Photography courses for 11 yr olds
Jul 15, 2013 11:34:11 #
I have a daughter, she is 11 and she is in love with photography. We are looking for photography schools/courses. We cannot find any. Can you help? :?:
Jul 15, 2013 11:35:05 #
Photography3579 wrote:
I have a daughter, she is 11 and she is in love with photography. We are looking for photography schools/courses. We cannot find any. Can you help? :?:
Have you checked your local community center? Some offer summer classes in a variety of subjects.
Jul 15, 2013 11:36:53 #
sbesaw
Loc: Boston
Photography3579 wrote:
I have a daughter, she is 11 and she is in love with photography. We are looking for photography schools/courses. We cannot find any. Can you help? :?:
Where are you???
Jul 15, 2013 11:50:42 #
Jul 15, 2013 12:26:22 #
sbesaw
Loc: Boston
Photography3579 wrote:
Flower Mound,Tx.
Check your local camera stores. Many offer beginner classes and some offer 1:1 classes and though a little more $$$ are a lot more effective
Jul 15, 2013 12:31:04 #
How much do you know about photography? o you know the "Exposure Triangle"? You may have to get a "Dummies Book" and make up your own course. Then you and her tink up asingments that would help teach the dirreant areas of photography. I have been doing the Boy Scout Merit badge for 11- 12 yr old boys for years. You may want to call the Boy Scouts and they may give you the name or names of Photography Merit Badge Councilors and you could call one of them and see if they would include a girl in there teaching. Or perhaps find some other kids that would like to take the course. I have found that many 11 -12 yrs old do not need a kid course. Many can understand as well or better than adults. You may look and see if there are adult courses in the area she could take. Too bad we are not in the film days and she could experiance the magic of the darkroom. - Dave
Jul 15, 2013 12:46:23 #
Last year I set up an organized schedule of photography and post process training for my very smart granddaughters. It failed. I may think that I learn in an organized fashion. They may learn math at school in an organized way, but they do not enjoy learning "fun stuff" that way.
They've made wonderful progress at shooting, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. They learn quickly, but randomly, depending on immediate curiosity.
My "Grandpa" job is to look for opportunities that will cause a curious interest and provide the computer, software and camera tools for them figure it out.
They've made wonderful progress at shooting, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. They learn quickly, but randomly, depending on immediate curiosity.
My "Grandpa" job is to look for opportunities that will cause a curious interest and provide the computer, software and camera tools for them figure it out.
Jul 15, 2013 12:50:44 #
Jul 15, 2013 13:09:51 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
....I have found that many 11 -12 yrs old do not need a kid course. ....
That is a delightful understatement!
My 10 and 12 year old granddaughters have never noticed when computers, smart phones and digital cameras didn't exist. Buttons, screens and software are as logical and ordinary as drinking milk.
They blow past things that seem important to me and get straight to great photos. They have an innate sense of what automatic is meant to do. F-stop settings? If you have to, the small numbers make for fuzzy backgrounds. But, "I can get ten good shots while you're busy twisting your knobs Grandpa".
I opened Lightroom to show the younger one. She went straight to the Develop sliders and produced a stunning cat portrait.
I paid money for a book and video courses where the instructor said to slide each full left then right. See what it does and pick a spot where you like it. Start at the top and work down. My granddaughter did that intuitively! No course or training required!
I don't think I would stick my granddaughters in a stifling, structured course. It would only slow them down.
Jul 15, 2013 13:12:35 #
The best course in photography is to get here a camera and say go out and take photographs.
My sons all had 35mm cameras where they learnt iso, dof, manual focus etc, and yes they started at 10-12
My sons all had 35mm cameras where they learnt iso, dof, manual focus etc, and yes they started at 10-12
Jul 15, 2013 13:16:44 #
There should be a photography club near your area, you will usually find a mentor there.
Jul 16, 2013 09:05:39 #
My 2 grandchildren ( 8 and 11) just finished a photography camp online with Candice Stringham.
http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tabs.tpl&product_id=2588&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=664
This was an excellent class that ran 3 weeks. It is online and she always has a video in her lessons also. The kids can use any type of camera including an IPhone. They are able to post their pictures to a gallery. There is also a forum for them to ask questions. She touches on things like holding the camera level, zooming in and out and composition. She does not get into the technical aspect but all of the things she talks about are important.
I took 4 classes from her and am now doing a night photography class from her. I can't tell you how much I have learned.
Candice has 3 young boys and designed the class for her kids. They talk about internet safety before they begin.
It is only $36 for the class so you can't go wrong.
The photo classes are through
www.jessicasprague.com
Just saw that the July class has already started. Keep in mind for next summer.
http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tabs.tpl&product_id=2588&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=664
This was an excellent class that ran 3 weeks. It is online and she always has a video in her lessons also. The kids can use any type of camera including an IPhone. They are able to post their pictures to a gallery. There is also a forum for them to ask questions. She touches on things like holding the camera level, zooming in and out and composition. She does not get into the technical aspect but all of the things she talks about are important.
I took 4 classes from her and am now doing a night photography class from her. I can't tell you how much I have learned.
Candice has 3 young boys and designed the class for her kids. They talk about internet safety before they begin.
It is only $36 for the class so you can't go wrong.
The photo classes are through
www.jessicasprague.com
Just saw that the July class has already started. Keep in mind for next summer.
Jul 16, 2013 09:10:34 #
It's like golf when my son was 11. If you shove to much learning at them you can kill the love of it for them. The best thing to do is help them to enjoy it. What would an 11 year old enjoy about photography? Taking photos, putting them on the internet and sending them to friends. They're are all kinds of neat ways to put photos in albums, to caption photos, etc. Show her this and then let her creative juices take over. If I'd done the same with my son and golf he mighta been on tour today...he was big, strong and could stripe the ball as far as the pros...and could putt, too...ah, well!!
Jul 16, 2013 10:27:52 #
Photography3579 wrote:
I have a daughter, she is 11 and she is in love with photography. We are looking for photography schools/courses. We cannot find any. Can you help? :?:
I live in NC and have taught children from the age of 9 and up to use a point and shoot camera and basics of photography, ie composition, lighting and basic editing. I was a volunteer of the 4H organization. You might try some of the children's groups, 4H, girl scouts, youth groups at churches and also check if you have a camera club in your area. Many members of my camera club volunteer to help with groups.
Anne
Jul 16, 2013 11:25:52 #
SteveR wrote:
It's like golf when my son was 11. If you shove t... (show quote)
I think it all depends on the kid. I have been doing the Boy Scout Photography Merit badge from the time they had to make a pin hole camera and develop the film until today. Kids are just like adults. 90% just want to take pictures but the other 10% want to know everything. I don't think you should shove it down their throats but don't hold back. I've seen some kids that could teach a course in photography before they were 13. As far as golf goes - Tiger Woods dad sure didn't just let him have fun. I think it is good for all kids to work hard to learn about whatever they do and then at some point decide if they want to keep working at it and just enjoy or learn even more. My children are musicians and they showed interest and promise. We did make them work hard even when the would have liked to play video games and .not practice. Some of them decided to go on (Doctorate in Musical Performance) and some of them went on to other things. The ones that did other things had learned that hard wok produced results. NOW I WILL GET OFF MY SOAP BOX. - Dave
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