MS 2 Photo

Network Partnership photoshoot with New Design! Our photographers came to Mtume's music production class and took these great portraits...

2008-04-28T13:01:00.000-07:00

The photographers of MS 131 travelled from Flatbush to the LES (lower east side) to New Design High School to take portraits of the rappers, music producers, and hip hop creators in Mtume Gant's music production class. We took photos on the infamous rooftop filled with graffitti and street art. We had a blast and took some great images that the New Designer's can hopefully use for an album cover, flier, poster, etc. These photos were taken by many different people: Destiny, Jackie, Patrice, Shantel, and Nathanielle. Enjoy! Let us know what you think!

Fun with Iphotobooth! Students explored the photobooth with lighting, play-acting and effects...enjoy!

2008-03-31T14:02:00.000-07:00

PHOTO AND ARTIST STATEMENT FOR BROOKLYN MUSEUM CONTEST BY JACKIE GONEZE!

2008-03-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

THE CHANGING FACES OF BROOKLYN

I believe my neighborhood is changing in many distinctive ways. I think that most of the change is very good for my community and the people who have the community as part of their lives. I see from my perspective new faces and evolution in my community. Things are being paid attention to that weren't a couple years ago. Brooklyn to me, is getting a makeover that shows maturity in our fellow neighbors. Say for instance the parade ground playground right across the street from Prospect Park in my area, it use to be dangerous and thugs in front of all the entrances of the play ground. It was a playground for children but hardly any child would be there after 5:00 on a summer afternoon. Our community started to realize that there was a need for change and it happened. Nowadays the park is filled with shrills of laughter from little children that come from school and parents sitting comfortably on benches chatting away with friends or watching the little ones enjoy their childhood. This to me was a good change in Brooklyn. I believe this was one big step to changing the face of Brooklyn.
I'm a very random person you'd ever meet. I love seeing new things in real life and changing it into something you didn't see before. I am from Brooklyn. I am fourteen years young. I am very open minded and free spirited. I am not a stranger to trying out new things. This is actually my first year of doing photography. I love everything about photography. My goals in photography are to become better at it and make people see something they wouldn't usually see. My favorite thing about photography is seeing and showing different things in a new light.

Photo and Artist Statement by Denaya Banks

2008-03-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

THE CHANGING FACES OF BROOKLYN

In my opinion I think my neighborhood is changing because more people are moving back to Brooklyn. When people say that things change they mean that things are becoming different. Some things change when people get older. People change when their birthdays come and they turn another age.

Some things that have changed from when I was little are that I see more beautiful things that I couldn’t see when I was younger. I’m from America but my family seed was originally from North Carolina. I’m 13 years old, and I’ve studied photography for 2 years. I like photography because you can learn something about nature while you take pictures. My goals are to be recognized as one of the best photographers. One of my favorite things about being a photographer is that I can get better as I go on. What I love about being a photographer is that I always will have something I’m good at.

WE HAVE ENTERED THIS CONTEST!!! The following students have submitted photos: Denaya Banks, Albrina Mendes, Angeneris Cifuentes and Jackie Goneze

2008-03-19T14:17:00.001-07:00

OUR PHOTO SHOW AT LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL!

2008-02-06T13:55:00.000-08:00

Ten of our students and a staff member came out to represent MS 2 at the LICHS photo show, organized by Working Playground. It was an exciting event which brought together two other photography classes to share their work and stories. For many it was the first time showing their work to big audience. Here are some reflections and photos from our journey to Astoria!

Angeneris Cifuentes: "Well, going to LICHS, has changed me. I was very nervous to show my work, but now I see that it was nothing to be afraid of. Showing my work is a good thing, not bad at all. I liked the photo of a girl whose face reflected on the silver ornament."

OUR TRIP TO MoMA!

2008-01-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

We took a fabulous trip to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan (the first time for all of my students!) and saw some amazing photography. We saw works by Alfred Stieglitz, Diane Arbus, Gary Winogrand, Edweard Muybridge, Vik Muniz and others. Here are some reflections and images from our trip:

Photos by Jackie Goneze, Patrice Thierens

Angeneris Cifuentes:
"Our trip to the Museum of Modern Art was a great experience to all of us. We had a lot of fun. At first, we saw a very nice piece of artwork, which was a wiggly, imbalanced ladder. It was a very interesting piece, by Martin Puryear. Then we saw another piece of artwork which was a huge wheel. It was way bigger than me. After we finally came to the photography exhibit, and we examined all the different types of pictures we saw one of the artists, who takes pictures of his wife’s hands, is named Alfred Stieglitz, we saw a few of his pieces . After all, we all had a lot of fun and it was a very exiting experience."

Denaya Banks:
"When I went to my trip to MoMA I saw many christmas lights covering the lights out side the restaurants. My favorite part of the trip was the train ride because on the train we got to eat & chat with our friends, we also played a lot of fun games.
The best work I saw was the picture by Vik Muniz that was made of garbage. I was inspired by it, and I tried to do one on my own."

IMAGES OF COMMUNITY: PLACES, PEOPLE, THINGS

2007-12-10T14:32:00.000-08:00

Behold! The latest from our young photographers as they venture out into their community.

Photos by Jackie Gonzalez (2), Destiny Villaverde (2), Angeneris Cifuentes.

PHOTOS EXPLORING LIGHT, COMPOSITION AND PERSPECTIVE

2007-10-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

These are a few photos taken during class by different students. Some are examples of exploring light. How does indoor light using studio lamps differ from outdoor light? Some are explorations of composition and point of view. What is a worm's eye view? (image taken from below). What is a bird's eye view? (image taken from above). How does that affect the photographic message? Also, how can an image be framed in an interesting way? Students were also introduced the concept of the rule of thirds (which they renamed the "third rule.") See if you can anwer these questions yourself as you look at our gallery-in-process! Enjoy!

Photographs are by: Essence (2), Albrina, Asma, Jackie (2), Frantzia and Angie, repectively.

GOALS OF EACH STUDENT

2007-10-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

Asma Said, age 14: im a very creative writer and a kind person. I would like to capture a persons emotion through my photography.

Tanya Plummer, age 13: What I would like to learn is how to take pictures of things in action.

Jackie Goneze, age 14: I am an artist in training. I love life and the creativity of it. Photography is an opportunity for me. We have a great teacher, Ms. Maya Erdelyi. I hope I learn almost everything there is to learn about photography.

Patrice Thierens, age 13: I would like to learn how to take photos correctly. I would love to photograph the different places in the world.

Destiny Villaverde, age: 14: I'm a crazy funny girl who loves to look at Art and also loves to draw too. I would love to capture the wonders of the world through my photos.

Tiffany Aybar, age 14: I'm very funny, smart, and kind. I look foward to the photo club because I love taking pictures, and I would like to learn more about photos and how to take them. Also I feel as if pictures gives life another meaning. Pictures make me see life with a whole different perspective.

Shantel Shepherd, age 14:I love to write but would love to learn to express myself through photos also.

Albrina Mendes, age 11: My goal is to learn enough to be sucessful in life.

Asma Said, age 13: My goal is to capture peoples emotion through my photos.

Leena Andino, age 12: My goals for this year are to learn everything that I can about photography. For example, I can learn about shots I can take so I can be the best photographer I can be.

Denaya Banks, age 12: My goals for this year are to take good pictures and be recognized as the best young photographer I can be.

Kesiann Toussaint, age 11: My goals for this year are to take wonderful pictures and be in one.

Maryanne Jennings, age 10: My goals for photography are to take good good pictures so I can achieve success in photography.

Essence Etienne, age 12: My goal is to make pictures like an artist and have everyone say,"Wow! She's such an artist! And at such a young age!" I don't want it to be perfect,I just want it nice.

Frantzia Etienne, age 11: My goal is to take realistic pictures.

Safara Figaro,age 11: My goal in this class is to learn how to take different types of pictures. I would also like learn about different compositions.

Angeneris Cifuentes 11: My goal is to become the best photographer in my class and learn all Ineed to learn to become a great photographer.