SENIOR SCHOOL
Flour
Power
We were sitting in the Year 12 Design Photography class
running a brainstorming session on creative photography ideas.
The photos would become part of a Design portfolio that each
Year 12 student needs to put together for the course. After
some research we were pretty inspired and had created a list
of exciting shots that we wanted to take. One idea involved
coloured smoke, another throwing milk up in the air, one with
lots of flour and a trampoline and one with coloured ink in
water. We managed to take some photos of these ideas at
school, but when it came time for the flour and trampoline
idea, we didn’t know how we were going to get a trampoline
to school. Luckily Mr Lawson put up his hand and organised a
trampoline in his paddock and we enjoyed an excursion there
and set the shoot up. We had a 15kg bag of flour, a black back
drop, coloured smoke bombs and all the cameras and lights you
could imagine.
First up the boys practiced their jumps. For this type of shot
the boys knew they had to land a certain way and stay nice and
straight. Next we loaded the trampoline up with flour and the
boys jumped on. There were a lot of laughs as the boys were
covered in the white dust. They had to hold their breath, jump
straight and look natural all at the same time!
The cameras were clicking at a fast pace and it
took many, many attempts to get the jumping
just right, but we got there. The sheep on the
property must have been quite entertained
watching the commotion. It was a hot day
and some of the flour was sticking to the
boys’ foreheads and making dough! We had
a great time and were able to capture many
jumps and were happy with the day’s shoot.
A special thank you goes to Mr Castaldini and
Mr and Mrs Lawson for their help.
Miss Emma Brown
Design and Technology Teacher
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