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Snapshots of Me
Facilitators: Melinda Howell, Angela Myers, Glenna Rasco, and Beckie Thrash
Overview
Grab a camera and snap your way through the many creative and emotional facets that make you, you! Let’s express ourselves through different media and manipulatives to discover that there could never be a more beautiful you. After all, there is only one you!
Mission
Every student deserves to have a positive self-image of him or herself through the use of creative expression.
Learning Experiences:
• Introduction to photography, realistic art, and abstract art through a power point presentation.
• Photographing nature/environment/people-Join us as we look for items in nature that represent yourself, take a photo, and then complete a reflective writing about how you see yourself through the item. Come take a photo, in the style of the paparazzi, of individuals on WCU campus. Then discuss the ethics involved in these type photos.
• Clay/abstract sculptures- Come create an original clay sculpture, photograph it, and name it. Then discuss abstract art and how it relates to your emotions.
• Mural- Listen to a book of simple things that discusses how colors can make you feel. Then you can respond to your emotions through music and painting.
• Head shot- Examine a headshot of yourself that we can take first thing in the morning. While listening to Beautiful You, you can write four words at the bottom of your picture that describe what you think is beautiful about yourself. Finally, you can write words that describe what you think about yourself on the inside, and create a collage of the words.
• Visit and speak with two professional photographers.
• Create your own portfolio using the pictures taken at the workshop.
Products:
Portfolio of four types of photos, abstract art, original sculpture, mural painting (abstract), and word collage with self-portrait
Guiding questions:
• What is the importance of photographs?
• How do photos influence one’s feelings/emotions?
• How do photos make others perceive you?
• How do you perceive yourself through photographs?
Focusing questions:
• What is photography?
• What is emotion?
• What is abstract/realistic art?
• What is self-esteem?
Practice questions:
• What are career opportunities in photography?
• What is a typical day of a photographer?
• How has the paparazzi affected society’s perception of photographs?
Connection questions:
• What influence does society’s perception have on a person’s self-esteem and image?
• How are writer’s inspired by photographs?
• When reading, how do illustrations, pictures, photographs affect you? Why? (possible revision)
• How has technology changed the way we connect to photographs or images?
Identifying questions:
• How do pictures of yourself affect you?
• How do everyday life images affect you?
• How are your personal ethics perceived through your photographs?
• What types of images/photos would you feel comfortable showing or displaying with the world?
• Why do we need to be sensitive and aware of others in photographs? |
