20 Squares Digital Photography

Submitted by: Patti Garcia, Photography Teacher
Orcutt Union School District, Orcutt, California
Grade level: 9-12

 

Goals / Objectives:
The objective is for students to use analytical thought and creative process to assemble twenty 5"x5" (20.7 x 20.7 cm) black squares in a very fun and interesting photograph.

 

Materials Needed:
Twenty 5"x5" (20.7 x 20.7 cm) black squares per student from color Construction Paper

Digital Camera

 

Lesson Description:
Students are each given 20 black squares and are told to use them as a prop in a series of digital images. Students will narrow down their images to one or two good ones to submit for a grade. The end result should be fun and creative.

 

Extension:

Student manipulate photographs using Adobe Photoshop.

 

Assessment Requirements are:
Use all 20 squares
I must see 20 squares in the photo.
Shoot this only during our class time.
Use good photography composition and lighting.

 

National Visual Arts Standards Covered: (From http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/):
Standard 2, Creative Expression

 

Resources:

See Ways to Use the Digital Camera in Art Class

See a similar David Hockney lesson

See another creative way to use digital cameras in this lesson.