In early January, Ella and I worked with her Girl Scout Juniors troop on the Digital Photography patch. Ella and I presented six photography composition concepts and suggestions to her girl scout troop at a meeting one night (rule of thirds, use leading lines, frame your subject, make strong lines horizontal or vertical, change your perspective, and avoid mergers) and had the girls practice these concepts at our meeting. Ella and I were a great team during our presentation, tag-teaming each idea we covered. After our meeting, the girls had a few weeks to complete an assignment, a photography scavenger hunt. Ella, Gator and I went on a nature hike on our hunt for Ella to capture on my old Nikon D40x the items on her list (Girl Scout Junior green, winter, shadows, cookie program, looking up or down, get close, reflection, why I love being a Girl Scout, light, and valentine). Ella was incredibly creative in composing her shots and we enjoyed our 4-mile hike on a beautiful, temperate January weekend. In order to earn their Digital Photography patch, the girls also had to edit their scavenger hunt images. I let Ella loose with her images in Lightroom and she had a fun time trying out all of my many presets and changing settings. Ella takes her art very seriously—she still has every intention of being an artist when she grows up—and it was so wonderful to show her how photography is also an art. She now has the D40x at her disposal so hopefully she—and the rest of her Girl Scout troop—continues to enjoy applying the composition concepts we learned.
{the paparazzi on jack.}
Ella’s Scavenger Hunt Images:
And, a few other images she and I took on her camera during our nature hike:
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