Bdote Tour
Curating concepts and images for classroom instruction
Learning from Place
Demonstration: Photographing/Capturing PLACE for Future Lesson Use
TIPS:
-Consider the use of the Rule of Thirds (see link Photographic Tips and Tricks and Curriculum above for examples)
-Capture close, long, and wide shots (close, medium, far) - this will help you tell your visual story later and help you isolate concepts that you may want to teach in a variety of lessons.
-Shoot in a variety of vertical (portrait) and horizontal (landscape) formats. This will give you a variety of shots that you can use various outcomes.
-Don't forget that your best zoom feature (especially if you have a digital device such as a phone or tablet) is likely moving yourself CLOSER to the silos without trespassing.
-When recording video, it is helpful to use still shots of ten seconds or more (it gives you more editing choices later), but don't forget to also use panning shots that may help provide context about the location, the scale of the murals, and help provide visual interest. When panning and capturing video in general, it is good to lock the body with feet shoulder width apart, and then use the waist to act like a panning tripod while locking elbows close to the body and providing smooth movement of the recorded video.
-If walking towards the silo or sculptures, roll your step smooth from heel to toe one foot at a time (if you were in marching band you got this).
DO NOT:
-Pick flowers or native vegetation in the park. It is prohibited and violates our city use permit.
-Touch the artwork or artifacts.