As we delved into our archive of images, some really beautiful objects and photographs appeared. We talked a lot about each one. The children were really fascinated with old family photos and we discussed the idea of resemblance a lot. The children saw a picture of a man in naval uniform and they spotted that it was like me. It was a photo of my Da. They also figured out who the photo below resembled…..no clues from me at this point.

I liked the way that the accumulated layers appeared on the screen as everyone took their photos. It shows the energy and activity that went into the session. Separated out into a grid they are more logical but I like the idea of them layered one on top of the other somehow. It gives a sense of time and mystery. We had photos of the children when they were younger from a newspaper clipping, photos of relatives, school books belonging to the children’s parents, drawings that the children had made with a parent ( a really lovely drawing too), my great uncle’s National Health glasses. The things that we were sharing were fascinating and not just for the person showing them. Everyone was engaged by the material. I was surprised at the children’s appetite for this type of activity.

We also looked a ways of bracing ourselves and positioning ourselves in order to avoid blurriness in our images. Lying on the ground, making ourselves stable in various ways, propping, leaning. These were easier to do without a camera as the action of taking a photo was in itself exciting enough to make some of the children forget about steadying themselves. To be honest, their enthusiasm was so great that it didn’t matter at all. They have perfect focus when we are looking at work and generating ideas. That’s much more important.