Toys

Local photographer and parent Sarah Garrod invited your children (aged 8-13 years) to bring a toy or doll to photograph to the Viewfinder. First, we met the toys and talked about their visual features and how they might be photographed. Sarah showed some examples of other photographs of toys, talking about simple concepts of scale, light, shade, background, perspective, and making a photo of an inanimate object interesting. Participants then had an opportunity to roam around Greenwich for an hour, taking interesting photographs of toys. Sarah gave suggestions and advice while out on location. Back at the gallery, the children selected their favourite 10-15 images which were projected in the room. We reviewed and discussed the photos as a group. Each child then selected three images to be published on the Viewfinder website.

This was a great opportunity for children to produce humorous and creative images, with their much loved toys - it was a lot of fun! 

 We lent children a point-and-shoot camera if they didn't have one.

This workshop was free, funded by Grassroots Grants and the Capital Community Foundation.