LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
PATTERN AND PERSPECTIVE
THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
Lesson Objectives: Students will learn photography, pattern, and perspective.
Time Required: 1 hour
Artist: Ansel Adams, Jeffrey Pine (available online)
Materials:
Digital cameras: Available for checkout from Barb Regan, librarian.
Photography powerpoint
Presentation:
Discuss photography: focus, rule of thirds, framing, and being aware of what’s in the background. Discuss pattern and perspective.
Procedure:
- BEFORE CLASS: Make sure all cameras are charged and memory cards are empty. Overcast days are going to yield the best results.
- Instruct students in the proper use and care of the cameras.
- Break the students into groups of 3-4. Take a picture of the student going 1st and have them take all their pictures at that time. When it’s the next student’s turn, take a picture of that student, and then it’s their turn to take all their pictures. That way, when you’re at home going through the pictures on your computer, you will know exactly who took which pictures.
- Instruct students to find a pattern outside and take photographs of it from 3 different perspectives. They may take more than 3 pictures to get the effect they want.
- Parents: Select 3 best photos, crop, and print. Mount in a series on a black piece of construction paper.
- Erase memory cards and return cameras to Barb Regan.
Note:
Printing costs are not included in the EA budget.
