Ashley Mercado

Final 11-20

Final 1-10 “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. - Lao Tzu The work you are about to see expresses the relationship between my great grandmother and I before she passed. Cancer is a disease that I wish never existed. It deteriorates and destroys a person. My great grandmother was one of these victims. Ever since I was little I never called her my “great grandmother”, she was always a second grandmother to me. “Grandma #2” is the nickname I had given her. As her journey continued and the cancer stages grew… She then became my “Warrior”. This final project was inspired by a Japanese Photographer Miyako Ishiuchi. She did a project called “Mother’s”, which was photograph’s the clothes or possessions her mother had before she passed. By photographing the possessions and memories of my grandmother, I hope they will greatly express her strength she had throughout her journey.

Rules Take all pictures close up Take them in black and white with dark contrast Take a picture opposite of black and white

Portraits, Window Lighting, Reflected Lighting, ISO, Flash, No Flash.

Week 6: Book “Photographing Children”

Week 5: Photos 6-10

Week 5 Photos: 1-5

Photos 5-10: "What she left behind"

Photos 1-5 "What she left behind"

Photo 5: Alice In Wonderland Had A Twisty Story Other Then The Classic Children's Book.

Photo 4: Watch Out For The Queen

Photo 3: Either the book became bigger or I became smaller... Maybe I shouldn't have drank that!

Photo 2: I wonder what this is going to do I'm always curious...

Photo 1: Reading is just what I love to do

Photo 5: Flowers Just Because Photo Taken By My Boyfriend