Photograph a landscape in your local area

Art and design

Analyse a local landscape through the formal elements

Explore a variety of painting techniques

Identifying and applying the influence of other artists

Lay the foundations for a local landscape painting

Realise the details of a local landscape painting

Pupils will study a local landscape artist and make photographic records of natural or park scenes. This could include natural elements within a built environment. They will learn some basic landscape painting techniques and apply them to their own personal landscape painting.

Local landscape : painting

The {{}} of thirds is a guideline that helps make pictures look more balanced.

True or False? Urban landscapes can only include human-made features.

Photographers should consider the {{}} when taking a picture to enhance their subject.

Which of the following can be included in a landscape?

True or False? Landscapes can depict buildings.

Match these features to the correct definition.

You take a photo but there is a beam of light cutting right across the image. What should you have considered here?

Why do people often take a photograph of a landscape?

Think about your local area. Are there both natural and human features you might see?

Starter Quiz

Which of these images is a landscape?