Kids Nature Themed Photography Journaling Prompts!
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- 0.1 30 Days of Nature-Eco Themed Photography Journaling Prompts
- 0.1.0.1 Please Note: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links at the bottom of the page.
- 0.1.0.2 Today, 19th August, is World Photo Day! An ideal time to start thinking about a photography project for your child.Photography is an awesome way for our kids to express their inner emotions, feelings and thoughts.
- 0.1.0.3 Photography is a therapeutic art expression, that can give young people’s self-esteem and confidence a boost, as they are in control of the camera and the end result is a reflection of their awesomeness.
- 0.1.0.4 30 days of Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts for kids, is a springboard project. By consciously thinking about the photography subject, could be a tree, a flower or a landscape, your child will foster their observation and organisation skills, imagination, artistic expression, creativity and design understanding. Scientific concepts are also honed as your child thinks about light rays and waves, shade,perspective and dimensions.
- 0.1.0.5 As a result, your child may develop a lifelong interest and career in photography! Or it could lead them down an exciting related path to filmmaking, stop-motion, animation, special effects, etc.
- 0.1.0.6 Introduce a prompt each day or week, and just let your child run with it, and see what imaginative avenues it takes them down!
- 0.1.0.7 If your child is already an avid photographer, use these prompts as an extra source of inspiration and challenge.
- 0.1.0.8 By the end of the challenge your child will have an amazing collection of photos that could be used in a variety of artistic ways.
- 0.1.1 Some ideas:
- 0.1.2 Below is a table of the 30 days of photography prompts. A pdf version can be downloaded here.
- 1 30 Days of Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts
- 1.1 Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts For Kids
- 1.2 Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts For Kids
- 1.2.0.1 If your child enjoyed this challenge, check out even more artistic challenges. Including cryptozoology nature journaling,art prompts, music prompts, nature challenges and creative writing journaling prompts. All with an eco-nature theme: HERE!
- 1.2.0.2 Below are Amazon Affiliate links. If you click through and purchase an item I may receive a small commision, at no extra cost to your purchase.
30 Days of Nature-Eco Themed Photography Journaling Prompts
Please Note: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links at the bottom of the page.
Today, 19th August, is World Photo Day! An ideal time to start thinking about a photography project for your child.Photography is an awesome way for our kids to express their inner emotions, feelings and thoughts.
Photography is a therapeutic art expression, that can give young people’s self-esteem and confidence a boost, as they are in control of the camera and the end result is a reflection of their awesomeness.
30 days of Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts for kids, is a springboard project. By consciously thinking about the photography subject, could be a tree, a flower or a landscape, your child will foster their observation and organisation skills, imagination, artistic expression, creativity and design understanding. Scientific concepts are also honed as your child thinks about light rays and waves, shade,perspective and dimensions.
Introduce a prompt each day or week, and just let your child run with it, and see what imaginative avenues it takes them down!
If your child is already an avid photographer, use these prompts as an extra source of inspiration and challenge.
By the end of the challenge your child will have an amazing collection of photos that could be used in a variety of artistic ways.
Some ideas:
Design a collage with your photos.
Some ideas for collage wall displays
Cover home education folders and jotters with your photos. I remember at school we had to cover all our school jotters with magazines or wrapping paper!
Devise a powerpoint of your photos and a few sentences describing how you snapped your photos.
Create a portfolio or Journal.
Include a display of your photos for a homeschool folio of learning evidence.
Create personalized gifts for your family and friends for birthdays and Christmas: cups,framed photos,cushions,t-shirts,tote bags, tea-coasters, fridge magnets.
Create a stone-wire photo holder
Construct homemade photo frames with cardboard, magazines, popsicle sticks, dowels, sticks
Make an awesome looking photo frame from a cereal box!
One of your photos may be ideal for starring on a homemade birthday or christmas card.
Include your collection of photos on a Digital Photo Frame.
Add your photos to a Digital Photo album.
Below is a table of the 30 days of photography prompts. A pdf version can be downloaded here.
30 Days of Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts
Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts For Kids
30 Links to helpful photography sites for advice,tips and articles on photography, as well as smartphone photography, photo slideshows from National Geographic, history of the camera, how cameras work.
And a make your own pinhole camera experiment:
Tips and advice on introducing children to digital photography
Tips for getting kids interested in photography
Awesome slideshow of nature and landscape photos from National Geographic
Dramatic Photos of ‘Life on Earth’ slideshow from National Geographic
Slideshow of rainbows from around the world from National Geographic
Learn about photographing wildlife
Learn about photographing pets includes a video
Learn about composition,subject, the viewer’s path and aspect ratio
Ideas for taking photographs with shadows
Learn about borders,proportions,shapes,line,focus,negative space
Learn about why using scale in outdoor photography results in more exciting photos
Learn about taking photos in Autumn
Learn about how studying civilisations greatest painters can inspire your photography
Learn about close-up landscape photography
Learn about weather photography and the use of light
Tips for taking photos at the beach
Tips for taking photos with your mobile phone
All about patterns in nature from Wikipedia
A Timeline of the history of photography
How Cameras work for Kids, PBS video clip
Pinhole camera experiment for kids
Interesting article on the similarities between poetry and photography as artistic expressions
Nature-Eco Photography Journaling Prompts For Kids
If your child enjoyed this challenge, check out even more artistic challenges. Including cryptozoology nature journaling,art prompts, music prompts, nature challenges and creative writing journaling prompts. All with an eco-nature theme: HERE!
Below are Amazon Affiliate links. If you click through and purchase an item I may receive a small commision, at no extra cost to your purchase.
This is a fantastic blog post. So much information! As a former elementary art teacher, it is right on the mark.
Thanks very much! So glad you enjoyed my post 🙂
So inspiring. Plenty of ideas..
Thanks! 🙂