When my dear friend Bonnie Newman asked me a few months ago if I would be interested in teaching photography to a few homeless kids, I was instantly hooked on the idea. I bought some books and read a lot about teaching photography to kids. My ipad was my best friend as I carefully planned each detail. My first class was Monday May 9th. I brought along some of the photos I had taken in my first semester at Daytona and talked about ways to take an interesting photograph. I also brought some of my vintage film camera collection. They loved playing with the old cameras because they are so different looking than the modern digital camera. I talked to them about the difference between film and digital cameras. At the end of class, I gave each of them a disposable film camera that they were able to take with them. The next Monday we started on their handmade photo album. They could decorate it any way they wanted to. The photo album would eventually contain all of the photographs they had taken during class. That Friday we took the kids on a field trip through downtown Orlando. Each kid was armed with a digital camera. The kids had so much fun exploring and I was quite surprised how quickly and easily each kid learned to see the world through their camera. Here are some photos I took of the kids in action!
