Year 2

Creating media – Digital photography

Learners will learn to recognise that different devices can be used to capture photographs and will gain experience capturing, editing, and improving photos. Finally, they will use this knowledge to recognise that images they see may not be real.

Lesson 1- Taking Photographs

This lesson introduces the concept that many devices can be used to take photographs. In the lesson, learners begin to capture their own photographs.

Learning objective:

To use a digital device to take a photograph

I can recognise what devices can be used to take photographs
I can talk about how to take a photograph
I can explain what I did to capture a digital photo

Lesson 2 - Landscape or Portrait

A photograph can be taken in either portrait or landscape format. In this lesson, learners explore taking photographs in both portrait and landscape formats and explore the reasons why a photographer may favour one over the other.

Learning objective

To make choices when taking a photograph

I can explain the process of taking a good photograph
I can take photos in both landscape and portrait format
I can explain why a photo looks better in portrait or landscape format

Lesson 3 - What makes a good photograph ?

A photograph is composed by a photographer. In this lesson, learners discover what constitutes good photography composition and put this into practice by composing and capturing photos of their own.

Learning objective

To describe what makes a good photograph

I can identify what is wrong with a photograph
I can discuss how to take a good photograph
I can improve a photograph by retaking it

Lesson 4 - Lighting

In this lesson, learners investigate the effect that good lighting has on the quality of the photos they take, and explore what effect using the camera flash and adding an artificial light source have on their photos.

Learning objective

To decide how photographs can be improved

I can explore the effect that light has on a photo
I can experiment with different light sources
I can explain why a picture may be unclear

Lesson 5 - Effects

This lesson introduces the concept of simple image editing. Learners are introduced to simple image editing software and use the ‘Adjust’ tool to change the colour effect of an image.

Learning objective

To use tools to change an image

I can recognise that images can be changed
I can use a tool to achieve a desired effect
I can explain my choices

Lesson 6 - Is it real ?

This lesson introduces the concept that images can be changed for a purpose. Learners are introduced to a range of images that have been changed in different ways and through this, develop an awareness that not all images they see are real. To start the lesson, learners are first challenged to take their best photograph by applying the photography composition skills that they have developed during the unit.

Learning objective

To recognise that photos can be changed

I can apply a range of photography skills to capture a photo
I can recognise which photos have been changed
I can identify which photos are real and which have been changed

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