Thank you all for coming to the gallery hop!
For those of you who missed here is a little video clip of the night!
OWIP’s newest exhibit!
What: OWIP in Gallery Hop
Where: Downtown Arts Center on Main Street
When: Friday, November 20, 5-8pm
The OWIP kids have been working hard on this terrific exhibit and are very excited to show off their beautiful artwork! The show, entitled “Peace Through Perspective” consists of about 50 matted photographs taken by the kids from all three workshops. Food, drinks, music and fun will also be provided.
If you scare easily, turn back! Halloween at Kid’s Cafe this year was quite a fright!
Read all about it!
Checkout the article about us at the Lexington Herald-Leader!
Announcement!
On September 18th you’ll have a chance to come and see all of the children’s work in person! During Gallery Hop visit the Mary Rezny Gallery located at 903 Manchester Street in the Distillery District. Check back soon for more details!
Ya’el: A Self Portrait
We asked Ya’el:
- What makes you unique? What is the best thing or feature about yourself?
- What features or interests about yourself make you who you are?
- Are you into music, sports, movies? How can you show your own individual personality and character in your photos?
And she said:
- My hair, I like to do my hair everyday
- I like to be with my chickens
- I would like my friends to be in my pictures’
Here is what Ya’el’s mentor Dave, caught with his camera:
Self-Portraits by Juwaun
Our latest adventure for OWIP was on self-portraiture. The kids were given a questionnaire to fill out before the lesson that asked some things about themselves:
1. What makes you unique? What is the best thing or feature about yourself?
2, What features or interests about yourself make you who you are?
3. Are you into music, sports, movies? How can you show your own individual
personality and character in your photos?
Juwaun said this about himself in response:
1. My personality is my best feature.
2. My imagination and my style make me who I am.
3. Yes I am into sports and I could take a picture of me playing basketball.
After the questions were answered all of the kids went out with their mentors and directed them on how they wanted their self-portraits taken. As I am sure most of the mentors are not used to having people tell them how to take a picture, it was a lesson for them as well! Here are Juwaun’s-
Juwaun didn’t mention this as one of his best features but he also has a great smile 
-Laurie
A take on the Self-Portrait
Capturing the self-portrait can be a very telling yet mysterious endeavor. It can reveal a lot of who a person is or create an even deeper dialogue into who the person is and what the photograph means.
This week’s assignment for the kid’s was just that to take a Self-Portrait, to capture oneself in a photograph. The photograph, whether it be telling or mysterious, was to form an expressioin of the kids’ individual styles, personalities, and interests.
Janae found her expression through photographing her hands and friends. Two things very telling about Janae. She always has hugs to give and a smile that lights up the world. Her hands she says “can do several things” and her friends mean a lot to her. It was amazing how she conveyed her love of people and her true kind self in her images.
–Misty Ray Hamilton
Photo Adventure #2- Perspective
The second adventure with the kids at the East 7th Street Center included a lesson on perspective. Misty put together a short power point presentation to show the kids work from other photographers that were good examples of perspective. We really emphasized moving around the subjects to gain a different view point and to use line to help draw attention to the subject or create visual interest.
(Photo by Juwaun)
(Photo by Lulu)
(Photo by Janae)
(Photo by Tez. Pictured are Pablo, Tay and Ya’el)
(Photo by Tay)
(Photo by Ya-el)
Today is another exiting day at the the center so stay tuned for pics from today’s lesson and for photos from the perspective of our mentors. Please feel free to leave feedback, we welcome the suggestions and support!
Have a wonderful day!
-Laurie
Photo Adventure #1-Scavenger Hunt!
The first adventure for the kids and their cameras was a scavenger hunt. Who doesn’t enjoy a scavenger hunt? The children were given a list of things to find designed to help them take a closer look at the things around them in their community. Mentors and kids set out into the neighborhood around the center and let their creativity run wild. Here is what they found-
Item #1. Something yellow that is smaller than your hand:
(Photo by Tex)
Item #2. Find something shiny on the ground:
(Photo by Lulu)
(Photo by Gus)
Item #3. Crawly Critters:
(Photo by Juwaun)
Item #4. Soft Billowy Clouds:
(Photo by Ya’ El)
Item #5. Leaves or grass is various shades of green:
(Photo by Tay)
Item #6. Something Orange:
(Photo by Lulu)
Item #7. Capture something moving on two wheels or legs.
(Photo by Tyree)
Item #8. In Flight:
(Photo by Frankie)
(Photo by Juwaun)
Item #9. Pets are nature too! Photograph a neighborhood pet:
Seeing the neighborhood through the eyes of the kids was very cool. As humans we can only take in so much at a time but looking at these photographs helps us realize that there is so much more to the world around us. Plus, the kids had a blast! Stay tuned for pics from the next adventure!
-Laurie
Janae’s Scavenger Hunt
Janae always gives 110% when going out and shooting, always working to get the right picture. In our first lesson we shot “the scavenger hunt”. A list of items were given to shoot and through creative interpretation each child shot their own photograph. Janae’s photographs were full of personality and texture capturing her own take on what each item meant to her.
-Misty
