Photography for Kids: How to use the Smartphone Camera
April 28, 2013 by Victoria
Filed under Art Projects, Photo Technique, Photography Projects for Kids

Every day our kids use their mobile or smartphones to take pictures. For over 100 years Photography was almost magical, and only experts knew what was happening inside the little black box. Today we have in our hands the power to […]
Art Project for Kids: How to Make an Icicle
February 5, 2013 by Victoria
Filed under Art Projects, Nature

Today we will be learning How to Make an Icicle. Good Morning Children and Parents. I will be sharing with you a very fun and beautiful winter project. Do you know it is possible to make an icicle? Since I love very much going out in the cold to photograph icicles, I thought it would […]
History of Photography for Kids: Photography Goes Everywhere
November 11, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under History of Photography

Once photography was not a mystery, many people around the world leaned its secretes. Photographers traveled around the globe to bring pictures from far away places, from unknown people and unheard cultures. To learn more, give click in the images below:
History of Photography for Kids: Color Photography
November 9, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under History of Photography

Once photographers and scientists were able to fix the image, they started looking for the magical compound that could fix the colors they saw in front of the camera. It was a hard road of trial and error, until they finally were able to find a way to do it. To learn more, give click […]
History of Photography for Kids: Portraits
November 8, 2012 by Victoria
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The middle class never had the opportunity to have their portraits painted, only the upper classes and the nobility could afford to hire a painter. Photography brought this opportunity to everybody. To learn more, give click in the images below:
Photography Project for Kids: Andy Warhol Prints
November 2, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under History of Photography, Photography Projects for Kids

This photography project for kids about Andy Warhol teaches our children how one of the most renown artists of our time used photographic images from advertising, newspapers and magazines as the starting point for his artwork. Children enjoy Warhol’s art because of its bright colors and cartoon like images. This is a fun and easy project to make with […]
Photography Project for Kids: How to make Sun Prints
October 13, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under Art Projects, History of Photography, Photography Projects for Kids

Sun Prints have been around us for centuries, many metals and materials fade when are expose to sunlight, but those ephemeris images didn’t las long. They always disappeared when they were expose to ambient light. Here you will find several projects to make with light, where creativity, art and science bring a lot of possibilities. […]
Photography Project for Kids: How to make a Pinhole Camera
September 24, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under Art Projects, Feature posts, Photography Projects for Kids

Photography has always been a mystery, how the images get into the camera? how the camera works? Digital photography is even more complicated, and our children are always asking questions. This is a wonderful project to show them how simple it can be. It is just a box with a hole, it capture the images […]
History of Photography for Kids: Prints and Paper
September 20, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under Art History, History of Photography

This is the second chapter in our history of photography class. We will learn how the development of negatives, opened the possibility of producing several prints of the same image. To learn more, give click in the images below:
History of Photography for Kids: How it all Started
September 19, 2012 by Victoria
Filed under Art History, History of Photography

We live in the digital era, our children carry their digital cameras or cell phones every where, but how did photography get started? This is the first of a series of presentations about the history of photography. To learn more, give click in the images below: