They arrived in Dunedin and split into two groups, the Year 12 Photographers spent the day at the Otago Polytechnic School of Art where they were hosted by photography technician Thomas Lord. Students learnt about working in the lighting studio and setting up portraiture lighting. They took a range of photos which were then turned into negatives and used in the darkroom. Students developed their photos the old fashioned way and experimented with cameraless photography making photograms.
The Year 12 painters and the Year 13 students spent their day exploring the art galleries in Dunedin City. They visited Gallery De Novo, The Blue Oyster Project Space and Milford Galleries learning about the different types of art that each gallery caters for. We then spent the afternoon at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery with John Neumegen looking at the Tony De La Tour exhibit “Us Vs Them” and exploring ideas of light vs dark. Students then spent an hour painting in the gallery classroom. These paintings can be viewed on the Dunedin Public Art Gallery website by following this link:
The day concluded with a tour of the Art School looking at the various studios and student work. They arrived back in Oamaru tired but also inspired and ready to get stuck into their portfolio work.
Thanks to Jenny and Russell Dixon for accompanying the group on this trip and Mr Carter for the Yr 12 photography supervision.
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