Last Week I Taught a Homeschool Photography Class

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.  :)