SHARED BY: Kev Mason

TITLE / KEY THEME: Introduction for the inexperienced

SUITABLE FOR: Year 9 OVERVIEW / SUMMARY:

Designed for 80 minute lesson Pupils will get hands on with cameras straight away. The idea is to begin learning about shutter speed, rule of thirds and to begin looking at portraits that combine elements of the two Rules: Caring is sharing. Carers don’t snatch! The equipment belongs to everyone Never deliberately touch the lens – Ever! Mothers and babies should be together, the lens cap is the baby and the camera is its mother! KEY OBJECTIVES: To use a camera – learn how to connect it the computers To experiment with shutter speeds – To look at the rule of thirds and framing “Experiments are about what you learn from the results, rather than the results” OUTLINE OF ACTIVITIES / SEQUENCE OF LEARNING: Starter Part 1 – What is photography? Use a white board to write down as many uses of photography that you can think of. Starter Part 2 – Explain to your partner why you are here in the photography class? Why did you pick the subject? What do you think the subject is? What do you think you do? (GCSE Extension question – How do you think you get marks at GCSE photography?) Demonstrate shutter speed control – Demo only, no explanation. Practical task one – Get a camera and either 3 marbles, 1 power ball or some dice – take at least 3 shots of your partner rolling the object on 1/25th, 1/50th, 1/100th, 1/250th shutter speeds, link camera to your computer and select your favourite of each and add to sketch book – write in 25 words or more what the difference between each photo is. Demo rule of 3rds – Partners now to take 2 shots of their partner in both landscape and portrait that follow the rule of thirds – They are in charge of shutter speed, but one photo must demonstrate “movement”. KEY ARTISTS / REFERENCES / PROMPTS: Ernst Haas, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Rineke Dijkstra, Yousuf Karsh

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES: Do portraits have to have people in? Investigate this idea and provide examples.