Cringey Photography warm up production

Cringey Photography Poses – A Fun Warm-Up Activity for High School Students

Get your photography students laughing, moving, and snapping from the very first lesson with this 20-minute photography warm-up activity!

This ready-to-use resource is a collection of hilariously awkward “cringey” photography poses designed to:
✔ Break the ice and build classroom rapport
✔ Get students comfortable in front of and behind the camera
✔ Encourage creativity and experimentation with angles, framing, and expression
✔ Provide a quick, no-prep activity perfect for the start of a photography unit
✔ Have students working with scale & perspective in a fun, low stakes manner

Students recreate the poses, capture their shots, and then share their best (or worst!) results in a collaborative class gallery. It is an engaging, low-stakes way to get them exploring the fun side of photography while building confidence with equipment and teamwork. I use this as a unit warm up starter and it is great to re-do when they haven’t been on camera’s in a while.

Perfect for high school media, film, or photography teachers who want a memorable and energizing activity that hooks students right away.