Since the launch of KIPP Austin Brave High School this fall, our hard working, highly creative students explored expressive painting, life drawing, and conceptual art, among many other mediums and artistic styles. After much expressed interest in photography, we are excited to announce a Project Based Learning (PBL) Course in photography as well as an after-school photography club to develop students’ artistic and technical photographic skills.

KIPP Austin Brave photography students will learn how to handle DSLR cameras (i.e. manage settings, flash basics, composition), assemble a portfolio of experimental photography, portraiture, and landscape, and exhibit their art work. Most importantly, students will examine complex ideas through a lens. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of photography as both an art form and a method for communication while developing their unique photographic style.

As a new high school, our founding students are spearheading the culture of our school, and setting the bar for their academic achievement, and, in this case, creative expression. We believe that all students, regardless of income, background, or zip code, deserve every opportunity to reach their full potential. Your donation will provide students in our community with access to materials that will further develop them into well-rounded scholars. Your gift will set our students up for success by providing them with access to a medium that can open doors to careers such as graphic design, art direction, or photojournalism.

For our photography class and club, our students will need:

10 -DSLR cameras

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d3300.html

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