Photographing the senses

Sound, smell, taste, sight and touch may not seem like easy things to photograph, but in our after school photography clubs this week we will be doing just that! Our 5 senses can be photographed literally, eg. a photo of your nose or eye or tongue, but we want to encourage the children to photograph more

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It’s time for a game of Hide and Seek!

This weeks theme at our after school photography clubs is ‘Hide and Seek’. We all know and love the popular game so we thought, why not turn it into a photography class!? We will be looking to famous photographers like Bruno Barbey, Chris Steele-Perkins and Dennis Stock for inspiration. Not forgetting ‘Where’s Wally’ too! The

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This weeks theme is… Halloween!

It is that time of the year again! Pumpkins are being carved and fake cobwebs are appearing in windows, children are dressing up as ghosts & witches and treats are being collected- its Halloween! This week at our after school photography clubs we will be taking photographs of all things spooky. The children will be encouraged

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Week 6 – Autumn!

Week 6 – Autumn!

We are keeping it seasonal this week at our After school Photography clubs, with the theme being “Autumn!” The children were shown some photographs by famous photographers to inspire them. The photographers we chose this week are Dennis Stock, Ian Berry and Peter Marlow. Autumn is such an exciting time of year to get snapping because

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Week 5 at Sharp Shots after school club: Action!

Week 5 at Sharp Shots after school club: Action!

Our after school photography clubs this week have been focusing on the oh so popular theme of “Action!” The children have been jumping, spinning, cartwheeling and flying to try and create that perfect action shot. The children have been playing around with putting their Nikon Coolpix cameras on “take a series of pictures” or “self timer” modes. These

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Lights, camera…. ACTION!

One of the favourite themes at our after school photography clubs is “Action!”. The children love playing around with the ‘take a series of pictures’ and ‘self timer’ settings on the Nikon Coolpix cameras. These settings allow the children to capture that perfect action shot. The ‘take a series of pictures’ mode means the children

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