After blogging last week on Graphic Design & Photography AND Teaching, I really didn’t think I would have much to say for this week’s blog. However, it seemed the more required readings I perused, the more I could see the imaginary bridge to the classroom.
The first connections between photography and teaching stood out to me after reading the “Photography Tip” article for the hundredth time. As Mood, Narration and Idea were discussed, I could see obvious connections. Just as a photographer creates a mood in an image, a teacher creates a mood in a classroom that’s conducive to learning. Just as the photographer has an idea in mind and the techniques he/she will use to tell a story, a teacher has a lesson in mind and the techniques he/she will use to teach it.
Moving on to Ken Rockwell in How to Make Great Photographs, I was drawn to the section on “Passion”. He states: “Photography is communicating passion and sparking excitement in the mind and body of another person. If you don't care about the subject then the results won't get beyond the basics. Care deeply and incredible things happen. Don't care and you are quickly forgotten.”
Wow! Talk about bridging Photography to Teaching!! TEACHING IS communicating passion and sparking excitement in the mind and body of another person. If you don't care about the subject then the results won't get beyond the basics. Care deeply and incredible things happen. Don't care and you are quickly forgotten.
As I continued to read, Rockwell’s next little gem stated: “A photograph is communicating something, be it an idea, concept, feeling, thought or whatever, to a total stranger. For a photograph to be effective you have to be clear with what you're communicating.”
Again, it was really easy to see the bridge here… Teaching IS communicating something, be it an idea, concept, feeling, thought or whatever, to a total stranger. For teaching to be effective you have to be clear with what you're communicating.
Fortunately, where a photograph infers narration, a teacher has the ability to convey deep meaning with her animated, live storytelling.
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