Photography for Kids Series - Creative Photography & Working with Composition

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Photography for Kids Series - Creative Photography & Working with Composition

Katherine Causbie - Photography

Rising Star

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(1,046)

Don't just Take photos, learn to Make photos! As we explore various compositional techniques, students will learn to make beautiful images of the world around them! This is a great class for new students as well as graduates of Manual DSLR Photography for Kids. A DSLR is NOT required for this class, students can use any type of camera!

Class Experience

🔐 This class is in the series of "Photography for Kids - Creative Photography" classes. This class explores the question of "how can we making our photos more interesting and beautiful by paying attention to the arrangement of the shapes (forms) of the subject matter (content)?" 

🖇️Prerequisite: None 

✅ If your learner has taken Photography for Kids - Manual DSLR Photography 101 + 201, this material was introduced in the week 4 lesson and will be familiar but this course's pace and...

- Students will understand how we go about arranging a composition and how we can make changes to composition.
- Students will learn six composition techniques, and practice using them in their photographs.
- Students will be able to analyze the composition of a photograph by using the terms learned.
- Students will learn to speak about their work with detail and pride, and share it with the group.

I hold a BA in Studio Art/Photography and Psychology, and am trained both as a photographer and as a Montessori assistant teacher. As an educator I have experience teaching children pre-K through high school.

Homework Offered
Each week, students will be assigned to create photos utilizing the new elements of composition we have learned about, culminating in a final project where they utilize them all. 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

  1 file available upon enrollment
Students will need a camera -- any type will do, from a camera phone to a DSLR -- and capacity to upload their photos from a phone or computer.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Padlet

External Resource Details:
Padlet is used for weekly project submissions, no sign in is required.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Katherine Causbie - Photography

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(1,046)

Hello! I am a teacher on Outschool who loves to share artistic photography and human-animal psychology classes! My goal is to offer high-quality learning experiences that support curiosity, inspiration, and understanding. All classes are held...