2008 Woodie Awards
Children learn photography
By Miranda Ebersole
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Premiere
Originally published: 11/29/07 at 11:44 AM CSTLast update: 11/29/07 at 6:12 PM CST
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Students, their parents and school officials attended an opening ceremony for the exhibit, which will be on display until this evening, Alice Johnson, dean of learning resources, said Nov. 19.
About 30 students participated in a photography project this college conducted, Johnson said.
Leonard Ziegler, the photographer at this college, came up with the idea of giving each fifth grader a disposable camera and instructing them to take pictures of their community, Johnson said.
Before handing the cameras to students, Ziegler talked to them about photography and his job as photographer at this college, Johnson said.
After students took pictures, Ziegler developed the film and chose at least one photograph from each student to display, she said.
Students were given the cameras toward the end of October and had about two weeks to take pictures, Ziegler said Tuesday.
Looking at some of the pictures, it's hard to believe they were taken by fifth graders, Ziegler said.
A boy riding a skateboard, shadows on a building and a creative shot of the Tower of the Americas are only a few of the pictures he pointed out as being extraordinary.
Ziegler said he never would have thought that a disposable camera would portray those types of pictures so well.
The exhibit has about 40 of the students' photographs on display.
Having the students' work displayed and bringing the students to campus for the opening reception was important because it shows the possibilities of college to children at an early age, Johnson said.
"Bringing the kids on campus gives them the idea that college is approachable," Johnson said.
Ziegler also stated the importance of using this project as an outreach program for the community.
Seeing their name underneath something they created boosts the confidence of these kids, Ziegler said.
"I want them to be proud of who they are and where they're from," Ziegler said.
The benefits of this exhibit will not only be for the kids but for the college as well, he said.
"If we're more in touch with the community, we're going to be more successful," he said.
This is the second year that this college has conducted this program, and the exhibit will be on display until this evening on the second floor of Moody.
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