Intro.

to Photography Scope & Sequence

Fall 2018
Miss Qureshi
Global Concepts High School

Time Frame Unit Name Description Project

Week 1 Introductions Intro of instructor -Intro to

and course, Course
Requirements, Website
Procedures, Policies,
Usage Contract
Week 1 What is Types of N/A
photography? photography,
careers, artistic
component
Week 2 Camera Basics Mechanics of a -Hands on
digital camera, instruction
photography -vocabulary
terminology, terms
equipment -equipment
calculator
digital
worksheet
Week 2-3 Elements of Design Experimenting with -Class
light, color, line, collection of
texture, shape, form snapshots
representing
each element,
learn basic
editing on
windows

Week 4-5 Composition and Background, -Letter art

Framing Balance, Framing project,
and Composition abstract. Small
Photoshop
component
Week 6-8 Perspectives I Exploring -Take 3 photos
perspectives and of unedited
optical illusions in optical illusions
photography

Perspectives II In depth photoshop -create one

tutorials surreal image
with you in the
picture using
photoshop
Week 9-10 Selfies Project Self-portraits Challenge of
without a face. conceptual
Thinking thinking and
conceptually problem
solving
Week 10-13 Commercial Food Photography, -photograph 3
Photography lighting and foods, pt 1
backdrop -design food
magazine
Magazine design in cover, pt 2
Photoshop (this can be a
cross over with
adv & design,
send images to
them to create
an ad)
-further:
students can
post ads
around school
for specific
school lunches
Week 14-15 Freelance Learn about owning -decide on
Photography a business, fees type of
Only do this lesson if we are on
schedule. Skip if and create involved, how much photography,
watermark design instead if
needed.
to charge, research
advertising
 details of the
job
-create a
brochure with
pricing
Week 15-17 Global Alphabet “Immigrant look at a
Philadelphia
Alphabet” inspiration community
project, assign
each student
specific letters in
the alphabet.
Decide what is
special about our
school/community,
one word for each
letter, go and
photograph it. Add
the caption to the
image with your
thoughts on it.

Week 18-20 Street Photography Candid, Humans of

Documentation, Global Project
Photo Journalism,
Humans of NY Final
Brandon Stanton
Aug 1 – 2:00pm-

Field Trips – CEPA Gallery, Silo City tour and photograph, George Eastman Museum