Techniques in Action: Cropping the Image to Change the Story It Tells
6:45
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Nature and wildlife photographer Sandy Brooks shares techniques on how to manipulate an image’s background to change the story you want your photograph to tell.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: AandA-CroppingtheImage**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Prior to viewing the video and/or conducting the activity below, discuss the concept of “story” in photography and have students share stories they’d like to tell.
- Activity Idea: Use the video with an activity that has students manipulating the background imagery of their photographs to change the story they want to tell. Have students create different stories using the same photograph manipulated in different ways.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
