Photo assignments

With two boys in the house, one who's constantly on the move and the other who's glued to my hip, I don't have much time or space to set up photo shoots these days. Still, I need to practice. I've mentioned before how much I love photo assignments and prompts. They're like warm-up exercises for capturing whatever comes to mind without over thinking or being critical of images and ideas. Simply notice and capture. On Saturday morning, before basketball practice and another morning nap, I…

Photography 1 Prairie View Photography Class: aperture and depth of field

Taking pictures every week is important in a photography class...obviously... Anyway, in this unit, students will learn to take pictures with a variety of techniques and themes. NOTE: each lesson plan has an accompanying blog post for students to read here: https://www.digitalartteacher.com/blog.

This is a cheap, super accessible project that I do with my high school photography students to teach them about VALUE and CONTRAST - two key ideas for any photographer!Sometimes photography class can be difficult to manage because if they're not working on photo shoots, they need other engaging activities to keep them learning. This is perfect.It asks students to create TORN PAPER PORTRAITS - using paper from magazines, newspapers, found scraps of fabric, etc. Anything with white/grey…

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Photo essays are a great way to push your creative skills and become a better photographer. By taking just one photo essay example from this article and trying it for yourself, you'll learn how to tell stories will your camera.