Photo 1

Eyes closed, senior Dylan Polson takes is “Blind test” during his first year of Photo 1. Polson said “The hardest part about the test is when the film doesn’t go in and goes to the side or over the reel.” Dylan later past his test and successfully loaded his real film in the darkroom.

Jaclyn Honn, Photographer
April 25, 2018

Photo 1 is a class offered at Shawnee Mission North and consists of students using film cameras and the film developing process to learn about proper composition in photos, and simply just how to take a good photo. One student said “The beginning of the class can be frustrating when we’re just doing bookwork, but once we get to stat taking and developing pictures its really fun, and my favorite class.”

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Photo 1 offers everyone to learn more about photography whether you've been taking pictures for years or you're just starting out. "I took Photo 1 before becoming a Photog for the book and it helped me understand how the camera works and how to properly compose a picture," senior Aaliyah Lee said.