Year 10 - Art and design
Landscapes in photography
Themes within photography
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to review the range of ways photographers have been inspired by landscapes.
Key Notes
- Landscapes offer a rich tapestry of colours, textures and forms that photographers can take inspiration from.
- Landscapes let photographers explore scale, perspective and composition from vast vistas to intimate details.
- Photographers can use landscapes to celebrate nature's beauty and foster appreciation for ecological diversity.
Vocabulary To Learn
- landscape: all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their visual appeal
- vista: a broad view, often used to create dramatic scenes in landscape photography
- perspective: creating depth and distance in a composition
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Landscapes are just pretty pictures of nature – there's not much meaning behind them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Landscapes offer a rich tapestry of colours, textures and forms that photographers can take inspiration from. Landscapes let photographers explore scale, perspective and composition from vast vistas to intimate details.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'landscape'
all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their visual appeal.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Landscapes are just pretty pictures of nature – there's not much meaning behind them. Correction: While landscapes often show beautiful scenery, they can express powerful ideas, like climate change, migration, culture, or even identity. Photographers use landscapes not just to show what they see, but to say something about how they feel or value.
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