Today was the first session at the Whitworth gallery with the students from 'Start' and 'Out in the City.' We did a short ice-breaker exercise where we learnt each others names, and had a talk from the gallery curator behind-the-scenes looking at some prints from the likes of Rembrandt on face expression, background and body language.
The students were then placed in pairs and asked to take photographs of each other in the same pose but on different backgrounds around the gallery to see how background effects the image they were taking.
There was a mindfulness exercise to close the session, and then students were given homework to complete for the next session, and were asked to fill in a diary about their experience of the first session.
(These documents will be scanned at a later date)
I thought that this was a very successful first session for everyone involved. Everyone seemed to get along with others and most expressed how well they enjoyed the session at the end of the day. The talk from the curator was very interesting and may prove useful when students begin to think about their own self portrait. I think they all enjoyed using the cameras to do abit of work, and will enjoy it even more when they are shown more about photography as the course progresses.
Overall I think a very beneficial first session for all, I felt comfortable within the group, and feel this confidence will only grow as the weeks progress.
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