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Photo Series Project

Photography Basics

Day 90of 180
Week 18of 36
45Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how a photo series can tell a visual story

2

Create a cohesive photo series demonstrating God's creative design

3

Practice composition and thematic photography skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

This verse celebrates God's creative diversity, perfectly aligning with our photo series project about capturing God's creative design in nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • Digital camera or tablet/smartphone
  • Viewfinder frame
  • BibleMouse Photo Project Worksheet
  • Printer or digital display
  • Notebook for reflection
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather and review previous photo scavenger hunt images. Discuss how photographers tell stories through connected images.

💭 Review Question: What interesting patterns or themes did you notice in yesterday's photos?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce concept of photo series as visual storytelling

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • A photo series connects images through theme, color, or emotion
  • Today we'll create a series showing God's creativity in creation
  • Choose one theme: water cycles, plant growth, insect life, cloud formations
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What theme might best show God's amazing design?
  • How can we use photography to celebrate creation?
3Activity: Creation Photo Series (20 min)
project

Students will capture 5-7 photographs exploring a chosen theme that reveals God's creative design

📝 Instructions:
  1. Select a creation theme using BibleMouse Project Guide
  2. Use viewfinder to frame interesting compositions
  3. Take multiple shots from different angles
  4. Review and select best 5-7 images
  5. Arrange images to tell a visual story
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on 3-4 images with parent guidance

Challenge: Add written narrative connecting images to biblical creation themes

4Closing (10 min)

Share photo series, discuss creative process and observations

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn about God's creativity?
  • How did photographing your theme help you appreciate creation?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how art communicates messages and inspires change

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Photography allows children to engage creatively with God's world

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage exploration, not perfection
  • Help child think narratively about image sequence
  • Discuss images' emotional and spiritual impact
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated if images don't match their vision

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, curiosity, thoughtful image selection

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a digital slideshow of photo series
  • Print photos and create a physical display
  • Share series with family, discussing creative process

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