This is a favourite project I did with a special group of Talented and Gifted Students in grades 6 and 7 a couple of years ago.
I was inspired by photographers like
Abba Richman who take photos of everyday objects that resemble letters of the alphabet. See
this post for more great examples!
As an extension on their regular art lessons I decided to experiment with some photography with them. This turned out to be difficult as the school's cameras didn't work properly so we ended up using my camera and a couple of cameras owned by the students.
After some basic photography tips the students were each allocated a letter of the alphabet and their task was to find objects around the school that could represent that letter.
These examples of the letter T were taken by grade 6 student Mitchel.
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Each student's best letter photograph was used to create this alphabet.
This great Apple Still Life lesson comes from Fine Lines. I love the idea of introducing grade ones to still life using a photograph. Students drew a bird's eye view of apples on a plate from a photograph I took and then projected on the Smartboard. We used paper plates to trace a circle for the plate and small plastic lids to trace the apples. They were asked to focus on correct use of space by positioning the plate and apples in the right place. After drawing, students used acrylic paints to paint the apples, plate and background. In the next lesson I introduced the students to chalk pastels and asked them to observe the variations in colour and light they could see in the photograph. This is such an achievable lesson with fantastic results. 
