We’re sadly at the end of the term for our After School Photo Club. It’s been a great 10 weeks of teaching the children all about different techniques and watching them progress their photographic learning experience. Despite the cold and miserable weather the children have really taken on each challenge with enthusiasm and we are
A few weeks back we introduced the theme of capturing “action’ for our After School Photo Club! This exercise is great for getting the children not only moving around but thinking about shutter speed and how to freeze an action in the frame. We brought props like colour ribbons and balls for them to use
The five senses is a great theme for After School Photo Club as it requires the children to really consider how their senses allow them to experience their environment. Interpreting that into pictures really challenges them and it’s great to see them look around the playground and classroom for inspiration. It was interesting to see
The start of a new term in January can always be a bit tricky for our after school photo club. The slightly cold and damp weather and the lack of light gives us extra challenges but also extra opportunities to teach the children how to create pictures using the light they have or by getting
As well as teaching our students how to notice colour and light in their surroundings we also encourage them to use the black and white setting on their cameras to make a study of tone and texture. Often removing the colour from an image can allow the viewer to really see what the photographer wishes
A great way for children to learn how to use different angles and perspectives in photography is to have them look through the view finder as if they were an ant. Keeping their cameras down low and looking at everything from a different position increases their ability to make more creative decisions in their compositions.
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