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As part of the after school photography club, students applied art elements and design principles to their photographs over the course of eight weeks. During weekly exercises, students were sent into their school to find visual evidence of these theories. Framing, point of view, and signs/symbolism were key concepts in this curriculum, as were the decisions guiding choices in close up, medium or wide angle shots to impact storytelling.
As part of the after school photography club, students applied art elements and design principles to their photographs over the course of eight weeks. During weekly exercises, students were sent into their school to find visual evidence of these theories. Framing, point of view, and signs/symbolism were key concepts in this curriculum, as were the decisions guiding choices in close up, medium or wide angle shots to impact storytelling.
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These processes were applied to the students’ photographs at Hunt's Mills along with the development of themes that could visually connect to the students’ own experiences. On this field trip, students became documentary photographers, relating to the history of their city through the lens of their camera as well as their own lives.
These processes were applied to the students’ photographs at Hunt's Mills along with the development of themes that could visually connect to the students’ own experiences. On this field trip, students became documentary photographers, relating to the history of their city through the lens of their camera as well as their own lives.
These two photos are connected because in the old days it was cleaner and there weren't so many buildings. However, nowadays there is trash and litter everywhere you look, and not to mention so many buildings and cars which creates more pollution and is ruining our world.
-AH, Grade 7
I took photographs of two different plaques. The historical plaque is from John Hunt Jr.’s house and the Palmer Avenue plaque is from current day life. The Hunt’s house was built in 1751. The plaques back then usually provide information on when the structure was built. This ties into contemporary life because we usually do the same or we give our street address, picture, or small quote. Also, the theme tying these together is that we label properties with signs like these two photos. Furthermore, plaques were used back then to claim land, but things have advanced in contemporary life and now we use them to show our address, symbols and quotes that mean something to us.
-ED, Grade 7
The photo from the museum of the book can be tied to contemporary themes because of the similarities it has to the book I took at home. Both the books are tied together because of how similar books were from the 1800’s to now in the 21st century. The poem is describing a little girl's father while the book from the museum is a dictionary although it is the same size. This ties to me because reading is something I do on the daily and I occasionally use everyday at school and sometimes at home. Although things like libraries are hardly used today we still find similarities in books although different time periods to our lives.
- ES, Grade 7
I photographed a picture of a river at Hunt’s Mills. This river was used as a source of food and water for Native Americans in this area. I was hoping to show the theme of development through a picture of nature untouched, used only as a resource for food and water compared to a picture of current ways of living. In contemporary times we’ve developed that nature into something as useful and as important as the river was to earlier peoples. We rely on houses, streets, and cars about as much as nature was relied on for survival. However we still need nature to make a living and to develop compared to how earlier civilizations developed and adjusted to their environments, as well as to make life easier and safer for themselves and their descendants. Both equally as important to each other, however two completely different pictures. The roof of a house in the photograph of the river being a foreshadowing to what that land could later become. A tree in the picture of a street to show what that land used to be. This is how I showed development through my two photographs.
-TB, Grade 7
Technology: Now and Then
-JG, Grade 7
Housing: Now and Then
-CC, Grade 8
Fashion: Now and Then
-OM, Grade 7
Classroom: Now and Then
-EA, Grade 8
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