The Las Fotos Project Nature: Double Exposed
Over the summer of 2011, Las Fotos Project conducted a series of workshops with youth in Girl Scout Troop 3111 focused on reconnecting with nature and exploring their imaginations and creativity through the medium of photography. Each student received an analog camera and one roll of 35mm film, as well as instruction and guidance on how to create photographs using a technique known as double exposure, in which film is exposed through the camera twice, creating unexpected juxtapositions and layered effects. The students photographed the natural world during a hike through Griffith Park, then reloaded the film and took the cameras home to document their friends, family, and community members. The resulting images depict loved ones intertwined with flowers, trees, and other natural forms. Students then used their double exposed photographs as inspiration during a Las Fotos Project Creative Writing Workshop and created haikus, acrostic poems, and imaginative titles for each of their favorite images. Nature: Double Exposed is a culmination of the girls’ photographs and self-expressive words.
Mia Rodriguez
I loved the nature hike and had so much fun! My favorite part was getting my final shot and making sure it was perfect. I thought it was very interesting how we could develop two different pictures on top of each other. I also thought that my photos came out quite nicely, with plants and nature on bottom and pictures of my close family above. My favorite part of the workshop was walking up the hill, looking at the view and watching the city get smaller and smaller. I really liked the Creative Writing Workshop though it was difficult for me at the beginning because I wasn’t sure of how to express my feelings or my pictures through words. After helpful tips from the Las Fotos Project team I was able to better understand my thoughts and really appreciate to workshop.
Jessica Peregrina
I absolutely loved the nature walk at Griffith Park. It was great handling a film camera for the first time and I really want to buy one now. The creative workshop was really helpful in mixing our everyday lives with the beauty of nature. In my photos I tried to mix in pictures of my friends and all the aspects of my life as a new high school student. I’ve always loved taking pictures but never had an opportunity to really do it professionally with a great camera and having the opportunity I don’t want to stop. I really want to thank all the people of Los Fotos Project for making all of this possible for me.
To learn more about the Las Fotos Project. Check it out here.
To purchase a copy of Nature: Double Exposed, Check that out here.
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