A Level Photography Project 2: Learning to Look – Exploring Composition Rules

Develop students’ visual language through exploring composition techniques—rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, symmetry, and more. Fully editable PowerPoint includes slide-by-slide teaching notes, image examples, and classroom activities. The sketchbook allows learners to annotate, reflect, and apply each compositional rule interactively.

Help your students see the world like photographers. This project makes teaching composition simple and engaging, with fully editable lesson slides, inspiring artist examples, and practical tasks built into the PowerPoint. The included digital sketchbook encourages students to apply and reflect on key compositional techniques, ensuring they develop strong visual awareness and confidence in framing their shots.

Project 2: Learning to Look – Exploring Composition Rules
What is included:
• Editable Teacher PowerPoint: Comprehensive lessons on composition techniques such as rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, symmetry, and balance.
• Digital Student Sketchbook: Interactive templates for students to apply and reflect on each rule.
• Embedded Artist References & Image Resources: Inspiring examples to illustrate concepts.
• How-to Video Links: Short clips to reinforce understanding and practical application.
• Lesson Tasks Included: All activities integrated into the PowerPoint for easy classroom delivery.

About Me
Head of Art with extensive experience teaching A Level Photography and guiding students to develop technical skills, creative thinking, and strong visual literacy. Resources are designed to be practical, engaging, and fully editable, drawing on years of classroom expertise and a passion for helping learners succeed in the arts. Additionally, I have worked as an OCR exam board moderator for 17 years, giving me deep insight into assessment requirements and standards so each tasks is designed to support students in hitting the assessment criteria effectively and to build their knowledge and skills needed to achieve the higher grades.