Photography Class

One of my favorite activities from the Church Conference - was the elective session. I chose the Photography Class which was taught by a professional photographer. We were given instruction to take LOTS of photos - from different angles and positions and told that after 2 hours at the park (Swan Lake) we were to return to the camp and the teacher would critic our work and give tips on how to improve. We also had the opportunity to have a few of our best photos printed and put on display for the rest of camp to see. But were warned that there would be no trimming or editing of the photo before it was printed.

(Check tomorrow's post for the photos I chose to have printed and displayed.)About the photos in this post:
Top: Makoto (Yurigoaka church) and a Lady from Tamagawa church are trying to decide which photo to print.
Middle: Makita-san (Yurigoaka church) plays around with his son's (Makoto) sunglasses while behind him the professional photographer (in the white shirt) looks at the photos being displayed on the wall.
Below: Just 4 of the over 300 photos I took, that didn't make it to print. (Hey - I know 300 is a lot but in my defense the teacher did said to take at least 3-5 shots of every subject! And besides -the beauty of digital is I can erase the ones I don't like!)