This lesson explores the importance of angles and zoom in photography and their effects. Students will take a minimum of 5 photos of an assigned object from different angles and zoom levels to experiment with composition. They must include the photos in their sketchbooks along with explanations of how the angles and zoom impacted the shots and how they will apply these techniques to future projects.

1. Angles & Zoom
Exploring vision and standpoint

2. Purpose of Lesson:
 Exploring the importance of angles and zoom
 How using angles and zoom can make photographs more creative
and interesting
 How the consideration of angles and zoom can effect the way the
photograph is viewed by the audience

3. Some Examples…

4. Some Examples…

5. Task
 A minimum of 5 photographs must be taken to show that you have
attempted to experiment with using different angles and levels of zoom.
 EVERYONE will be given an object to experiment with. These photos must be
included in your sketchbooks and explained to show:
 You understand the importance of using different angles and levels of
zoom.
 The effects of using diverse angles and levels of zoom
 How you will incorporate these techniques into your project

6. Summary
 You should have at least 5 photographs showing you have
experimented with different angles and levels of zoom.
 You must include these photographs in your sketchbooks to show:
 You understand the importance of using different angles and
levels of zoom.
 The effects of using diverse angles and levels of zoom
 How you will incorporate these techniques into your project
*** NOTE: The more DETAIL the better the grade. ***