other work from throughout the semester.

This was a an assignment for my portfolio class. My challenge was to take "ordinary" items from around the house and attempt to make them different and intriguing.









This was a project for a photo concept course I took this semester. I was focusing on sexuality and the degradation of intimacy that is seen in the media and society.










These are just some shot's I took of individuals in Venice beach on a Sunday afternoon.

final photo essay.

Clifford R. Prather, 64, has been a train fan for close to 50 years. He spends afternoons at the Fullerton depot documenting, both photographically and in print, and watching trains.

sports feature.

The Rinks, is a skating rink where people can go and practice their skating skills and recreational hockey teams meet up on determined days to scrimmage.

location portrait.

Matt Unger, 23, stands in a field near the Santa Rosa Plateau, an ecological reserve, on a Tuesday afternoon.

homeless essay.

Michael Sauceda, 23, is stricken with a homeless lifestyle while he struggles to find a new permanent residence.

tattoo shop-body art.

Danielle Almanza, 22, gets her first tattoo at 723 Tattoo on South Harbor Blvd. in Fullerton.

feature.

Many street performers line the pier in Huntington Beach, playing music and creating musical atmospheres for beach visitors.

self portrait.

My name's Monica Prather and I chose to set my self-portrait up in this fashion because I feel like art and creativity are the base of me as an individual. I'm nude [or a appear to be!] because I consider myself a blank canvas that is always open and ready for influence from anything. I love experiencing different forms of art and incorporating whatever I can into my work.

portfolio.