Focal Point: Teacher Material
Have students take photos and then print them or upload them to a graphics program. Tell them not to think about taking good photos, just take pictures without thinking of it.
- If you would rather not have students take photos themselves, download the folder Reframing Photos and distribute the photos in it. Each student should receive one photo (though they may need more than one copy of the photo).
Have students look at the photos and choose a focal point. Tell them to think about:
What part of this photo would make it clear where the focal point is?
How can I include the important details and cut out distracting ones?
How can I use lines, colour and focus to draw attention to the focal point?
Next, have students either crop the picture, or draw a frame around the part of the picture they want to keep, to make an image with a stronger focal point.
Have students submit their cropped/framed photos, along with the originals, and have them write, tell you or record a sentence explaining what the focal point is and how they made it.
Cropping is cutting away part of an image.