MAPEH-ARTS

Quarter 3 - Module 3
Applying Composition Skills
to Produce a Printed Photography
for a Simple Photo Essay
MAPEH-Arts – Grade 6
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Quarter 3 – Module 3:Applying Composition Skills to Produce a Printed
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MAPEH-ARTS
Quarter 3 - Module 3
Applying Composition Skills
to Produce a Printed Photography
for a Simple Photo Essay
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 What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help you learn about
application of composition skills to produce a printed photography for a simple
photo essay. LC code: A6PR-IIIh

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

• Applies composition skills to produce a printed photography for a
simple photo essay.

What I Know

A. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the answer on your
answer sheet.

1. What does photo essay tell?

a. Photo essay is a waste of time.
b. Photo essay tells a story.
c. Photo essay tells nothing.
d. Photo essay was not a rewarding hobby.

2. Deniel takes a photo shoot of Biak-na- Bato National Park, what example of photo
essay he can produce using this photo?
a. Behind-the-scene photo essay
b. Day-in-the-life photo essay
c. Historic site photo essay
d. Local event photo essay

3. This photo essay tells the story of a day in the life of a particular subject. What kind
of photo essay is this?
a. Behind-the-scene photo essay
b. Day-in-the-life photo essay
c. Historic site photo essay
d. Local event photo essay

4. Vicky wants to create a local events photo essay for her assignment in Arts, which
of the following subjects in photography will she need to take photo?
a. Corregidor Island
b. Fund raising, art shows or festivals
c. How to create delicious pastillas
d. The life of a Taho vendor

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5. David collects pictures of people how they make a buntal hat, what kind of photo
essay he can make out of these pictures?
a. Behind-the-scene photo essay c. Historic site photo essay
b. Day-in-the-life photo essay d. Local event photo essay

B. Directions: Identify the following pictures. Choose inside the box what kind of photo
essay you can make out of these pictures. Write your answer on the blank provided.

BSP – if it is a Behind-the scene photo essay

DLP – if it is a Day-in- the- life photo essay
HSP – if it is a Historic site photo essay
LEP – if it is a Local event photo essay

1. ____________ 2. __________

3. __________ 4. _________

5.________

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 What’s In

Directions: Identify the parts of the camera below. Write your answer on the space
provided.

3.______
1.______
4.______

2.______ 5.______
6.______
7.______

What’s New

Directions: Read the dialogue and answer the questions below.

Photography 101

The class of Mrs. San Diego will be going to launch a photo essay contest
of the different topics they want to. Here are their conversations about the facts in
creating a photo essay.

Mrs. San Diego: Class, we will be going to have a contest on creating a photo essay.
Do you know a picture can tell a story?

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 Ok, Ma’am, we have some knowledge about
photo essay like the Day-in-the-life photo essay
and the Historic site photo essay.

We also learned about to make a behind- the-

Dennise
scene photo essay and local event photo essay.

That’s very good. For now, I am going to give you Deniel

a task. I will give you time to have your own photo
shoot and arrange your pictures into a simple
photo essay. Good luck kids!

Mrs. San Diego

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the title of the dialogue?

_______________________________________________________________
2. Who are the characters in the dialogue?
_______________________________________________________________
3. Are the children well-informed about the contest? Why?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Is the picture really telling a story? Why?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Do you think having knowledge in photography and making a photo essay
important? Why?
_______________________________________________________________

What is It
Applying Composition Skills to Produce
a Printed Photography for a Simple Photo Essay

The art elements and the concept of arrangements are

applied in photography. These help the cameraman to create
and capture optically good images instead recording of the
incidents.
Photo essays inform a story in pictures, and there are
many different techniques on how you can create your own
photo essay. There is broad scale of subject to experiment,
a photo essay can be interesting, psychological, humorous,
or any of the beyond, but most importantly they should be
memorable.
A photographic essay is an embodiment of optical
narration, different perspectives of presenting a story using sequence of pictures. An

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effective photo essay creates a strong impact a heartfelt comprehension without using
verbal language. A photo essay provides a variety of stories to tell by using different
pictures and deliver the observer a one of kind story, along the way.
A creative photo essay can use five to ten images that can tell directly what the
photographer wants to deliver a message. The first photo to be appear in a photo essay is
the lead photo. In terms of purpose and over-all style, a photo essay may best be compared
to a newspaper article.

4 Photo Essay Examples:

There are plenty of interesting photo essay
ideas that offers endless avenues to tell a powerful
photo story. Some examples are areas you could
cover are:

1. Day-in-the-life photo essay – these kinds

of photo essays tell the story of a day in the life of a
particular subject. They can showcase the career of
a busy farmer or struggling artist, capture parents’
daily chores and playtime with their children, or
memorialize the routine of the star high school
athlete. A day-in–the-life photo series can be
emotionally evocative, giving viewers an intimate
glimpse into the world of another human being.
1. Historic site photo essay- taking pictures of historical landmarks offers a variety of
different perspectives- the use of unique angles, depths and lightning. The use of
drones and reflections are also useful in your quest to find the ideal vantage point and
display a variety of scenes of the same subject.
2. Behind-the-scenes photo essay – are great ways to capture what goes into events
from start to finish. With this type of photo story, you can see the working parts of a
production and how it all moves together in harmony.
3. Local event photo essay- local events like fund raisers, art shows, or festivals are
great places to document a photography project. Candid photos of people working,
performing, of taking in the sights can be compiled into a photo essay along with
background objects to help paint a scene.

4 Tips for Creating a Photo Essay

Imaginative photo essay can be a worthwhile activity,

emotionally, inspirational one. It can reveal honesty or can give
new aspiration. With a lot of opportunity to give an effective photo
essay should always remember these following tips to look for:

1. Do your research - There are many types of photo essay subjects available, but that
doesn’t mean your specific idea hasn’t already been tackled by a professional
photographer.

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2. Follow your instincts – Take photos of everything. Overshooting can be helpful for
photojournalism. You never know what you’ll need, so the more the coverage you
have, the better.
3. Use only the best image- From lead photo to the final photo, you’re creating a visually
vivid story. However, if you use many images, you risk diluting the impact of our
message. Only include the key photos necessary.
4. Be open-minded- Your project may evolve past its initial concept, and that’s okay.

What’s More
Independent Activity 1
Directions: Analyze which statements are True or False. Encircle your
answer.

TRUE FALSE 1. We can take picture of people without planning to have

many samples.
TRUE FALSE 2. With a wide range of topics to explore, can be thought
provoking, emotional, funny, and should be unforgettable.
TRUE FALSE 3. Photo essay is a great tool to evoke emotion and
understanding without using words.
TRUE FALSE 4. A photo essay is a form of visual story telling.
TRUE FALSE 5. A photo essay is limited to different topic that can be used
by the photographer.

Independent Assessment 1
Directions: Match Column A with Column B that describes a photo essay
example. Write your answer on the blank.
A B
________ 1. Day-in-the-life photo essay A. Fund raising, art shows or
festivals are great places to
document photography
project.
_________ 2. Historic site photo essay B. It is a great way to capture
what goes into events from
start to finish.
_________ 3. Behind-the-scene photo essay C. It tells the story of a story of
a day in the life of a
particular subject.
_________ 4. Local event photo essay D. A form of visual storytelling,
a way to present a narrative
through a series of images.
_________ 5. Photo essay E. The use of unique angles,
depths and lighting was
applied.

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Independent Activity 2
Directions: Identify the pictures and group them as to what example of photo
essay they belong.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Independent Assessment 2

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Directions: Try to practice your skills in photography. Take a photo shoot and
choose 5 best photos. Paste your picture and identify what
example of photo essay is your picture and why?

____________________________ _________________________
_____________________________ __________________________
_____________________________ __________________________

_____________________________ __________________________
______________________________ __________________________
______________________________ __________________________

______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

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 What I Have Learned
Directions: Choose the correct answer inside the box to complete the meaning of
each sentence. Write the answer in your answer sheet

day-in-the-life photo essay photographic essay

local event photo essay behind-the-scene photo essay

historic site photo essay

A __________________________ is a form of visual storytelling, a way to

present a narrative through a series of images.
There are four kinds of photo essay. The first kind of photo essay is
___________________________ that tells the story of a day in the life of a particular
subject. The second kind of photo essay is ____________________________ which can
use of unique angles, depths and lightning. Fund raising, art shows or festivals are great
places to documents are examples of __________________________. The last kind of
photo essay is the ____________________________ which is a great way to capture
what goes into events from start to finish.

What I Can Do

Directions: Make your own photo essay.

Step 1:Take a photo as your entry for a simple photo essay that shows the human
impact to environmental health.
Step 2: Print these, paste them on a cartolina.
Step 3: Write your name and put title about environmental health.

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Approaching
Criteria Advanced Proficient Proficiency Developing Beginning
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Can apply Can apply Can apply Can apply Can Barely
design Design Design Design Apply
elements Elements Elements Elements Design
(lines, And And And elements
Shapes, Principles Principles Principles
Color,and With With But had

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 Design Value) Great skills fair skills Some
And difficulty
principles
With
Excellent
skills

Creativity Can show Can show Can show Can show Can barely
Excellent great good signs show
Orientation Orientation Orientation Orientation Orientation
Of creativity Of creativity Of creativity Of creativity Of creativity
Originality Can Can Can Can Can
Excellently Very satisfactorily Fairly barely
Show satisfactorily Show Show Show
originality Show originality originality originality
originality

Assessment

A. Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write the letter of your answer on the
blank before the number.
____1. Roughly how many images does the average photo essay contain?
a.15-20 b. five to ten c. one to two d. not less than 25
____2. Which photo is generally the first to appear in a photo essay?
a.The detail photo c. The portrait
b.The lead photo d. The signature photo
____ 3. In terms of purpose and overall style, a photo essay may best be compared
to what other form of presenting information?
a. a financial report c. a newspaper article
b. a legal contract d. a scientific publication
_____ 4. Why do you think photograph creates such intense reactions from those who
take photos and from those who look at photograph?
a. Maybe they are camera shy
b. Maybe they are present in the pictures.
c. Maybe they don’t like the pictures.
d. Maybe for them, pictures tell a story.
_____ 5. A great photo essay is _____________, able to evoke emotions and
understanding without using words.
a. creative b. destructible c. hardworking d. powerful

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B. Directions: Why do you need to know how to create a photo essay? How does a picture
paint a thousand words?

How are you doing? Check Explain your feeling about the
(/) the box of your answer. statement.
1.I know the different examples
of photo essay.

2.I can explain what kind of photo

essay all created.
3.I can show the different
examples of photo essay.

4.I can show how to arrange and

interpret my photo essay.

5.I can take interesting photos.

Additional Activities

Directions: Write five sentences showing the importance of having knowledge and
skills in photo essay. Do this on your answer sheet.

________________________________________
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________________________________________
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What I Know Behind-the-scene Photo essay
B 3
C Local event Photo Essay
B 5,1
A
A Independent Assessment 2
B.1. DLP Answer May Vary
2. HSP
3. BSP What I Have Learned
4. HSP
5. LEP 1.Photo Essay
2.Day-in-the-life photo essay
What’s In 3.Historic site photo essay
4. Local event photo essay
Flash 5. Behind-the-scene photo essay
lens
mode dial What I Can Do
zoom
view finder Answer May Vary
navigation buttons
LCD Screen Assessment
What’ s More 1. B
Independent Activity 1 2. B
FALSE 3. C
TRUE 4. D
TRUE 5. D
TRUE
FALSE
Independent Assessment 1
C
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B
A
D
Independent Activity 2
Day-in-the-life Photo Essay
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Historic site Photo Essay
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Answer Key
 References

A. Books

K-12 Teacher’s Guide 2015 Edition, Department of Education

K-12 Learner’s Material 2015 edition, Department of Education

Pascual, Marissa., C., Reyes, Irene Feliz., S., Garcia, Ma. Elvira., M., Artuz, Ma. Mignon.,
C., Enjoying Life Through Music, Art, Physical Education and Health 6: Quezon
Avenue, Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing Houise Inc.2017.

B. Electronic Sources

https://www.google.com.ph

www.google.pics.com

www.masterclass.com/articles

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