Learning Target:

Students will learn the art of family portrait photography, focusing on applying composition rules, professional posing techniques, and storytelling. They will practice running a family photo session as though they were working with a client, gaining commercial photography skills and creating compelling, emotive images.

Learning Intentions:

• I will apply composition rules such as the rule of thirds, balance, and framing to create professional family portraits.

• I will learn posing techniques that work well for family sessions, ensuring everyone looks natural and comfortable in the final images.

• I will practice directing a family photo session, managing the shoot professionally from start to finish, as if I were a paid photographer.

• I will develop my communication skills, directing clients and encouraging them to interact and engage to capture genuine moments.

• I will focus on storytelling, capturing images that reflect the unique relationships, emotions, and personality of each family.

• I will use lighting effectively to enhance the mood of the family portraits, applying both natural and artificial light where appropriate.

• I will organize and edit the photos in a commercial manner, refining them to a professional standard that would be suitable for client delivery.

• I will reflect on how the photos I take tell a story, considering how I can express the bond and emotions of the family through composition, poses, and the environment.

• I will manage time and equipment efficiently, ensuring a smooth and professional workflow throughout the shoot, from setting up to final delivery.

Why: 

• 2.1.5 Practice ethical and legal use of social media and online platforms 

• 3.1.3 Incorporate color, line, shape, texture, form, space and value in photograph

• 3.2.3 Incorporate balance, contrast, rhythm, repetition, movement, variety, emphasis, and unity in photographs

• 3.3.1 Identify and apply guidelines for composition (e.g. simplicity, rule of thirds, point of view, focal point, proportion/scale, framing, etc.)

• 3.3.2 Use critical thinking skills to describe, interpret, analyze, and make judgments about composition

• 3.4.1 Communicate a specific idea or narrative through photographic imagery

• 4.1.4 Demonstrate proper handling of a digital camera

• 4.1.5 Navigate menus of digital cameras

• 4.2.2 Compare and contrast the relationship between focal length and shutter speed for handheld versus monopod/tripod based photography

• 5.1.4 Calculate exposure equivalents

• 7.2.2 Demonstrate nondestructive editing techniques using digital imaging software

• 8.1.1 Critique work with constructive criticism

How: 

Students will apply these skills with proper camera's that are either supplied by themselves or by the teacher. They will then demonstrate their photoshop skills in class in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.