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My Story My Way- a fun summer photography activity to create Unique Feet Part 2
We’ve blinked, and our Unique Feet Young People have grown up! So, we’ve asked them and their families to help us grow up alongside them by joining us on a summer fun project.
We said:
We’d love to know more about you and what is important to you.
We organised and posted an exciting package to our seven participating families to achieve this. This consisted of two cameras. What for?? To let them tell us their story in their own way.
Armed with two cameras - one with colour film and the other monochrome - we tasked them to get snapping throughout August! Our young person used the colour, and they gifted the black and white camera to someone in their family or a friend.
We said:
“Think about what you’ve achieved, what you are proud of, and whatever interests you. No matter how big or small, we’d love to see the things, people and places that matter most to you.”
Take selfies, pictures of your favourite things, favourite places, special outfits, your most enjoyable hobby, or anything else you want to take a picture of - go for it!”
“It’s your camera, and we’d love to see your world how you see it.”
To support our young people and families, we asked our expert, Graham, to make a short film to show them how to use their very cool Lomo cameras.
We also produced a super cool guidebook for them and sent it a hard copy so they could use it as a project book to brainstorm ideas and plan the pictures they wanted to capture.
Finally, we’ve sent out stamped addressed envelopes and sorted for a Postie to collect and deliver the films to Graham, who will get them scanned for printing and working with on our day trip out on 1st October to explore our UF next steps with our young people and families.
Our family members expressed:
“We enjoyed the challenge of taking the photos… on this type of camera! Very retro. It allowed us to giggle in some situations, which is always good. Eric did make lists but chose pictures to take away from the themes. We are looking forward to seeing the results from everyone’s cameras. We would love to do it again, but maybe with a longer time frame to gather images.” Alison, Unique Feet young person’s mum.
We, too, can’t wait to see the results currently being developed!We hope to have an insight into their world and help create a Unique Feet v.2 that grows with them into adulthood.