One more thing: in terms of class time, have them take some pictures early. Introduce the ideas about composition, etc., while taking the pictures. Many newbies are amazed at basic applications of the rule of thirds.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 7:00 AM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > I would think the most important technical issues would be > composition, holding the camera still, and lighting (as opposed to > exposure). Scavenger hunts are great ways to get them to practice. > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 3:34 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Christine Aguila >> >> >>> About length: If you do 90 minutes, maybe organize the time by 1) >>> field work/class activity, 2) processing, 3) then group feedback on a >>> shot or two taken by each student. Really depends how big your >>> classes are going to be. I'd recommend keeping them small. >>> Totally agree with Stan about letting them self-nominate categories. >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >> >> For class size, I'd recommend keeping them small - no more than 5 kids in >> the preteen classes & 10 max from there on up. That gives you more time for >> individualized instruction which could be a major selling point. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
