Photography

C&EA: Photography (A)- Photography Basics

Knowledge Levels

• Beginner (A)
• Intermediate (B)
• Advanced (C)

Geo Scope

• County Eligible
• State Eligible

Objective(s)

• Get to know your camera
• Practice keeping camera steady and level
• Practice taking photos, noticing natural light
• Notice shadows and their potential in photography
• Practice using natural light from several different directions
• Practice using flash for fill, solving red-eye problems
• Evaluate background, middle-ground, and foreground when taking photos
• Practice filling the frame with the subject
• Practice eliminating background clutter in photos
• Practice using different viewpoints and perspectives in photos
• Compose creative, unusual photos
• Compose variety of selfies
• Take photos of people, places, and things
• Sequence photos to tell a story
• Create black and white photos
• Evaluate photos using critical thinking
• Get to know your camera's capabilities using zoom
• Practice using different lens filters
• Practice using light to portray a specific mood
• Practice taking photos of reflections
• Practice taking photos without the flash feature on your camera
• Practice using the Rule of Thirds and the Rules of the Golden Triangle and the Golden Rectangle
• Practice taking photos from different points of view/perspectives
• Practice creating photos with interesting negative spaces
• Practice capturing unposed, candid shots of a subject or event
• Practice taking photos of "bits and pieces" of ordinary objects to create a work of art
• Practice using a camera to create a panorama
• Use color to create photos that are cool warm, monochromatic, contrasting, and/or complementary
• Practice taking photos with a specific purpose in mind to teach, instruct, or sell a product or service
• Evaluate photos that represent body of work
• Get to know your camera's capabilities using the mode dial
• Practice capturing a focal point understanding how camera equipment and depth of field effects the photo
• Practice taking photos in low-light situations
• Practice taking photos that help you get the correct exposure
• Practice taking silhouettes
• Practice composing photos that include geometric shapes and interesting framing
• Practice composing photos that break photography "rules"
• Practice taking still-life photos
• practice capturing portraits showing a person's character and personality
• Practice taking photos of interesting shapes, patterns, and textures
• Practice capturing photos where the subject is in motion
• Practice taking photos that are outside the normal limits: astrophotography, underwater, infrared
• Practice creating creative joiners
• Evaluate photos that represent body of work

Resources:  Communications and Expressive Arts > Photography