. Lasser produces photographs, video, sound, site-specific installations, and public art, which explore environmental, health, cultural and social issues, especially as they pertain to women. Lasser often works in collaboration with other artists, students, public agencies, and international coalitions to produce art and promote public dialogue. The creative team of Robin Lasser + Adrienne Pao have developed and managed the Dress Tents project since 2004.

Robin Lasser’s recent national and international showings include Exit Art and Parsons School of Design in New York City; Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles; De Young Museum in San Francisco; Dom Metenkova Museum of Photography in Yekaterinburg, Russia; Recoleta Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Caixa Cultural Center in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Nuit Blanche Festival, Toronto, Canada; Pingyao International Photo Festival in China; and the ZER01 International Biennial in San José, California. Robin Lasser’s Dress Tents and public art were featured in art, fashion, architecture, and pop culture magazines around the world including Happy (Russia 2011), COLOR(International 2011), Vision (China 2011), Top (Brazil 2009), Dazed and Confused (London 2008), Amica(Bulgaria 2007), Marie Claire (Taiwan 2007) CRAFT (United States 2007), Flaunt (International 2006), Playboy (South America 2006), and many others.

http://www.robinlasser.com/

Valerie Mendoza

Associate professor.

Duncan Hall 401C | [email protected]

Valerie Mendoza is a lens-based installation artist, writer and educator. Her work mines the intersections between history, memory, media, cultural institutions, and language. Using photographs, video, audio, objects, various forms of information, and personal narrative, her work creates a cross-disciplinary dialogue between disparate sources.

Research for her video series, Consumption, took her to Spain, France and Belgium in the early 2000’s. She worked as part of an archeological team focused on Neanderthal belongings and remains in 2002 for her video/installation division. From 2005 to 2006, she worked at the border of the U.S. and Mexico shooting footage for her video/installation Different, naturally. In fall of 2010, she began a new body of work addressing the national housing crisis. As one of 8 artists in residence at Camac Centre D’Art, Marnay Art Centre, France in December, 2010, she began work on her photo-based installation Monument: 91 Images of One Vacant Property for Sale. A preliminary version of her companion installation entitled Our Agentswas completed in 2016. Over summer 2016, she spent four weeks in Portugal during a Caminho português de Santiago, taking over 2000 photographs studying perceptions of land use both similar to, and different from those in the U.S. In fall of 2017 she was one of 5 artists in residence at DE LICEIRAS 18, Porto, Portugal, where she extended her research addressing the issue of housing on an international level. A solo exhibition, O Custo de Vida(The Cost of Living) was featured in November 2018 at Galeria do Sol in Porto, Portugal.

Mendoza’s work has been exhibited in France, Ireland, Mexico, Portugal, and venues throughout the United States. Her practice is based in the San Francisco Bay Area where she is an Associate Professor at San José State University.

http://valeriemendoza.com/

Kathleen McDonald

Facility coordinator.

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Kathleen McDonald is a West Indian multidisciplinary artist who creates installations in the themes of identity, culture, memory, and immigration. McDonald’s work uses aspects of the Caribbean including flora, mythology, and poetry to touch on mother/daughter relationships, question one’s relationship to place and past and reclaim lost histories. McDonald is trained in a variety of textile techniques, photography, printmaking, painting and metal fabrication and casting which are often used in their work.

McDonald received dual BFA degrees in Pictorial Art and Photography, and holds a Master of Fine Arts from San Jose State University. They have worked for non-profit and small art organizations educating and inspiring creativity in youth of varying ages. Since 2014, McDonald has taught at a number of higher education institutions in the Bay Area such as West Valley College, and Academy of Art University, to name a couple. Currently, McDonald is the Photography Facility Coordinator at San Jose State University where they also teach photography courses.

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Alana Rios is a photo-based artist using historical and contemporary processes to explore the relationship between landscape images, gender, and power. Her recent exhibition Postpicturesque includes three bodies of work, Superbloom & Cut Flowers, The Calendar Project, and Vista Points: Overview & Time-Lapse. 

Her work has been exhibited at Sylvan Gallery, Root Division, Embark Gallery, and Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts. In November 2019, she co-moderated a panel discussion at the SPE West Regional Conference titled, A Feminist View of the Landscape: An Intimate, Political and Emotional Relationship to the Land. She earned a BA in photography and printmaking from Bennington College in VT and an MFA in photography from San José State University. She is currently a lecturer in photography at San José State University and resides in Oakland, CA.

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Jonathan Fung

Duncan Hall 401D | [email protected]

Jonathan Fung is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, social activist, and educator. Fung teaches photography and art at San Jose State University through a social justice and narrative lens. He began his career shooting fashion editorial in New York, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Fung expanded his art practice from still photography to moving images and collaborated with Nam June Paik (the “Father of Video Art”) for Modulation in Sync at the Guggenheim Museum and Electronic Superhighway at the Holly Solomon Gallery in New York City. His lens-based work was on view at the Venice Biennale in the Snow Show exhibition. Fung was a participant at the Doek Festival where his film Een Nauwe Poort (A Narrow Gate) was screened in the canals in the Netherlands onto 17th century ship sails. Fung’s disconcerting video installation, I Eat, Therefore I Am, was exhibited at the San Jose Museum of Art.

For the past 13 years, Fung’s work has been a platform to expose the darkness of human trafficking and spread awareness. His award-winning short film Hark was screened at many film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage. Fung’s public art installation PEEP was invited into the 5×5 Project in Washington DC. A year later Fung was commissioned by the San Jose Art Commission to recreate PEEP in downtown San Jose as part of Super Bowl 50 festivities.

Jonathan Fung served as a Faculty Fellow for the MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center that raises awareness for social justice and diversity. He was part of the Trauma Informed Pedagogy, Faculty Learning Community and later received a first aid mental health certification so he could better serve his students.

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Thank you so much for visiting! I'm Alicia and I specialize in High School Senior and Teen Photography in Northern California. 

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Inspiration is everywhere and it whispers my name. I always feel like my best work is yet to come. I have a special love for styling and I get excited to help others find the perfect styles to best compliment their personalities and unique features. I absolutely love the coast and the warm California sun. I'm a dreamer and lover of light. My happy place is with my family, sitting under a palm tree. I am a photojournalist at heart and my mind is always looking for moments to capture. My favorite thing to do is document memories with my family and friends! My favorite snacks are almonds, spinach and arugula. I love pasta and would love to travel to Italy one day. I love to read and learn. I’m a G-rated girl and adore Disney! Fresh flowers and a clean house make me happy. I’m a sucker for comfy blankets and pillows. I love essential oils, and have an oil to use for anything!

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You can expect a custom senior or teen experience that is personal, authentic, beautiful, and all about you. All first time client sessions include and require an in-person consultation for your senior or teen portrait session. Please complete the contact form to schedule your consultation time. Consultations will include questions to get to know you better, your hobbies and interests, your aspirations, styling assistance and suggestions, selecting the best colors to wear for your portraits, professional hair styling and makeup, location options to best fit your personality and style, and a client/model release agreement. A $265 non-refundable retainer fee is required at this time to book your session date. I can’t wait to meet you and work with you!

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I highly recommend having your hair styled and makeup done by a professional for all of my sessions.

There is a big difference between everyday makeup and camera ready makeup. Everyday makeup is hard to see in high-definition cameras. With professional makeup, you will look natural and glamorous for your portraits.

I have a wonderful team of hair stylists and makeup artists. My team of makeup artists are trained as professional makeup artists who know how to work with camera ready makeup that will elevate your look and polish your portraits beautifully.

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I love her unique effect with lighting! Alicia is an amazing and nationally recognized photographer – Modern Teen Style Magazine has listed her in the TOP 25 Most Influential Teen Photographers in the nation – WOW! Alicia is the most perfect role model and mentor for these teens! She is humble, kind, compassionate, encouraging, and so supportive. Beyond taking gorgeous photos, Alicia created a teen network so the girls from different high schools became friends through team bonding and community service events! She is a great example for the teens to be responsible with their use of social media and as they share their ACP photos. We also loved working with her team of Hair Stylists and Makeup Artists, who Alicia designed for each teen the ideal look to best compliment the style and concept for each photo shoot. I am so grateful to Alicia for providing such a warm and caring environment for her Teen Spokesmodels and Ambassadors through her exceptional ACP Program! She has been a true blessing to us in every way! Thank you, thank you!!”

“My daughter and I feel so fortunate to have been part of the Alicia Crosson Photography (ACP) Spokesmodel Program this past year! Participating in several stylized/ destination photo shoots with the other teens has been so much fun for my daughter and it has given her a new found sense of confidence!

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I absolutely love being a Senior & Teen Photographer, and capturing who you are in this important milestone in your life. SESSION FEE  $265  Includes 2-3 hour session, camera-ready makeup, simple hair styling, up to 4 outfits, 1-2 locations Please note: the $265 is a non-refundable deposit to book your session date. This is transferrable to another date pending on weather conditions or any unforeseen emergency situations.  I offer three portrait collections to choose from with collections starting at $495.

It is truly a privilege to work with my amazing clients and get to know you in a real and authentic way.

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2016  Top 25 Honorable Mention Award – The Twelfth Year Magazine 2017 Top 25 Up & Coming Senior Photographers – The Twelfth Year Magazine 2017, 2018, 2019 Top 100 Inspirational Teen Images – Modern Teen Style Magazine 2018 Top 25 Most Influential Teen Photographers – Modern Teen Style Magazine Top 50 Up & Coming Senior Photographers – The Twelfth Year Magazine 2019 Top 200 High School Senior Photographers Worldwide – Senior Year Magazine NEXT Senior Model Summit Studio Winner Senior Fashion Contributor – Senior Style Guide Magazine Top 20 Portrait Artist Awards – Modern Senior Magazine

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