My genius hour was a success! My topic was photography, and I was learning the history of photography, and how to make better photos.
My aunt is a photographer. She made a book about photography, and after I saw those photos, I wanted to know how to do it! We first looked at some professional sites, seeing what was good to do on photography, and what was not. We also looked at some tips photographers put out on websites. Then we started to experiment a little and took out some Ipads and took pictures of objects. We also brought in some objects, like the leaf. We put it in certain places to make the picture stand out. We also downloaded an app called Color Pop, and used it to make some of our pictures black and white, and to add color here and there. From there we made a site on wix.com (link below). With my group, Rasleen and Saule, who also had the passion of photography, worked together to make the site. At first, it was difficult to decide what to add and what not to add, but in the end, all the tangles unraveled. We added some of our pictures to it also to show how and what we learned. For round two I am going to be doing Ancient Egyptian Life and studying everything about them!
I really love doing Genius Hour, and cannot wait for round two! http://ahmadkas000.wix.com/photo-flower#!history-of-photography/zoom/c1dmp/yn0k