They were involved in running a fun and informative workshop on how to create a photography collage using Picasa and how to stay safe online. Helen & Douglas House is a hospice provides respite care to children and young adults suffering from life-limiting conditions.
Holly and Jenny from Obergine were welcomed with a warm invitation on arrival at Douglas House where they met the caretakers, guests and parents before being taken to the play room area to take a part in the workshop.
Social media security workshop
Jenny kicked off with a discussion on social media security and why it is important to take caution when sharing information online.
The guests were given social media security tips that included not accepting friend requests from strangers and other do’s and don’ts of social media interaction to ensure the guest’s safety and security was maintained whilst having an enjoyable social media experience using Facebook and Twitter.
Image editing workshop
Holly undertook a training session on how to use image editor - Picasa. The free Google software provides basic edit tools to enhance photographs in addition providing many filters which can be layered on top of the image to create a diverse range of effects and distortions to the original image.
The workshop focused on how to import photographs, crop, straighten and touch up the colour. Once the guests were happy with their photographs, they were taught how to merge the imagery with text and other graphics to make a unique Mother’s Day Card.
All the guests picked it up really quickly and expressed their personalities through their art work! The class got everyone’s creative juices flowing and it was rewarding to teach them something new and have fun while doing it! The guests were a lovely group of ambitious, talented young people that it was a pleasure to spend the afternoon with.
According to a representative of the charity that it was the first interactive educational workshop organised by a sponsor for Helen & Douglas House and the guests will be looking forward to similar sessions in the future.
