Definition of photographs. How it is used as a teaching aid and what are the utilization guidelines, advantages and disadvantages of it.

1. PhoTographs

2. They appear in black and white
or in full color.

3. Photographs
- pictures which are produced by 35
mm still camera or the digital
camera.

4. PHOTOGRAPHS AS
TEACHING AID

5. Advantages
 1. The material could easily capture the
subject as deemed important for
instruction.
 2. Photographs could easily be taken
and produced as in the case of those
taken from digital cameras.

6. Limitations
 Photographs are generally small.
 Like pictures, photographs fail to represent
scale size or perspective.
 There could be a misinterpretations in the
size of perspective of the picture.
 Carelessness in getting pictures may
lead to distortion of images.

7. Utilization Guidelines
 1.Teachers should choose
photographs that suggest motion
or candid shots.

8. 2. When composing
photographic pictures:
 a. give prominence to the main
subject over other elements.

9.  b.Eliminate distracting
backgrounds.

10.  c . use the rule of thirds, i.e , divide the
picture into three areas both vertically and
horizontally , the center of interest should
be near one of the intersection of the lines.

11.  d. use elements in the foreground ( a
leaf, branch or tree trunk) to frame the
main subject if a feeling of depth is
important.

12.  e. Avoid dividing a picture area
exactly in half with a horizontal or
vertical line.

13.  f. Use a subjective point-of-
view, how-to-do-it pictures.

14.  g. Avoid unnecessary
distortion of images when
seeking dramatic angling.

15. Thank You!
Prepared by:
Denice R. Polinio
BSEII-ENGLISH