Challenge 4
Take a Photograph Featuring Wild Animals that Make Unique Sounds
General Overview
Duration
Challenge Objectives
Learning
Resources
Duration
Approximate length of time the challenge should take:
1-2hrs
Challenge Objectives
- Learn about wild animals that make unique sounds and their habitat
- Learn about the issues the wild animals that make unique sounds and their habitat face
- Know your camera settings well
- Learn how to use photo editing software
- Learn how to convey meaning in your photos
Learning
- Photography skills
- Multimedia and Editing Skills
- Research
Resources
- Camera
- Access to technology
- Laptop with photo editing software
Photograph
outline of task
Lesson 1. Exploring Local Wild Animals with Sound
Choose wild animals with sound for your photography. You can choose one from the list below, but it’s not required.
Lesson 2. Setting the Stage of Wildlife Photography Creation
- Facts about the wild animals that make unique sounds
- Facts about their habitat
- Facts about the human impact on the survival of your wild animals that make unique sounds
- Ideas about how the wild animals that make unique sounds can be protected
Lesson 3. Telling Conservation Stories Through Photography
What do you want the viewer to understand and get when they look at your photos?
- Is there a story being told? What is it?
- How to catch people’s eyes? What colors or points of contrast are attractive?
- What do you feel as you are taking the photograph? How will you show emotions in the photos?
Lesson 4. Editing for Impact: Highlighting Magic Sounds
Points to remember!
- Learn more about the wild animals that make unique sounds and their habitat
- Think about how you can make your photo stand out and grab the attention of people
- Make the reader feel their emotions! Then they will protect what they love.
Lesson 5. Sharing and Reflecting Stories Through Photography
- Share and appreciate their peers’ photographs
- Provide and receive construction feedback on the technical and thematic aspects of their photos
- Reflect on how their work highlights the Magic Sound Theme and Conservation message
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