Hello everyone! I’m the new girl to OWIP! My name is Alex and so far I’ve only gotten to meet a few kids and take a few pictures but I’m super pumped about what the future holds. I haven’t been around long but I already adore the program and will be posting blogs to share...
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Gallery Hop
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
OWIP Newletter Issue 1 July 2009
Check out what we have been doing at OWIP in our new Newsletter. Feel free to sign up to get our newsletter sent to you via email. OWIP Newletter Issue 1 July 2009