John Thomson's China – Lesson 01

Handout 01-B | Printer-friendly PDF file


Magazine assignment

Directions
John Thomson’s photo of the Chinese family and house (Image 01) has been picked up by a magazine for publication. However, the magazine has strict size limitations; the photo must be cropped to fit in a 3" x 3" square space without reducing its size. You will have to make decisions about the most important part of the photograph and what you want the photograph to convey. Use graphic editing software such as Photoshop, or, if unavailable, paste your cropped photo on a sheet of white paper. Create a caption that conveys the meaning you have attached to the new framing.

• Table of Contents | Lessons:

• 01
  • Teacher Instructions for part one
  • Teacher Instructions for part two
  • Image 01-Sample
  • Image 01
  • Handout 01-A: “The Five C’s”
  • Handout 01-B
  • “How to Read a Photograph” PDF
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• 02
  • Teacher Instructions
  • Image 02-Sample
  • Image 02-A
  • Image 02-B
  • Image 02-C
  • Handout 02-A
  • Handout 02-B
  • Lesson 02 Mini-database
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• 03
  • Teacher Instructions
  • Lesson 03 Mini-database
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