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Learn how to make the most of your digital
Digital cameras have brought out different kinds of creativity says Chris If y QU would like to make
Mime of the Blackthorn School of Photography, near Purton, and his new friends, increase
aim is to help people get the most out of their equipment. your music making
and
Beginner courses cover the cam- to ensure colours are true.
era and its controls and using it as a For the more advanced photogra- have lots of fun jOlfl
creative tool. Students learn about pher, portrait photography courses Swindon's Number One Music Club for young people -
light and composition and explore look at lighting, composition and Swindon Young Musicians
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quality images with a minimum of the studio and outdoors. Blackthorn
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manipulation afterwards. specialises in travel and wildlife
Although cameras appear to be photography. Jazz orchestras String groups
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Robert Barrett, left with team members Tom Aslantepe, Joe Shepherd, Kat Tonks
showing off their design. Not pictured, Kyle Fullerton, Scott Lowden
This was the first time that Green- badge to raise money for improved
down students had entered the sports facilities and to contribute to
Make Your Mark Challenge which the 2012 Olympics.
kick started a week of enterprise Year 10 pupil Katie Tonks of Sup-
events across the country. Teams of port our Sports Stars said her group Swindon
Gifted and Talented Year 9 and 10 won because of teamwork. "Even
youngsters were joined by Year 10 though we were brought together College Full Time
Business Studies students to hear from different classes, our team
their brief which was secret until gelled very quickly. We understood -)
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the day of the event. the problem and could work out ©
Teams had five hours to come what we had to do by explaining
up with a unique and inspiring things to each other and taking on Wednesday 11th Februaaj
product or service which would different tasks. The challenge gave
Apply on the night!
make money and was inspired us a good idea of what going into 5-8pm
by the Olympic and Paralympic business involves. It's something I
values. They had to support their might consider in future."
plans with detailed documenta- One of the judges, Robert Barrett,
tion and financial evidence. The formerly Worldwide Line Manager
students immersed themselves in with Intel was impressed by the
their task as entrepreneurs, need- pupils' approach. "The atmosphere
ing only occasional support from was cooperative and mutually sup-
their teachers. portive in all the groups; it takes
Presentations were made to a maturity and effort for teams in a
panel of judges made up of teachers business situation to work that way.
and members of the business com- Each group came up with good ,, vasyshare
munity. The clear winners were the ideas but Support our Sports Stars
Support our Sports Stars team who presented a viable proposition that picture fra nie
came up with the idea of a badge had a strong graphic element and
symbolising a partnership between could have feasibily been devel-
the 2012 Olympics and stars of the oped and turned into a profitable North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 iDYTelephone 0800 731 2250
future. They proposed selling the venture." or visit our website www.swindon-college.ac.uk