I was asked by my kid’s school to come in and take some photographs of the students for the yearbook. I have been to Weiss Elementary several times but it was usually some special event such as a Christmas party or field trip. On this day I got to see the teachers and students doing what they do on an average day. I tried to be the preverbal “fly on the wall” which is hard to do for a 200 plus pound guy with a camera. I was able to see first hand how much our teachers care about their pupils and that the kids do work hard, they were even reading during snack time. It was nice of the teachers to share some of their class time with me and see what goes on during an “average day” at school.
When documenting events with photos I like to shoot without my flash and capture the images with the available light. Most photographers think that as soon as they are indoors they must use a flash but I turn up my ISO and try to capture the atmosphere with the light that is in the room. It works well in a school since most schools are well lit.
