Photograph a landscape in your local area
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can photograph a local landscape.
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.
Teacher tip
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.
Equipment
Cameras or digital devices, access to a local landscape where possible.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these images is a landscape?
Q2.Landscapes can depict buildings. True or false?
Q3.Which of the following are human features?
Q4.You take a photo but there is a beam of light cutting right across the image. What should you have considered here?
Q5.Why do people often take a photograph of a landscape?
Q6.Think about your local area. Are there both natural and human features you might see?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a landscape?
Q2.The of thirds is a guideline that helps make pictures look more balanced.
Q3.Match the term to its definition:
How we arrange things in a photo
Natural and human-made features
Q4.True or False? Urban landscapes can only include human-made features.
Q5.Photographers should consider the when taking a picture to enhance their subject.
Q6.Which of the following can be included in a landscape?
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To help you plan your 4 art and design lesson on: Photograph a landscape in your local area, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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