Hi Christine: What a fun idea! I agree about focussing more on composition, especially if P&S will be used. The first time I took my littlest nephew out, he was probably 8 or 9ish. I set the K10D to jpeg and program, explained what a photo walk was, and told him to shoot anything his little heart desired. His pictures totally amazed me! They were great! So playful!
Someone mentioned getting the kids to learn how to look at what they've shot and to help them learn from the pictures they took--that seems like a good approach. Also, maybe work the class so that at the end they have a "final portfolio" of what they think are their best shots. Totally keep it fun, as you say. Create shooting assignments that allow the kids to discover what genres they like to shoot best. Be sure to take pictures of the kids in the field while they're shooting! Good to use for promotional materials for your business, and the parents will like them as well. Keep us posted on how it's going. Wishing you a great class! Cheers, Christine/Chicago On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:01 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Hello all... > > ...and Happy New Year! > > Well, 2012 has gotten off to a busy start, and I haven't had much time > to cruise the list lately... I hope Santa was good to everyone! > > One of the things I've been doing is teaching some classes, sort of a > "Photography for Moms"/Beyond "Auto" kind of thing, and it's been > going pretty well. I've been asked several times if I do kids' > classes... and I think I'm going to put something together in that > vein. > > So... I'm doing some research & thinking about how that might work. > And soliciting input from anyone who might have it... > > Thus far, this is what I'm assuming: > > - Kids aged 9 & up... maybe even a 9-12 group, and a 13 & up? > - Mostly p & s cameras, esp with younger kids > - Composition getting greater emphasis than ins & out of exposure - > we'll deal in Auto modes > - Teaching practical applications... finding "good" light, how to > photograph your friends, your pet, sports, landscapes, your vacation, > macro, etc... > - Keep it fun... a photo scavenger hunt? a website they can post > pics/contribute to? "A day in the life", or other photo projects..? > - Maybe 4 - 6 classes, 90 mins each > > What do you think? Anyone out there ever done this sort of thing, or > have any good resources to share? I'd be most grateful... > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
