Words & Photos from Diamond H. & Ken Y.
Day 1 - Diamond H.
After endlessly waiting for the time to come, it had finally arrived. Tuesday morning, February 2nd, 2021, was a day of pure excitement and joy for the grade 10 community. At 8:30, we all dispersed ourselves into our selected experiential program choices and began the fun journey awaiting before us. We met in the Crothall boardroom and generally introduced ourselves to each other and our instructor/teacher. We started the learning experience by observing a couple of photos and presenting to our groupmates "why we preferably chose the photographs and what we liked about them." Afterward, we discussed composition, mainly the 'rule of thirds' and different types of elements that comprise a well-taken photograph. Once we understood the compositions, camera functions, and skills to a degree, we went outside to practice taking photos, experimenting with the new camera settings we’ve previously learned on the school campus. After lunch, we set off to downtown Victoria to take pictures of a particular theme we developed using different camera angles and the newly informed knowledge of camera skills we acquired. Subsequently, we finished taking all our photos and headed back to school while looking ahead to the second day of our insightful experiential journey.
Day 2 -Ken Y.
The morning of day 2, we first looked at pictures we took on day 1, and received suggestions from our classmates and directors about how to improve the shots and what to do when photoshopping. Then, we learnt a few ways of video editing, cutting, and making montages. Using the new skills, we created montages with the photos we took from day 1. After lunch, we learnt advanced composition, which would help us make a photograph attractive and emotional. Examples of album and band pictures were shown to us, and we were asked to make an album cover and a band picture of a band. What is interesting and enjoyable is that the band could be completely imaginary, enabling us to make our own story for the band. To make the project, some of us took photos of other experiential groups, such as the musical. At the end of the day, we viewed each others’ projects, and made positive comments.