Photography Workshop $45
Some talking, lots of hands on!
For kids ages 11 – 14, and their parents
Requirements: Bring a simple digital camera if you have one, with a charged battery and adequate memory.
If your camera requires special cables or wires, bring those (beyond the normal USB connections).
Almost all kids have some kind of access to a camera nowadays. It might be an
old one handed down from parents or their mom’s cellphone.
Kids also have a different perspective. They see the world from a different angle,
different things are important to them, and they possess unbridled creativity.
Their childhoods are recorded in the often carefully posed photos their parents
take at parties and other events. These are necessary and good and provide
links to fond memories.
But why not let kids create their own record – of the things that are important or
entertaining to them. With digital photography, the cost is very low and the value is very high. If they are going to shoot photos, why not give the kids a few tools to make the photos great. We’ve all looked back on photos we took as kids and they’re often not very good.
These workshops are designed to give kids some of the basic rules of composition – simple instructions and lots of hands-on practice on how to make the photos better quality without much extra effort. Parents are encouraged to attend with the kids to understand what they’re learning and to get involved in the process outside of the workshop.
old one handed down from parents or their mom’s cellphone.
Kids also have a different perspective. They see the world from a different angle,
different things are important to them, and they possess unbridled creativity.
Their childhoods are recorded in the often carefully posed photos their parents
take at parties and other events. These are necessary and good and provide
links to fond memories.
But why not let kids create their own record – of the things that are important or
entertaining to them. With digital photography, the cost is very low and the value is very high. If they are going to shoot photos, why not give the kids a few tools to make the photos great. We’ve all looked back on photos we took as kids and they’re often not very good.
These workshops are designed to give kids some of the basic rules of composition – simple instructions and lots of hands-on practice on how to make the photos better quality without much extra effort. Parents are encouraged to attend with the kids to understand what they’re learning and to get involved in the process outside of the workshop.
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Topics include:
How to hold a camera • Hold it level • Hold it still • Focus by pushing half way down • Squeeze the button • Turn it off Beginners’ rules of composition • What’s the subject? What’s important? What do you want to show? • Off center is better (Rule of thirds, negative space) • Fill the frame – get close • Wide angle – something in the front • What’s in the background • Get down low – get up high • Frame it • Sometimes it’s better to just not take the picture 
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Lighting basics • Time of day • Color! • Weather conditions • Think about where the light is coming from • Shadows • Reflections and glare What to do with the photos • Throw a LOT of them away • Where to keep the files • Editing • Printing ideas Each session will have hands on demonstrations, time for working on the concepts and feedback. There will be fun assignments between sessions. |