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2022 CSA Summer Art School: "Art On The Water"
Text or email the image or video clip of your completed project. Include your first and last name.
Email Ms. Maria at womeninthearts@gmail.com
Text (407) 900-5918
All projects are due the Saturday they are released or no later than the following Saturday by 10:00 AM EST. The latest recommended time to start the project would be the Friday before the deadline.
Awards: Participants who complete and submit all projects on time, are eligible to receive a prize at the end of the session.
Lesson No.3
Released: July 09
Due: July 09-July 16 before 10:00 AM ET.
Preschool
Digital Photography
Instructor: Susan Torregrosa
This lesson is recommended for ages 3-5
Parental assistance: Yes
Technology: digital camera or phone camera
Water Adventure I
Create 2-3 photos of your water adventure.
Theme
Parents: Set an environment leading to conversation and brainstorming about the water adventure you will decide on. Work as a team with the student, deciding together any props you’ll be using to illustrate their story, and which 2-3 pictures will best represent the water adventure.
Prompts
Where are you? Are you in a costume? Is anyone else there with you? Is it a nice or stormy day? Are you fishing or swimming? Are you watching a dolphin? Are you a mermaid, pirate, or a fantastic character? Use your imagination and photography to tell us about your water adventure!
Setting
This could be at an aquarium, in your backyard with a hose, small or big pool, at the beach, at a lake, or a slip ‘n slide.
Photography tips
A full figure photograph is not required. You could be seen from the back of the head, or your hands in water, or showing water and props. Assist the student to pick any effects or color enhancements available in your camera (optional).
Important: Name/label each picture in the sequence of the story (1,2,3) and write a sentence about the student's concept for the story.
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Kids
Digital Photography
Instructor: Susan Torregrosa
This lesson is recommended for ages 6-8
Parental assistance: As needed
Technology: digital camera or phone camera
Water Adventure II
Create 2-4 photos of your water adventure.
Do you have a favorite book that has a water adventure? Do you dream of a trip that includes a form of water? Are you going to a water park, pool, beach or do you love playing with a water hose? What kind of story can you come up with and tell with 2 or 4 photos that include you or your characters in a water adventure? Where would you be? Would you be with friends or family or a pet? What would you be doing? How much fun and discovery would be happening?
Photography tips
Full figure photographs are not required. You could be seen partially from the back of the head, hands, or simply your water adventure scene. Pick any effects or color enhancements available in your camera (optional).
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Tweens
Digital Photography
Instructor: Susan Torregrosa
This lesson is recommended for ages 9-12
Technology: digital camera or phone camera
Create 3-6 photos of your water adventure.
Where does your imagination go when you hear those words? Do you think of a book or a favorite story? Have you had a dream that involved water? Think of a creative story that includes water that you can show us in 3 to 6 photos. It can be anywhere involving water. The possibilities are endless here in Florida. Will there be supporting characters? Will you be the main star? How does the water play as a character? Or maybe it's just the background. You can use the back of heads and feet, hands, faces, and whatever scenarios you can imagine. Have fun!!!
Photography tips
Full figure photographs are not required. You could be seen partially or simply photograph your water adventure scene. Pick any effects or color enhancements available in your camera (recommended).
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Creative photography lab : 52 fun exercises for developing self-expression with your camera [electronic resource] By Steve Sonheim with Carla Sonheim.
This book contains fun photo exercises and essential techniques to learn about digital photography.
Teens
Digital Photography
Instructor: Susan Torregrosa
This lesson is recommended for ages 13-18
Technology: digital camera or phone camera
Water Adventure IV
Create 4-6 photos of your water adventure.
Create a storyboard or sketch that illustrates the adventure you see in your mind. It can be fun, silly, contemplative, peaceful, full of wonder or anything you would like to show us that involves water. Think "outside the box". How can you use water in a way that maybe we don't think about right away? Or what is another perspective that you can help us see? Think about the placement of your camera. It could be higher or lower than we generally see water.
Your water could be the adventure or you can create characters. You can be in the story or not. You can use the back of heads, hands, people running, sitting, relaxing, climbing in a waterfall or anything you can imagine. Use your 4-6 photos, the best of your collection, to tell us your story. Have a blast creating!
Photography tips
Full figure photographs are not required. You could be seen partially or simply photograph your water adventure scene. Pick any effects or color enhancements available in your camera (recommended).
Use these tools to tell your story:
- COLOR : vivid, mutes, aged, black & white.
- PERSPECTIVE : the place you choose to photograph from literally and perspective, how you see things in your mind.
- LIGHT : bright, dark, half light or dark, full sun, shade, light can direct a feeling.
- FOCUS : what do you focus on? Is there one thing in focus and the rest falls off to be out of focus (low depth of field) or are all parts of your image in focus (high depth of field)? Use this tool to "focus" your viewer on what's important in your photo story.
Important: Name/label each picture in the sequence of the story (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) and write a sentence about the concept for the story.
Related Media
Creative photography lab : 52 fun exercises for developing self-expression with your camera [electronic resource] By Steve Sonheim with Carla Sonheim.
This book contains fun photo exercises and essential techniques to learn about digital photography.
Coming Up Next
- Lesson #4 | July 16 | Sculpture
- Lesson #5 | July 23 | Mixed Media
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