Panther Light Painting

dates: Wednesday, November 7 and Monday November 9

big idea: For two days we blocked out the windows and turned the Panther teen room into our own darkroom for one of our most successful days of participation in a long time: a Panther Light Painting Extravaganza. To recap the process of light painting, please the "Kitundu Workshops" entry below. The description is under "Light Painting" posted November 21st. We basically followed the same process. The first day we viewed some pictures of examples created in the past, and for each photo I asked how they thought it may ahve been created. Then we divided into groups of three and simply experimented with different light sources. The second day is when i assigned them challenges such as "creating an emotion" or writting your name" and so on. Some sweet works of art were created.

attendance: 15 panther teens, including some highschoolers

best part: How focused they were and the reaction to some of their pieces. I heard high-fives constantly as groups successfully completed thier challenges. Some of my favorites included Jazmine writting her name successfully, wings on Taylor, and Michael absolutely finding a passion in simply using the digital cameras.

hardest part: Getting them focused on the challenges presented. The simple waving a light in front of the camera was entertaining enough for the group, however, once they focused on a challenge with a little encouragement from Gabe and I, and completed it succesfully, they eventually asked for other activities to try.

Enjoy the pics and this activity.

myles