Our first attempt at local collaboration was with the library but they were concerned that they didn’t have the right space at the moment for it and recommended that we try the local Fielding Arts Society. We contacted them and…
The Visual Poetry Jam, hosted at Eltham Library, ran smoothly, thanks to the enthusiastic participation of five engaged students. We kicked off the day with an engaging workshop aimed at familiarizing the students with the advanced settings on their cellphones.…
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What a cracker of a workshop. This was one of the best organized workshops of the year thanks to the people at Rangiora Library and Puketeraki Kāhui Ako and Core Education. Students were introduced to a wide range of technical…
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It was a beautiful day and we got to take the students on a long walk around the city after their first round of training. This was a perfect way of teaching the composition techniques and providing instant feedback on…
The students got to cocreate the workshop and chose to do a photo walk through town as part of the workshop instead of the monochromatic imagery inside as it was a stunningly beautiful day and the town had such character…
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The students were dead keen to be part of the workshop which is always a great start and were joined by a teacher’s aide who was also very keen to learn and share the skills with the school. We started…
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We started the day with a workshop to familiarize the students with the advanced settings on their cellphones. Then we worked on post production skills using the free apps from Lightroom and Snapseed. It was sleeting rain so we were…
The kids I did have were thoroughly engaged and continued to impress me with their creative thirst and strong skill set for their age. One of the students was obsessed with the concept of liminal photography so I challenged him…
