Well, they don't have any cameras, so
the kit they are using is mine (some simple compacts I use for
teaching workshops with kids, and a couple of DSLR's) ...I think I
can trust one or two of them, but the nature of the group is that
sometimes they turn up, and sometimes they don't...so possibly
best not to let them all wonder off each week with the only kit I
have.
I guess they have their phone cameras...not sure how I feel about
teaching photography just using those though.
I agree though that their motivation to continue will have to be
from their results, which begs the question, what can I do with a
bunch of guys in a room... It's a challenging one!
thanks,
Jonathan
On 16/01/2015 00:30, Lew Schwartz wrote:
Can you let them keep the camera between classes so
they can photograph stuff when you're not there?
Sounds like cameras should be on auto for this group,
all their motivation will came from their results, not
technical/informational stuff.
On Jan 15, 2015 7:18 PM, "Jonathan
Turner" < pictures@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
So, I have a
question for all the teachers and tutors among the forum;
I've just begun teaching a 10 week photography course (once a
week for 2 hrs). The group I'm working with have varying
degrees of mental health issues, some of them are not very
confident etc, and some of them are not very mobile (so can't
walk too far).
I have some basic compact cameras, and a couple of DSLR's to
work with, and my aim is simply to engage them in photography,
nothing too complicated, and get them all to make some work
which they can feel proud of, and hopefully which gives them a
bit of a confidence boost.
Given that some of them can't walk too far, I'm kind of
limited to being in a room (which I'm not at all keen on...I
always want to get students out and about doing stuff) so am
feeling a bit stuck for ideas for what kind of activities I
can do that are room based, but interesting enough to keep
them coming over the duration of the course.
I can do things like portraiture (though some of them don't
want to have their picture taken), some still life I guess,
and light graffiti. I could go into apertures and shutter
speeds, but want to keep things reasonably simple, as this is
really about giving them something enjoyable to do...
Any suggestions??
Thanks,
Jonathan
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