"Our school is so boring!"
Do you hear this all the time? I know I do, and I challenge my students to take a more positive approach.
In the first photo unit, I teach students that one of the most important parts of being an artist is to learn how to see more clearly. In today's face-paced world, we tend to abbreviate everything...including what we observe.
I start by having students read a short article called "Looking vs. Seeing" by Ben Long in a great resource, titled
Complete Digital Photography. (I highly recommend this resource to any teacher using photography in the art classroom!)
After we discuss the themes in this reading, I have them go out and try to show the school in a new way by composing it within the camera frame. We talk about trying out new points of view and to get in close to find areas that others may normally overlook.
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| Autumn G. |
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| Jordan F. |
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| Marlee D. |
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| Noah T. |
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| Promise W. |
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| Saige A. |
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