Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Time: 1 day
Grade: 9-12
Objective: Explore the use of Birds eye, Worms eye, and Eye Level framing
Materials: Digital camera or camera phone
Before I introduce color corrections & other photoshop techniques for editing I usually begin the course with a Angle of View lesson.
I dedicate a class period shooting outside of the classroom with the students.
To start: I look at my watch and tell them they have 7 minutes to take 15 images awesome images.
Immediate student response: "Are you serious?"
My response: "Yup.. clock has started"
Immediate student reaction: "She's crazy" followed by a dash to find something cool to shoot
Additional student reaction: fear in the honor students eyes + "how to do you turn this camera on"
Seven minutes pass: I call them back, ask for a group reflection. followed by a brief demo on how to photograph using birds eye, worms eye and eye level framing.
Students are then told they have another 7 minutes to repeat the process..
Each time the results are amazing from the 1st batch of images to the second.
I found this exercise is a great way for the kids to get to know each other & while realizing they have much to learn in the weeks ahead...
* All photographs taken by the following students grade 9-12: [see above & below] [Bobby P.] [Davante.] [Mark G.] [Aubrey L.] [Tiffany H.] [Jason B.] [Alrick]
More images from previous Semesters:
Time: 1 day
Grade: 9-12
Objective: Explore the use of Birds eye, Worms eye, and Eye Level framing
Materials: Digital camera or camera phone
Before I introduce color corrections & other photoshop techniques for editing I usually begin the course with a Angle of View lesson.
I dedicate a class period shooting outside of the classroom with the students.
To start: I look at my watch and tell them they have 7 minutes to take 15 images awesome images.
Immediate student response: "Are you serious?"
My response: "Yup.. clock has started"
Immediate student reaction: "She's crazy" followed by a dash to find something cool to shoot
Additional student reaction: fear in the honor students eyes + "how to do you turn this camera on"
Seven minutes pass: I call them back, ask for a group reflection. followed by a brief demo on how to photograph using birds eye, worms eye and eye level framing.
Students are then told they have another 7 minutes to repeat the process..
Each time the results are amazing from the 1st batch of images to the second.
I found this exercise is a great way for the kids to get to know each other & while realizing they have much to learn in the weeks ahead...
* All photographs taken by the following students grade 9-12: [see above & below] [Bobby P.] [Davante.] [Mark G.] [Aubrey L.] [Tiffany H.] [Jason B.] [Alrick]
More images from previous Semesters:
