Photography; Thursday, First Period [01/06].

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Prompto had been looking forward to this class all week....for probably more than a week, actually, if he was entirely honest...so the fact that he'd managed to sit somewhat still (albeit on the desk at the front of the room) while waiting for everyone to get there was kind of a miracle! And once everyone was there, he grinned, and didn't hesitate a moment longer before getting things going.

"Hey, everyone," he said, "and welcome to Photography. If you don't know me already, I'm Prompto Argentum, I used to go to school here, too, and I've been an avid amatuer photographer since I was way little, and it's been a real passion of mine ever since. And now I'm here to share that passion with you guys! It can be a really great skill to have, especially nowadays with all the social media and everything, but there's also just something about finding a great moment and being able to capture it, instantaneously, on film, to remember, to appreciate, to just look really cool...you know? So that's what we'll be doing here. Don't worry if you've never even touched a camera before in your life, or if you've been shapping shots since before you could speak...hopefully, this class is going to be useful or fun either way.

"If you've got your own equipment you prefer to use," he continued, hopping off the desk finally, "that's awesome. But, if not, or if you just want to work with something different because you can for the class, I've got these," and he lifted up one of the five cameras that were sitting on the desk with him, "Canon EOS M50 Mark IIs," did he wind up going with this model just because of the EOS? Duh. Obviously!, "which are great for beginners and pros alike. They're on loan from the Photo Hut, so please be careful with them. They're kind of a budget model, but, still, you know, I'd rather not wind up having to take them out of my paycheck ever week, you know?

"So we're going to take some time to get to know how to use the cameras today, but before we get into that...I know, I know, it's Thursday, so you're probably sick of them, but I'd like us all to go around and introduce yourselves, let me know your name, your photography experience, and what you might hope to get out of this class.

"And when we're done with the cameras, you're pretty much done for the day, but you are gonna have some homework." He chuckled a little, since it wasn't like it was homework he would ever have complained about when he was in school. "I want you guys to get some good shots over the week, and come back to class next week ready to show some of them off to the class so we can start seeing what you've got, yeah?

"Any questions before we begin? Who'd like to go first for intros?"

Wilderness Survival; Thursday, Second Period [01/06]..

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If he was completely honest, Gladio was a little bummed that it seemed to have warmed up a little bit and they'd apparently just be missing some snow, if the weather report was to be believed, because snow would have made for a great first class. But he knew that was the nature of the beast, and adapting based on weather was a huge part of the topic at hand, so he'll just be glad that the kids would get an easy one to start out with, good for them.

But they'd have received instructions to meet outside the school, dressed appropriately for the weather, but, if anyone failed to do that, he'd had extra hats and gloves in his pack. It was a pretty small class, though, so hopefully he didn't have to wait too long before they seemed to be all accounted for and he clapped his hands together to get their attention.

"Alright!" he barked, but cheerfully. "Welcome to Wilderness Survival, a class where I hope you like the great outdoors, because we're going to be spending a lot of time out here!" Right at the beginning of winter, too, you lucky, lucky bastards! "My name's Gladio Amicitia, and I'm one of those obnoxious people that actually likes sleeping on the cold hard ground with nothing but a thin bubble of vinyl protecting me from the elements, and this class definitely isn't aiming to get you to be one of those people for yourself, but I do hope to make it at least a little easier for you when you are out there roughing. Just, you know," he shot them a grin, "not too easy.

"Today's going to be pretty simple to start," he said, "mostly so I can get an idea of who I'm working with here. We're heading out into the preserve; I've got the trail marked out so just follow me, until we hit the old campgrounds they've got out there. Once there, we're going to start in on an essential skill at the heart of every camping experience: building a fire. So I hope you're ready to get moving, and that you've brought appropriate shoes, because you're going to probably really be wishing you had by the end of it."

He clapped his hands together again, spun a finger in the air, and pointed in the direction of the preserve before he started walking.

"Let's go!"