It doesn't mean I'm any good at it, it just means I like to do it. Trust me, there is a difference.
But, whatever.
Anyway.
As I sat down, I looked up on his board of upcoming priest quorum activities. Crap. I was hoping they'd forget about that one. A few months ago, in their planning meeting, my lovely son said I would LOVE to teach the priests quorum a lesson on photography. Then he asked me if I would do it. I told him no. Apparently they didn't take me serious. My name was still on the board.
Darn kid. They only thing I have going for me is the fact that he has yet to "remind" me, and knowing him, he won't until the day before. 
Therefore, sometime between now and November 30th, I need to figure out what in the world I am going to teach to a handful of 16 and 17 year old boys about taking pictures.
I have no idea.
Especially since I'm currently mad at my camera. I spent half an hour trying to take a motion shot of Ishee playing in the leaves and all I could convince the camera to focus on was... the trees. Some days... my camera hates me. Other days... I realize why I prefer taking pictures of things that don't move.
So once again, I beg of thee for suggestions. What does one suppose that a teenage boy would like to learn about photography? 
4 comments:
Teach them some basics... composition, common mistakes the average photographer makes, lighting hints, then talk about creativity. I taught a photography class to my YW and gave them a challenge to take pictures of odd things. They had fun trying to make something hohum into something interesting, and it took up some of the time and gave them hands on experience. (And digital cameras allow instant feedback. You can tell them what you like about what they did, and some other ideas that could make it interesting.)
I think they'd be interested in what all of us are interested. Lighting. How to avoid blurry photos or take action shots. I know sometimes I get lost in things like shutter speed, aperture and f-stop but if somebody said those words accompanied with how they help me take night shots, sports shots and portraits, I think I might remember.
begin with a photography scavenger hunt. A list of items they must photograph, in a very short amount of time, have them work as teams of 2 or three and each boy must take a picture in be in a picture. Then hava a computer availabe to download and talk about what they took and how they can improve. Sounds fun, I know you will do a great job.
I have the same problem with focusing on moving things! BUT... I only know one setting on my camera, and that's AUTO. :)
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