Today’s technology means that even very young children can use a digital camera or iPad to point, press and capture an image or, more likely, a series of images. Most early years children have access to photographic equipment, but do they also have the skills and support to use it properly?
Attending the Rich Potential of Children’s Photography seminar delivered by Marc Faulder (see box) at the Nursery World Show in London earlier this year inspired childminder Chloe Webster to review her practice. She decided to plan a half-term photography project with the children at Pebbles Childcare in Worthing, West Sussex and introduce them to the basics of photography – how to focus on an object, take the photo, look at the images and delete unwanted ones.
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