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Capturing Ideas Through Photography

By Matthew Ryan Miramontes - 11th Grade, Cornell High School
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But when taking a picture, how do you capture the words that you want to say? Digital Photography, a one-week course through Pittsburgh Filmmakers Youth Media, helps aspiring photographers to capture photos of the world around them. This year the class Read more [...]

aside 21 Jul

How to Capture Each Moment of Life

By Fiona Lubold - 11th Grade, North Hills Senior High School
First there’s the click. Then the flutter of the shutter. Then the smile on the face of the photographer who has just captured a precious moment. Monday, July 13 was the first day of “Foundations of Photography” at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, located on Read more [...]

aside 20 Jul

Photography Phun!

By Stephanie Wang - Grade 11, Peters Township High School
"Is this photo an example of the Rule of Thirds?" Kelly, the instructor of the week-long Foundations of Photography camp, asks the group of kids. She displays a photo of a person rowing a kayak at night, on a pristine lake. Any bystander would Read more [...]

aside 15 Jul

Children, Cameras, and Cryptozoology

By Dominic Lazzini - 10th Grade, South Fayette Township High School
It was a quiet, sunny afternoon in early July. The temperature was in the low-eighties, there were some clouds in the sky, and in the yard of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Read more [...]

aside 14 Jul

Cryptozoology: A Lesson in Media Literacy

By Liza Wilson- 11th Grade, Oakland Catholic High School Merriam-Webster defines cryptozoology as "the study of and search for animals and especially legendary animals (as Sasquatch) usually in order to evaluate the possibility of their existence." At the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, this study has been cleverly used to teach Read more [...]