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-For this exercise you'll need analog photo camera+colour film, edible ingredients, colourful food packaging, small pieces of cloth to arrange as "nature morte" (this ca be bunch of green herbs, cans of food or anything els you have available). After explaining what "nature morte" is ask children to make their own display as if it would be a painting. If you don't have to many ingredients you can ask children to make a drawing and decorate that with some veg or fruit. When they are done ask them to photograph it with the analog photo camera. When the film roll is done, wine down to the beginning (make sure to stop just before the end/beginning so you have the "tong" still visible), put the film back in the camera and take pictures of something els (portraits works great this way but it can be anything els too). Working with analog camera can be tricky at first. Therefor i usually make sure to photograph one layer my self to asure at least one layer is photographed according light conditions.
+For this exercise you'll need analog photo camera+colour film, edible ingredients, colourful food packaging, small pieces of cloth to arrange as "Still nature" (this ca be bunch of green herbs, cans of food or anything els you have available). After explaining what "Still nature" is ask children to make their own display as if it would be a painting. If you don't have to many ingredients you can ask children to make a drawing and decorate that with some veg or fruit. When they are done ask them to photograph it with the analog photo camera. When the film roll is done, wine down to the beginning (make sure to stop just before the end/beginning so you have the "tong" still visible), put the film back in the camera and take pictures of something els (portraits works great this way but it can be anything els too). Working with analog camera can be tricky at first. Therefor sometimes i photograph one layer my self to asure at least one layer is photographed according to the light conditions.
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-Filters from wrapping paper
+Photo Filters from wrapping paper
+With the question "How do we choose our food products in the shop?" we talk about the hidden powers of advertising and packaging. After ashort discussion i offer everyone a candy. We agree to eat it in te silence to experiment if this way it will taste even better. When the sweets are gone i ask again "so what do we do with the wrapping?" Designers spend great deal of time and energy to create an attractive casing for our products, producers spend lots of money and time to make it and then after unwrapping what we bought we mostly trough it away... Well i collect all kinds of colourful papers at home as it makes a beautiful material for many creations.
+For this activity you will need:
+-a small sheet (max 15x15cm)of transparent plastic per kid (i collect it from flower wrappings)
+-colourful scraps from candy wrapping, fruit nets...
+-scissors
+-glue
+-elastic band
+-camera
+Cut the scraps in small pieces. As smaller the pieces are, as more beautiful result will be.
+Glue a mix of small scraps onto the transparent film leaving at least one third of it __not covered__.
+Choose a well lit area in the room with a plain background for the photoshoot. Set your camera onto manual focus. With the help of elastic attache the freshly made lens covers onto the lens.Adjust the focus manually on the object you want to photograph. Experiment by turning the filter or moving to a different position. I like taking portraits this way as it makes children more relaxed when they know they will almost wont be recognisable.
 Long exposure
-Colages
+As a preparation for this activity i think of making something colourful with many small details.
+I like working with dough. For example it can be a small rough dough "cookies" on the colourful paper decorated with spices (cloves, start anise, juniper berries...)and drizzles with a few drops of edible paint.
+When that is doen display all works next to each other on a table without leaving any space in between.Try to mix all the colours as much as possible. Set the camera on manual and choose a long exposure time. Anything from a few seconds will work. If the room is to light (put you aperture to a smalles opening). Take pictures by experimenting on focusing on one part of colourful cookies and moving towards something els in the room. This activity takes time as each child should have enough time to understand how it works and experiment with the camera.
+Collages
+During the trajectory we make many pictures. As i mostly work with your teenagers they are not so keen to be photographed them self. I like working with portraits, so i came up with an idea of making a colages from taken portraits and some other visual work that we make during our activities. I call it a spaghetti collage.
+Print out two photos per child (one portrait and one something els) in the same format (A4 works fine). If you have a spaghetti maker rut the folded photos through it.(if you don't have it it can be cut by scissors). Take a larger sheet of paper (i usually use paper placemats) and let children to assemble a new image from cut pieces. To make works more fun i prepare a few small plates filled with edible colours and a few glasses or cups. The children dip chosen object into the colour and place it on the collage for different rings to appear.
 https://fo.am/blog/2014/03/12/kunst-de-keuken-2014/
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 -__Look at the results together.__Talking about what you see is as important as making something. When the works are ready i gather kids around each work and ask what do they see, how it makes them feel, how this work is different than the others, what title would suit it best. In these conversations i try to encourage positive feedback. Instead of saying what didn't work or failed i invite everyone to think what could have be done better or different to achieve even more interesting result. I also find important to balance group dynamics during the conversation. Some kids are louder and like to talk a lot, others very timid and silent. I try to include all by asking the questions directly and making sure the rest of the class gives time and space for more quiet children to answer.
+-__Less is more.__ Working with paint, colours, powders or any other creative material is very exiting. So exiting that it might be difficult to stop. I find important to remind youngsters the main rule i have "Less is more" or "Know when to stop". Practically it is to make them be aware of every step they make, take their time and critically evaluate the proccess. Stopping earlier rather than later insures more powerful and aesthetically pleasing result. However you can make this apparent only if you have examples of going to far and "ruining" the work by overdoing it.
 -__Be not afraid of wildness.__ Sitting still and quiet for children often feels like a punishment. When you invite them to explore and create be aware of the level of excitement in the group. Mostly it is really fun to create! Therefor you can't expect kids to be quiet and passive. It helps to make an agreement at the beginning of the class on how much noice we can all make/tolerate without making losing the respect for each other and disturbing the building. Playing fun but soft music ( this is my personal favourite and works very well in the class https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thetoyboats )is another great way of creating amiable atmosphere and keeping shouting away.