PHOTOGRAPHY-
The photo courses that we offer in the schools of Concern for Humanity (CFH) have a clear pedagogical and learning focus.
At the same time, they enable the children to experience themselves beyond the normal day at school. Photography, the examination of motif and material, gives the schoolchildren an unprecedented opportunity to express themselves individually.
Many of our students have a camera in their hands for the first time in their lives. Accordingly, the beginner courses begin with a basic introduction to the functions of a digital camera.
And when that is sitting, it means to get out – and take the first photos. The adventure begins.
THEORY HOURS.
Almost every day there is a theory lesson in which we use the photos we have taken to talk to the students about light, lenses, composition, apertures and storytelling. Different photographic genres and job profiles are also discussed here.
COMMUNITY
WALKS.
The most important part of the courses are the community walks, in which we repeatedly explore the neighborhood in small groups, which is home for the children. Here they see it for the first time with a new, more objective view, recognize the realities and the possibilities through the camera.
They also learn a lot in terms of design: step by step we introduce them to the first professional image compositions.
STUDIO SHOOTINGS.
There are at least two shootings in each course, in which the students stand in front of the camera as models. This is about dealing with studio equipment and lighting, but of course also about losing the fear of being in front of the camera and expressing yourself confidently as you feel – even if it may be the first time.
OUTDOOR SHOOTINGS.
If possible, we also organize shootings outside the learning center, i.e. in a live environment. Of course, this means working quickly and getting results; because after a short time, many observers gather, who are often very curious.
But here too the students have to endure, do their thing, stay focused. Another exercise for self-confidence.
A DAY
IN DELHI.
Tiring, but invariably enriching: Take a quick look at our Indian “school day” as a digital photography course instructor at a Concern for Humanity learning center.
In order to be in one of the communities on time at 2 p.m. (in the West we tend to say “slums” quickly), we leave at noon, take the metro for half an hour and then another 45 minutes by minivan, bus or an Autovalla to the Learning Center.
The first students arrive during the last preparatory steps for the coming hour, most of them come directly from the state school. Then we teach for three hours until 5:00 pm, clean up and say goodbye to the children.
We will be back at our accommodation in Delhi around 7pm. Before we eat anything, the batteries of the twenty student cameras must be distributed across all available sockets. Then we sit down on our two computers, transfer the photos of the day, sort and edit them.
