Photography · Week 13 · Portraits, People, and Ethics
Portraits and Trust
Students practice asking permission before taking a portrait and notice how trust between photographer and subject shows in the image.
- Students will
- Students ask permission, make three portraits of a willing partner, and explain how pose, light, and eye contact show trust in the image.
- SEL skill
- Ask permission clearly and respond respectfully to a partner's yes or no
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by asking clearly, listening to a partner's answer, and honoring a no.
- Content focus
- Portraits and trust
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy connections by communicating clearly, listening, and respecting what others say. More relationship skills activities
What you get
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Standards
- MA:Cn11.1.HSI: Media Arts, Connecting, Anchor Standard 11 (Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
More relationship skills activities for Photography
- Camera Care and Trust Relationship skillsStudents learn safe handling of shared cameras and darkroom chemicals and set agreements for borrowing and returning equipment.
- First Critique Relationship skillsStudents use a warm and cool feedback protocol on each other's first prints and plan one revision.
- Feedback on Edits Relationship skillsPartners give feedback on edited images using shared criteria and practice receiving suggestions without defending.
- Collaborative Photo Story Relationship skillsTeams combine images, text, and sound into one photo story and negotiate whose images are included.
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