Photography Activities

1. Guiding Lines

2. Rule of thirds

Take a photo which demonstrates your understanding of the rule of thirds

3. The Golden Ratio

https://photographyicon.com/goldenratio/


4. Macro 

Camera Settings:

Select Manual Focus on the lens. Use the focus ring on the lens to focus your image before taking a picture.

EASY:  Select the Macro preset on the camera mode dial

Advanced: Select the "A" on the camera mode dial for "Aperture Priority Mode".  Select a low f stop number, f/5 - f/11 to create a shallow depth of field.

5. Levels Adjust

Go to Image/adjustments/levels. Move the black/grey/white sliders to adjust the grey scale levels of your photo. You should typically move the black and white sliders a small amount towards the center. Move the grey slider up and down to adjust until you achieve a balanced photo.

Create a before and after split image to demonstrate the changes you made to the photo.

6. Negative Space

https://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/understanding-and-using-negative-space-in-photography

7. Action

​ https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/your-ten-step-guide-to-catching-action-shots--photo-8795​

8. Silhouettes

https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Silhouette-in-Photoshop#/Image:Create-a-Silhouette-in-Photoshop-Step-4-Version-4.jpg

9. Triptych

Take a set of 3 photos that share a similar composition and theme

10. Three photo story

Tell a story using only three photos

https://www.lifepixel.com/photo-tutorials/using-3-picture-story-technique-improve-story-telling-images

11. Alphabet Photography

12. Textures

Take pictures of textures around the school to use in later projects.

13. Bokeh Effect

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/bokeh-for-beginners.html



14. TEN of ONE

Take 10 photos of one object. Try different angles and depth/zoom.

Post your best 3.


15. Abstract

Change your angle/lens/zoom in order to find abstract patterns and lighting.

15. Black and White