New class! - SATURDAY August 8th 10-4pm, $85
This is a 6 hour class designed to give students a solid knowlege of camera use and making great photos. We will spend the first part of class reviewing camera use and different types of photography. Students will be provided with 3 photo challenges for the day before we head out on a photo field trip to Copley area (students will vote on Copley & Georgetown Cupcakes, Christain Science Center & Newbury, Chinatown or Castle Island). We will pic nic on location.
We will return to the teaching space to upload and review our work. Each student will be given a lesson in Lightroom wih the chance to edit around 5 images from the day before sharing them with the class. Bring a flash drive to collect your photos!
*****Please note pick up and drop off will take place at the teaching space 136 Ruthven Street and no shuttle will be offered from JP. If you need the shuttle, please email bigpicturearthouse@gmail.com first to see if that will be an option.****
All lessons and reviews will take place at Big Picture teaching space and photo shoots take place in the Boston area. Unlike any other program, students are supplied with professional DSLRs, Nikon D100, D70! Check out photos from Street Photo 2013.
Big Picture Summer Program 2015
Recommended for 6th-10th graders, the average age is 13
July 6th: Street Photo FULL
Students will act like documentarians traveling around Boston capturing dynamic images. Students will learn the basics about making great images along with the tools and strategies used by great street photographers to "capture the moment". We will work with symbols, portraiture, composition and not being afraid to point and shoot. Lessons on editing and manipulating images will be given in Lightroom. All lessons and reviews will take place at Big Picture teaching space and photo shoots take place in the Boston area. Unlike any other program, students use professional DSLRs, Nikon D100, D70, supplied by Big Picture! Check out photos from Street Photo 2013.
July 13th and July 20th: Two-week Fiction Film WorkshopFULL
Students will learn screenplay structure, story development, directing, acting, camera work and editing. After we decide on our story we morph it into proper screenplay format with 3 Acts, Character Arc, Obstacles that the hero must overcome and all that good stuff. We storyboard, assign actors, film around town and edit at the teaching space. Students welcome to come to class with short scripts to choose from and/or ideas for our project. Editing is done in iMovie. This year's fiction class is two weeks. A guest speaker and lesson in imovie included.
Check out The High Price, fiction week 2013, or Skizzy Dizzy and A South Get Paid, fiction week 2014.
July 27th: Photo Play FULL
Sometimes forgetting what you have learned and breaking the rules makes for some really cool surprises. Hidden gems that appeal to our "inner minds eye" come into existence when we are present and stop overthinKing our shots. In Photo Play, students will be challenged to put their unique stamp on their photo work. Like other visual art forms, we can spot a certain photographer's style when we see one of their pieces. We will explore use of light, shadows, shapes, color, movement, and editing tools in Lightroom. Students use professional digital SLR cameras (Nikon D70 and D100) provided by Big Picture. Check out photos from Street Photo Week 2013.
August 3rd: Travel Photo, Tourists in Our Own City FULL
We will travel to destination spots in Boston and nearby appreciating how lucky we are to have a STAYCATION. Past locations have been the North End, Castle Island, Fort Hull in Revere, Copley Place, Newbury Street, Charles River, Boston Common and more. This class is good for campers wanting to learn all the general tools and elements of great picture making while still having fun in the city. There is little pressure and since the focus is Travel, we can go wherever we want. Brief lessons in editing and manipulating images will be given in Lightroom. All lessons and reviews will take place at Big Picture teaching space and photo shoots take place in the Boston area. Students use professional digital SLR cameras (Nikon D70 and D100) provided by Big Picture.
Check out images from Travel Photo 2014
August 10th: 1 week Fiction Film Workshop FULL
Students will learn screenplay structure, story development, directing, acting, camera work and editing. After we decide on our story we morph it into proper screenplay format with 3 Acts, Character Arc, Obstacles that the hero must overcome and all that good stuff. We storyboard, assign actors, film around town and edit at the teaching space.
Register Now!HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING UP A SECOND TIME? PLEASE NOTE: If you are trying to register a second time for a different summer class, you must use a DIFFERENT EMAIL from the first time (even if it's the same child). The system will only except the same email once. Feel free to use mine: bigpicturearthouse@gmail.com or Jenniferjojo@hotmail.com if you dont have a second email to use.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER/OWNER
Jennifer Connelly started Big Picture to fill the gap in after school programming for middle school aged children in 2011. She has four kids in BPS and has worked as a professional photographer for 20 years. Her work can be viewed at JenniferConnellyPhoto.com.