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Photograph a landscape in your local area
I can photograph a local landscape.
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- Year 4
Photograph a landscape in your local area
I can photograph a local landscape.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Local landscapes can be important to people for different reasons.
- Photographers can choose to use the rule of thirds to aid their composition.
- Photographers consider their light carefully, and the effect it will have upon their composition.
Keywords
Landscape - the view of a place, including both natural and human-made features
Composition - how we arrange or organise the things we want to take a picture of
Rule of thirds - a guideline to help make pictures look more balanced
Common misconception
Urban landscapes cannot contain any natural features.
Remind children that both natural and urban landscapes can have a mix of natural and human-made features, but natural landscapes focus more on nature, and urban landscapes focus more on buildings and roads.
For Task B, pupils will need access to photographic equipment such as tablets. Ask children to explore their subject from different angles, and experiment with different lighting and photographic features. If it is challenging to access a local landscape, pupils could work on the school site.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Cameras or digital devices, access to a local landscape where possible.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these images is a landscape?
Which of these images is a landscape?
Q2.Landscapes can depict buildings. True or false?
Landscapes can depict buildings. True or false?
Q3.Which of the following are human features?
Which of the following are human features?
A river
A mountain
Q4.You take a photo but there is a beam of light cutting right across the image. What should you have considered here?
You take a photo but there is a beam of light cutting right across the image. What should you have considered here?
The subject of the picture
The composition
Q5.Why do people often take a photograph of a landscape?
Why do people often take a photograph of a landscape?
To try to capture a memory
To remember their friends or family
Q6.Think about your local area. Are there both natural and human features you might see?
Think about your local area. Are there both natural and human features you might see?
No
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a landscape?
What is a landscape?
A type of painting
A photograph of a person
Q2.The of thirds is a guideline that helps make pictures look more balanced.
The of thirds is a guideline that helps make pictures look more balanced.
Q3.Match the term to its definition:
Match the term to its definition:
Q4.True or False? Urban landscapes can only include human-made features.
True or False? Urban landscapes can only include human-made features.
True
Q5.Photographers should consider the when taking a picture to enhance their subject.
Photographers should consider the when taking a picture to enhance their subject.
Q6.Which of the following can be included in a landscape?
Which of the following can be included in a landscape?
Just buildings
Only natural features
