Note: I’m thrilled to welcome Hannah Hudson to the Shinn Photo blog to talk about a new project that she has going. If you follow us, chances are you love photos. This is a great opportunity to inspire someone younger people with that same enjoyment. Pitch in and help out, and I’ll see if Hannah will share some of her results here on the blog for you to enjoy! – Andrew
There’s a smile that only comes to a child’s face when he sees that people are proud of him. Think of a time as a kid when you did something you thought was pretty easy and found out that what you did actually took skill and people were impressed with your work. That boost of appreciation is enough to propel a child into a whole new world of discovery and pride in themselves and their work. It does WONDERS for a little spirit.
I want to do this with kids and photography this summer. I work with kids ages 5-10 at a camp in the mountains and I would like to introduce a Digital Nature Photography activity to them this year. The forests and meadows make a perfect environment to teach children about composition, framing, filter use and so much more.
To do this, I am collecting unwanted digital cameras. Maybe you or a friend has upgraded and is thinking about what to do with the one you’ve replaced. Please consider donating it to me for this project! I’d love to have enough cameras to have one for each child, but with a max of 26 kids a week, I know that’s asking a lot. Every camera helps, though! Along with cameras I’m looking for SD cards and/or flash drives so we can move the pictures from the camera to our slideshows. Some of the cameras are going to need batteries, so if anyone can donate those, I would be very grateful! I’ll find a way to post the Best Of pictures so anyone who donates will be able to see the good that their contribution has accomplished. Thanks for reading!
(Nature)Hannah
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What about donations? Not everyone has an extra camera, but many of us would donate what we can afford to do.
Hi Gina!
Thanks for your question. At this point I only feel comfortable accepting physical donations. However, if people wanted to donate things other than cameras, I will be in need of batteries, SD cards to go with the cameras, and flash drives to be able to let the kids take their pictures home. These things are best bought new. If anyone would like to help this way, they can contact me and I’ll let them know specifics of what I need. If several people want to pool their funds together and purchase a camera to donate, that would be FABULOUS! A camera I have found to be easy to use and durable is the Canon Powershot 1000, which is obsolete, but still able to find on Amazon.com. Refurbished is fine! Also, many stores will sell ‘old’ models or floor models for very little compared to the newer models. But anything is welcome! Thanks again for asking!
(here’s the Canon Powershot 1000 “used” listing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000NK8EWI/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&condition=used&me=&qid=&seller=&sr= )
I love this!!!! I will definately start working on getting some items for you. When do you need them?
Hi Mariah! Thanks for your help! Camp starts in early June, so I’d like to know what I have to work with by mid-May. Let’s say, May 15? I’ll gladly take stuff after that, but for efficiency’s sake, aim for before then.
Thanks again!
Hey everybody! The Exponent wrote an article about my project! I’ll post it here later, but I wanted to say that the cameras should still be operable- a little body damage is fine, as long as the lens isn’t scratched and it displays the picture on the screen. (If a few display cells have failed, it’s still fine as long as the pictures themselves come out intact.)
Also, if you wanted to order a camera online, you may use my address to ship to so you won’t have to pay shipping twice. Message me on Facebook and I’ll get it to you
Thanks again to everyone!