Look at Terry Evans' photographs from the air of prairies and lands that used to be prairie. Have students work in small groups to make lists of what their would photograph from the air and why. Have them share their ideas with the class. Hands-on Activity 3. One of the aspects of aerial photography that Terry Evans has talked about, is the serendipity of the medium.
Serendipity means the process of discovering something by accident.
When taking her aerial photographs, she didn't know what patterns would appear until she was up in the plane. Take a piece of cardboard with a rectangle cut from the center. Students will use it to choose pictures from your location. If students have access to photography equipment, this activity can be done using cameras. They should use these notes to write about why they would photograph the image or landscape they chose.