I had so much fun with these guys!!! Meet Mrs. Desiderio’s class…well almost all of them…. (we missed you Enrique!!). The cool thing about Dilworth is that they emphasizes the integration of the arts and humanities into ALL subject areas which in my opinion is soo incredible!

Mrs. Desiderio is one of my past brides! She teaches the gifted class and when she emailed to see if I’d be willing to come in and talk to the students about photography I was so excited!! We went over wedding photography and they got to see some of the equipment I bring with me, I showed them a few “editing” tricks and we took pictures of each other….er, I mean they went all “paparazzi on me”! haha! I can’t wait to see THOSE pictures!!! They asked some fantastic questions and Mrs. Desiderio is doing such a GREAT job of talking about all the genres of photography! So far, their favorite style is photo-journalism! I’m so honored that I was asked to come in and chat with the students….they all have the AWESOMEST smiles!!! 🙂

This just melted my heart! Some of the comments that the students wrote in their journals! <3 <3

“We learned from a professional photographer. She was amazing.” – Starr
“The best thing about this day is that I got to meet a professional camera person.” – Lona
“I learned that different lenses have different uses. there are different flashes that can be used in different ways. You can reflect light with several things.” – Ian
“Today we learned how they touch up pictures.” – Jhaunea
“Today was a fun day because we got to meet a photographer and take pictures together. We learned about cameras and pictures more than I ever knew. I never met a photographer before; it’s really exciting to meet one!” – Anyssa
“I’ll always remember when she came to the classroom and we took pictures about her and the whole classroom.” – Tomi
” I never knew you needed so much supplies. She was really funny, too. I wanted to smile for her.” – Sophia
“Jen McKen – Lifestyle – I love them!” – Breckin (She added you to our list of famous photographers)

Ohh and do you want to know something else REALLY cool? Some of the staff at the school put together an Anti Bully Skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH_VdfEu7OU

Big Fist Bump!!! Go Dilworth!!!!