HUMANS OF DELVIEW
We walk through the hallways and sit in our classrooms day after day. How often do we take the time to talk with the people around us (other than our friends)? The students and staff of Delview are more than just faces, we all have layers upon layers of stories, feelings, emotions, dreams and aspirations. Our lives are spent looking after number one, ourselves that we don't spend time listening to each other's stories (And we aren't talking about IG or snap-stories). Delview could always be a more inclusive school, one that has genuine and sincere students who look for ways to help others. I'd like to start a media arts project that drives us to be more inclusive, step out of our comfort zone, and help tell the story of the people in our school. Think about how you would approach people, what thoughtful questions could you ask them? How can I learn to be a genuine listener and take in people's stories. And through the usage of photography and writing share those stories (with the permission of these individuals). The inspiration behind this project is from the HUMANS OF NEW YORK series created by Brandon Stanton. STORY LINK INTERVIEW BTS |
PROJECT OUTLINE & EXPECTATIONS:
CAMERA SETTING GUIDELINES:
- Step 1: Find 3 stories from HUMANS OF NEW YORK that you connect with, inspire you, or moved you. Stories that resonate with you. Begin a Google Doc, copy and paste the stories and photos into it.
- Step 2: Answer these questions for each story.
- Describe the photo (emotion, mood, posture, body language, expression, clothing, feelings)
- How does each story make you feel? Why?
- Why do you think the people in the photos decided to share their stories?
- Do the photographs and stories match up?
- Step 3: For this project you will be interviewing students and staff (take notes) and asking for permission to photograph.
Come up with a method of recording what is being shared with you (memory, notebook, voice recording). Start collecting stories.- What question(s) are you interested in asking?
- How can you allow space for someone to express their identity, to be open to sharing who they are?
- We all have stories and lived experiences, these are the things that connect us as people.
- What do you think are things people want to share but just don't have the opportunity to share.
- Step 4: Spend time studying compositional techniques for capturing people's portraits. Understand what are good camera settings to use. How are the Humans of New York photographs usually photographed? Do the research to understand good framing when it comes to portrait photography. Understand how good portrait photographs can tell a story.
- Step 5: Go out and start the journalism and interviewing process.
- Challenge yourself and start conversations with students who you do not know well. Look beyond your own grade and friend group.
- Ask them your line of questions, spend time getting to know the person, and talking to them.
- Be genuine and authentic. Be a good listener.
- Think of a good place in the school to photograph your subject using the "Step 4" research. Make sure the location you take the photo in has really good lighting.
- Think about how you want to capture the "real" person behind the stories you are listening to.
- You are handing in a minimum of 3 subject pieces.
- Step 6: InDesign Layout (Alternative- CANVA)
- We will go through a lesson on how to use InDesign to create photo and text layouts.
- Using InDesign you will create your final outputs.
- Font Choice- Helvetica
CAMERA SETTING GUIDELINES:
OUTDOORS
Mode: Aperture Priority ISO: 100-400 100 for sunny day 400 for cloudy grey day Aperture: f1.8-3.5 |
INDOORS
Mode: Aperture Priority ISO: >800 Find a space that has good light (ie- windows) Aperture: f1.8-f5 |