SELF-IMAGE THROUGH THE LENS OF CARA MORETTO

Cara Moretto, a student in the Video Production and Editing program at BCIT, created this portfolio as her final project in the Photography & Lightroom course. From a young age, she always had an interest in photography, and had always been passionate about pursuing it as an educational path. Capturing a memory as it happens and having the ability to look back and relive that moment overpowers living in the moment for Moretto.

You can usually find her photographing landscape, nature, and candid shots, but for her final project, she pushed past her comfort zone and conducted staged self-portraits. The theme—self-image—is something Moretto continues to struggle with and being the main subject of the photos was a difficult choice for her to make. “I knew even though it was going to be very uncomfortable for me. It would allow me to grow as a person, gain some confidence in myself, and become more comfortable in my own body,” she says.

Cara Moretto, a student in the Video Production and Editing program at BCIT, created this portfolio as her final project in the Photography & Lightroom course. From a young age, she always had an interest in photography, and had always been passionate about pursuing it as an educational path. Capturing a memory as it happens and having the ability to look back and relive that moment

You can usually find her photographing landscape, nature, and candid shots, but for her final project, she pushed past her comfort zone and conducted staged self-portraits. The theme—self-image—is something Moretto continues to struggle with and being the main subject of the photos was a difficult choice for her to make. “I knew even though it was going to be very uncomfortable for me. It