Toy Photography with the Rule of Thirds

Toy photography is a fun way to practice the rule of thirds trick. Models are cute, small and agreeable!

This is for:

Art Teachers who:

1. need distance learning lessons
2. teach photography
3. introduce the Rule of Thirds
4. teach how to load to Artsonia or email through Google drive
5. are low on traditional supplies or waiting for an order
6. wish to increase digital production
7. have a classroom unavailable due to testing or other activity (students walk school with teacher supervision)
8. have students who hate drawing and painting

(ARTy always taught this lesson the three days before Winter Break.)

Writing/Reading Teachers who:

1. teach point of view writing, unique perspective
2. need inspiration for creative writing
3. can use photo prompts for sequenced events

Homeschool or Family Fun

1. build on the previous activities
2. add fun to a regular park or beach visit
3. challenge sibling to a photo contest
4. make Christmas gifts come to life

What's Included:

1. mini lesson on what the rule of thirds is? (student friendly)
2. toy photography examples using rule of thirds
3. comparing traditional center position to the rule of thirds
4. how to change the settings on your phone or I pad to include the grid
5. ARTy pro tips: How to shoot
6. photographs of process and what the final photo looks like
7. assignment
8. how to upload: email through Google Drive with visual steps
9. how to upload: Artsonia App with visual steps (teacher needs to have a existing account with a class code)
10. PDF file
11. Power Point file

Materials:

1. cell phone or I pad
2. various small non-electric toys (cars, stuffed animals, dinosaurs, Legos, etc.)
3. students and teacher need to have a Google Drive account OR
4. Artsonia App (teacher needs to have existing account with class code)

( ARTy- always has a few toys, just in case students forget.)

Modifications:

1. Teach the whole lesson, but remove the rule of third requirement when grading. Consider this simplified version.
2. Allow for partners. One to set up and other to take photo.

Other Photography Lessons:

1. 2 Lessons: Fill the Frame & Texture
2. Creative Portraits
3. Frame It! (Space Composition)
4. Shape (Geometric vs. Organic)
5. Line (Leading Lines, too)

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