Our county arts council sponsored a "contest" recently. During the week of March 10, elementary school kids from around the county had the opportunity to pick up a disposable camera and spend a week taking pictures of "their life." The only cost was a $2 deposit when you got the camera that you then got back when you picked up the pictures.
So the kids spend a week taking all the shots on the camera and then turn the camera in. The Arts Council had all the pictures developed and then one shot from each student who turned in their camera was displayed (4x6) at the finale of the Arts Festival yesterday. Also, the best shot from the participants at each of the five camera pickup locations were judged, with the best two being selected, enlarged to 8x10, framed and put on display with the rest. It's a really cool program!!
When Beenie brought the flyer home in March he decided that it would be a fun thing to do, so we picked up the camera and set about taking photos during the week. Yesterday we went to the Arts Fest to pick up the pictures and see what everyone had done. When we walked up to the table to pick up Beenie's photos before we went to the display the lady said, "Oh, you won."
That's right - Beenie's photo was selected as one of the two best at our location!!! We were all very excited and proud of him. He will ultimately be sent the framed print, and he got another disposable camera for winning! His comment - "Now I really need a digital camera!!"
Here's his winning entry:
So the kids spend a week taking all the shots on the camera and then turn the camera in. The Arts Council had all the pictures developed and then one shot from each student who turned in their camera was displayed (4x6) at the finale of the Arts Festival yesterday. Also, the best shot from the participants at each of the five camera pickup locations were judged, with the best two being selected, enlarged to 8x10, framed and put on display with the rest. It's a really cool program!!
When Beenie brought the flyer home in March he decided that it would be a fun thing to do, so we picked up the camera and set about taking photos during the week. Yesterday we went to the Arts Fest to pick up the pictures and see what everyone had done. When we walked up to the table to pick up Beenie's photos before we went to the display the lady said, "Oh, you won."
That's right - Beenie's photo was selected as one of the two best at our location!!! We were all very excited and proud of him. He will ultimately be sent the framed print, and he got another disposable camera for winning! His comment - "Now I really need a digital camera!!"
Here's his winning entry:
