Photo Points

Photo points is another name for a photo record. They let us see the changes your project has made and are a great addition to monitoring reports. It's a simple but effective way to see the difference you are making!

To use photo points successfully, you must have a clear idea about what you are recording.

Is it:

• Growth rates
• Plant health
• Biodiversity (the range of species expanding)
• Weed control
• Natural succession occurring
• Animal pest effects
• Native fauna presence

Our example document shows the information you need to include.

• Photo points example - 186kb (pdf)
• Photo points template - 15.3kb (pdf)
   

• Take photos from the same position and looking the same way each time (hammer a stake into the ground with a directional tag on it to help you)
• Take photographs from the same height (the stake can be used to sit the camera on)
• Use the same camera and/or lens
• Think ahead! Remember that future plant growth may block your view – choose a photo-point site with height or distance from what you are documenting
• Take photographs at regular intervals (monthly, yearly etc)