Teaching Photography #6: Ongoing: Assignments That Build Vision

After the first six weeks, my niece will have foundation: purpose, seeing, basic technical control. Now the teaching moves from building fundamentals to developing her particular vision through structured assignments. Each one has clear communicative goals, and success is measured by whether she achieved what she intended. Rain These assignments will continue for months, probably years, each building specific capabilities. Here are several examples of how the teaching continues beyond the initial weeks. Pick a location you know well. Photograph it at three different times: early morning, midday, late afternoon or evening. Try to make me feel what each time of day feels like in that place through the image alone, with no explanation, no captions. This reinforces what she learned about light while adding complexity. She has to find a subject, return to it multiple times, capture how light changes mood throughout the day. When we review these, we’ll look at whether each communicates its…