Michelle Sheppard is the Photography teacher at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts. She has supplied us this issue with an amazingly engaging lesson plan for intro to Photo students in the upper high school grades. Her lesson, which she calls the “Photo Olympics,” incorporates ideas on composition, critique, shooting strategy, new angles from which to view the world, and how to photograph a rubber lobster. Read more »
The following three toning assignments from photographer and teacher Tom Gearty discuss basic methods of using Kodak Selenium Toner, sepia toner, and Kodak Polytoner. They explain how the toners work and how they should be used. Read more »
As with many foundation programs, the first year at the Rochester Institute of Technology is a tossed salad of photography topics. RIT's Elaine O'Neil devised this downloadable assignment to teach several fundamental concepts of traditional techniques and digital technology in one lesson. Read more »
