Hope goes to this sweet little homeschool group every other Thursday, where they learn anything from crochet to sewing to identifying things in nature to rock climbing... it's incredibly varied. They have very adorably named themselves the "Tator Tots". I was asked to teach a little digital photography class to these ladies last week, and I have to say, it was an absolute blast. Most everyone was shooting with an iPhone, iPod, or iPad (say that three times fast), so most of my tips were tailored to those devices. One of the girls brought her mom's DSLR with her and right as we got started, the battery died. I let her borrow my camera and I just loved looking through her photos when I got home. Here are a few of my favorites:
When I was going over my "Photography Tips and Tricks" I would stop between numbers and let them pull an object from my bag to practice on. We went over different types of lighting, angles, rule of thirds, and perspectives. Once we got through the tips, I handed each of them a scavenger hunt paper and it was great to see their creativity as they moved down the list. Here's the sheet, in case you are interested:
We spent the end of class taking photos with different forced perspectives (they REALLY loved this) and making stop-motion videos with the Party!Party! app. It was a very good time with a special group of girls, and I'm thankful I had the opportunity to do such a fun thing with them. :)
This is so cool! It must have been really fun for you and the girls. Because of you they will never use their camera phones the same way again... and that's a good thing! ;)
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds SO fun! I am considering a cooperative home preschool for my daughter, and a simplified version of this would be an awesome way to help introduce photography to the kids. My daughter has been super interested in my camera since she was tiny!
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Gosh what a glorious day :)
ReplyDeletethis is great and i'd enjoy the scavenger hunt as an adult!!!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet!! And inspiring! I wanna be part of this course ;-)
ReplyDeleteI would love to see what you did with the kiddos here! It's amazing how much kids can do these days!
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homeschooling is a good issue and homeschool photography also my favorite when I was in homeschool. All those photograph is nice but the last one is really very brilliant and still laughing am. Thanks for this awesome post.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure where to post this question, but this seems like as good of a place as any. I am just beginning homeschool with my daughter. I have been looking at Sonlight. Do you still use? Do you have any pointers in general? I live in a small Wyoming town, having moved from the city a few years back, and don't really have many like minded people to ask about this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteActually, Sonlight wasn't for us. This year we are going to try out Timberdoodle-- Hope wants to get away from all computer classes and get back to books, and this curriculum looks to be a good fit for us. Anyway, I hope this helps a little!
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos!! About front lighting (due to the photographer back). The built-in flash makes photos especially effective. Use the side of the light and the light side-rear. However, the flash can be very useful when shooting in a bright sunny day against the sun: it can help to highlight the deep shadows. And use soft http://hdrprograms.com/ for editing your shots
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