Take a high quality photo using a lightbox

Art and design

Draw fossils in an abstract style

An artist's response to plastic waste

Future fossils discussion and sketchbook work

Make a future fossil sculpture

Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.

Future fossils: drawing and sculpture

The main source of light used in photography to illuminate the subject is known as the ...

Which tool helps illuminate and capture detailed images of small objects?

to capture images outdoors for natural lighting

to enhance the background using a green screen

to make sure there is consistent and controlled lighting

to edit photos using digital manipulation software

Why is it important to use a photography lightbox when creating a studio photograph of a recycled object?

holds the camera steady to prevent blurry photos

allows the photographer to see and frame the shot

provides a background for the photo to enhance the subject

Match the keywords below to the definitions.

In the photo collage, the printed images of the recycled objects should be arranged to look like they are floating in the sea.

Place the recycled object in the lightbox.

Position the key light to illuminate the object.

Set the camera to ensure the object fits in the viewfinder and is in focus.

Take several photos and check for lighting, focus, and composition.

Put the following steps in the correct order to take a photograph using a lightbox.

Artist {{ }} created the Shelf-Life series capturing marine plastic debris in artistic compositions.

by creating sculptures from metals and plastics

by photographing plastic waste in artistic compositions

What is one way artists like Mandy Barker raise awareness about plastic pollution?

The volunteers from Break Free From Plastic identified plastic waste from {{ }} major brands during their beach survey in September 2019.

Drawing over the lines of an existing image to create an accurate copy is known as ...

Arrange the following types of plastic waste in order of their approximate decomposition times, from shortest to longest.

collecting and sorting litter from the beach

taking photographs of plastic waste on the beach

arranging plastic waste to resemble marine creatures

editing photographs using a computer program

Arrange the following events in the order they occurred during Mandy Barker's artistic process for Shelf-Life.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Take a high quality photo using a lightbox

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.