" A Way of Seeing" & Splash

Splash is an Art Photography  learning tool, initially being developed, for children, with workshops, at present, offered free to yr 6 students within schools settings. The workshops include multi-media presentations, written and published materials, group and individual tuition.

The project includes mulit-media presentations covering

• Introduction - The eye and the camera, Photography as art, Photography as a base for digital art projects, types of photographer, photography and media, Creative & Technical skills balance
• SPLASH - The SPLASH Learning Tool, excersises to explain the concept of SPLASH
• Getting to know your camera - interactive multi-media and written publication help students to identify parts of the camera and what function they serve.
• Composition - with discussion of OXO as a way of working simple thirds composition and examples of images using this and other methods of composition
  Light and Shadow - Light and shadow is explored while encouraging children to consider light both artificial and daylight.
  
  SPLASH is a learning tool that my Husband Philip authored. Philip has worked with all age groups as a health care professional both within the NHS and Voluntary sectors.                          

Welcome
to
SPLASH

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Kirk Merrington Primary School

We wish to thank Mrs Helen Williams , Head Teacher of Kirk Merrington Primary School for all the help and guidance that she and her staff have shown us whilst we have been developing SPLASH & "A Way of Seeing"

Special thanks go to the yr 6 students of 2010 and 2011 for their inspiration, exploration and sheer openess to information and their acceptance of this project.

How We Work
An Ethical Approach
to
Photography
Art & Education

 We believe that the concepts and skills we offer young people will drive their development in an easy to understand fun and interesting way.

We also believe that introducing insight of art, photography and digital graphic manipulation at an early age will help to introduce students to skills that they may take into many aspects of their personal, educational and eventual adult lives.

Every student in our Photography " A way of Seeing" program recieves

• The SPLASH Workshop workbook to keep
• A SPLASH Badge with reminder on the reverse
• Individual disc of the students work with comments guiding their strengths and suggestions for further development
• Access to the website for further projects and FAQ's
• guided use of the camera
• Opportunity to group work
• One to one photography tuition
• A chance to explore lighting
• An opportuntiy to experiment with backdrops
• Guided media discussions
• Exploring human expressions
• projects that further develop the students artistic and graphic skills