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charliesuh
881 days ago
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Photo Project Idea?
This summer (in a couple weeks) I am heading out to a Navajo Indian Reservation called Leupp in Arizona. I'll be part of a summer camp program we are doing out there for the kids. I've been there a couple years now and I know the kids are crazy. So I was thinking... what if i bought a cheap disposable camera and passed it around to the kids. For example, let a different kid run around and take a couple pictures every while. I'm thinking that I'll get some interesting shots, seeing things from a kids point of view. Crazy blurry pictures, low views, action shots, things kids do while the leaders arent around, etc. Now this sounds great and all to me in concept, but I'm wondering, do you guys think itll be a total flop and that I shouldn't waste my time? Will I just end up developing the film only to find a bunch of whatever pictures? Your opinions on this please! 
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aliciak
880 days ago
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I'm a teacher, so I'm guessing that yes you might end up with lots of crazy pictures, so maybe you could set something up to "frame" the kids...some sort of set, or scene. Or just pick an area of the Reservation, something with an interesting background, and at least start out with some sort of structure.
How old are they? Will they have most likely used a camera at all before?
You could come up with themes too...like, a picture of their favorite activity, favorite part of outside/nature, a new friend they made, etc.
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lostandfou
ndphotos
880 days ago
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What about using a cheap digital camera? I let my 3 year old son use an old 1.8 mp Hewlett Packard. You can get them really, really cheap on eBay. I think for less than 10 bucks. Maybe you could even get someone to donate a few digital cameras. If you use the digital camera you won't have to worry about whatever pictures. Good luck. Oh, also if you can, interview the students with audio recorder so you can later connect the images with the voices.
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charliesuh
880 days ago
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Thanks for the replies!
@aliciak: I'll want to hand it to a number of different kids, so I'd say 6th-12th grade, maybe even some elementary kids too. And most of them probably havent used a camera before. The reservation is a very poor place, and they don't have many electronics.
@lostandfoundphotos: The main reason I need something really really cheap is because these kids, as lovely as they are, they are rascals. So chances are high that they will break it, or it'll get stolen.
However, under 10$ digi cams do sound very nice. I looked around on ebay couldn't find anything! If you come across any, could you let me know? Thanks
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alicia954
880 days ago
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If you're also going to be working arts and crafts in any way, you could do some frame making--popsicle sticks, painted cardboard, decoupage, etc.--with a simple backing so the frame can stand up...and then make sure you get a picture of each kid, or something they want to remember, and they can put them together once you develop the film.
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kgreer
879 days ago
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give them a list of things to capture, make them all as different as possible, like a scavenger hunt.
more artsy ideas for the older ones
simple more direct ideas for the younger ones.
make a game out of it, challange them to take nice pictures.
show them what a nice picture is first, a very brief overview on "how to" "what to" etc
i would love to see the results from this project.
keep me posted.
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phawkenson
879 days ago
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Cheap digital is the way to go. You can waste more money over the long haul if you pay to print everything - plus it limits what you can do with the shots. I agree with kgreer - give the kids a scavenger hunt list. That way you can keep them directed to where in camp you want them to go and suggest interesting angles that they may not have thought of. It may be fun for them to include a mascot toy, such as a stuffed animal or something similar to the traveling gnome. I had great luck with my 6th graders with our FLY OVER. We first plotted our routes in class to be sure the two groups would cover routes of the same length. These routes became our flight plane, each with a similar number of stops. (Your flight plan could include a variety of angle shots, such as a closeup with the plane and one camper's leg by a particular fence, or a shot over the shoulder of a camper with the plane held up in front of a sign, etc.) Then I gave each of the two teams a small model airplane that had to be photographed at each site. I also included a log that the students had to initial, and some adults signed at specific sites along the way. The team that completed the entire flight plan correctly won a small prize. Good luck.
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alicia954
869 days ago
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Good luck with the project and kids, charliesuh!
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beckydi
868 days ago
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I like the theme idea - that'll get them thinking! I think if you just hand over a camera to a bunch of kids, you'll probably get a whole roll of really far, blurry shots. At my wedding in March, we had about 10 disposable cameras on the tables for guests to use and it seems that most of them were used by the kids - not to say we didn't get any funny pictures/stories out of them, but a lot of them were just black or too dark to see who was in the picture. I'm guessing the kids you're giving them to will be shooting during the day though, so hopefully that won't be an issue.
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