Photograph a landscape in your local area
I can photograph a local landscape.
Photograph a landscape in your local area
I can photograph a local landscape.
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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.
To help you plan your year 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...
To help you plan your year 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.
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Equipment
Cameras or digital devices, access to a local landscape where possible.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
A bridge
A river
A mountain
A school building
Exit quiz
6 Questions
How we arrange things in a photo
Natural and human-made features