| Photography class brings out students’ creative eyes |
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| Written by Kristen Waggener | |
| Friday, 03 July 2009 10:23 | |
 Not even heat and humidity could keep Kathy Fitzke and her 10 budding photographers from going outside to capture images on their cameras. The Louisburg-based professional photographer taught an introduction-to-photography class for teens and preteens looking to understand and use their own cameras a bit better. “When I was mentoring some other (children) ... they were just putting their cameras on auto all the time,” Fitzke said. “I wanted to show them how to get a little more creative.” So, last week, 10 children joined her at her rural Louisburg home to learn the ins and outs of portrait photography, action shots, still lifes and landscapes. “If they practice, then they get used to (using different settings),” Fitzke said. On Wednesday, the student photographers took to her yard in pairs, searching for the best spot to capture an action shot. Fifth-grader Madelynn Yallowitz and ninth-grader Addie Bruns paired up, catching each other jumping in the air. “I like how to put my camera on different modes for different types of pictures,” Addie said as she set up to take a picture of Madelynn and Fitzke leaping toward her. Addie, who is involved in photography in 4-H, said she took the class because she wanted to learn more about cameras and how to take good pictures. Madelynn’s motivation was a little more obvious: She wanted to experiment with her new Canon. “I like learning how to use my new camera,” she said. “I got it for my birthday.” Each class member received a booklet and tips from Fitzke on how to use the different modes on cameras to capture interesting pictures. “There’s really sophisticated computers in their cameras,” Fitzke said. After they captured images of bubbles, jumping and wildlife — plus Fitzke’s dog, Scout — the budding photographers took a quick lemonade break to talk about their favorite images. “It’s really kind of neat how they see things,” Fitzke said.
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