Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Develop photography skills with teen-friendly lessons.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Getty Unshuttered
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
To use GETTY UNSHUTTERED, first create an account using Facebook or email. After choosing a challenge, read and watch the lesson material related to the challenge. Take photos with that lesson's approach in mind, add a submission title (140 character maximum) and an image description, if desired. Tap Post. Users can also star, share, or flag other posted photos.
Is It Any Good?
Powerful images can tell stories, and this app helps teens learn how to identify and create great pics. Getty Unshuttered's lessons are tailored to teens' sensibilities; they're brief, relatable, personal, and immediately applicable. The app also includes the ever-important feature to get likes (in the form of stars) from other users, and for photos to be shared to other social media apps. Because photography skills are valuable in many professions, it can be fun to be that someone in your friend group who has the eye for good pics, and Getty Unshuttered can help with that.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Getty Unshuttered can help teens develop photography skills that they use for content on other image-heavy sites (like Instagram), for academic projects, and just for fun.
Talk with your teen about the ethics of photographing other people. When do you need to get permission to photograph someone and to post their photo publicly?
If your teen embraces this app, encourage him or her to take a photography class in school or find a local photographer who teaches seminars on photography.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : storytelling , Arts : photography
- Skills : Creativity : producing new content , Communication : multiple forms of expression
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : May 18, 2018
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : J. Paul Getty Trust
- Version : 1.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 11.0 or later
- Last updated : July 26, 2021
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