Part I
Overview
Programmatic goals:
- Students will consider photographic form and related vocabulary to support their analyses of photographs and articulate the process of creating meaning through form, content, and context.
- They will expand their visual literacy through careful observation and by decoding and encoding images.
- They will learn photography skills by practicing digital photography.
Essential questions:
- How do images create and communicate meaning?
- How can one understand images?
- How can one make photographs with intention?
At the close of the part 1, students will:
Lessons
The first lesson, Hello, Photography!, introduces students to Aperture On Sight and gets them started working with a camera through a simple photo scavenger hunt. Working in pairs or teams, students learn basic camera care and handling as well as how to pre-conceptualize a subject while remaining open to visual discoveries.
