scphoto1

<p>Now retired from teaching photography for 28 years at Santa Cruz High where I had a limited darkroom facility I faced this problem for years. I found that getting National Geographics magazines from parent donations and flea markets and asking kids to find examples of composition techniques like rule of thirds, leading lines, texture, framing, etc helped. After awhile I asked them to take the pictures and give me an idea of what exposure combination probably made the shot and what lens type was likely to have been used. The kids loved it.<br>

You can find more of this and the rest of the curriculum I used at scphoto.com which is my web site used with my class for over 15 years now. If you go to a secret location at scphoto.com/html/ and use the account "guest" with password "guest" you can find my film based program and assignments.<br>

I now teach an online version of my class that is used by about 15 schools and roughly 100 independent study students that you can find at class.scphoto.com where you will find a course called Teachers Break Room that offers teachers a place to share ideas as well as pick up a few of mine. Have fun.</p>

<p>This is an old forum post but perhaps the original sender will still get the reply. I just want you to know that there are curriculum tools out there. I taught photography for 28 years and learned a lot from other photo teachers as well as a class or two from Ansel Adams and his friend Bret Weston in Monterey. I now offer teachers a resource at scphoto.com where you will find come tips as well as an online Teachers Break Room course that provides some curriculum assistance. The site also has a digital textbook of the Basic Digital Photography Curriculum and a version for independent study. Feel free to check it out.</p>