My name is Betty (she/her), I did the darkroom class this quarter, and I used a 35 mm film camera. I've been inspired by many portraits I've seen throughout my life, but mostly by Mary Randlett. Many of her portraits are displayed in my grandma's senior home, and I see them whenever I visit her. 

This photo is of one of my favorite people, in one of my favorite places, my friend Sam at my school's garden. To me it feels very calm and familiar. I feel like it really represents me as a person, even though it’s a portrait of someone else.

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My name is Betty and this is my 2nd class with youth in focus. My main picture is of my friend Tally, I took it on a photowalk to the park. I have a big interest in portraits, and I love it when a picture really captures the essence of a person. I loved the way she looked in this, and I also love how it feels to know a person well enough that you can capture their personality and energy through something as 2D as a photograph. I am also obsessed with color and I think my whole series really shows that.