how to write about photographs:
There are many ways to write about a photograph. This writing frame is a general template on how to write about a photograph. To write about interpretations and effects/impacts on the audience or viewer in more detail, see the Interpreting a Photograph page. This analysis can be done in first person or in third person, and is generally a good way to zoom into each aspect of the photograph and combined with the interpretational analysis, can produce an amazing piece of writing. This is a writing frame that I have been using since the start of secondary school and has been very useful, not only in photography, but in art, textile, history, and many other subjects across the board.
1: Describe it:
3: Interpret it:
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2: Relate it:
4: Analyse it:
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5: Evaluate it:
- What do you think is good about this photograph and why? What is not so good about the photograph? Why do you think this?
- What do you think other people would say about this photograph?
- What do you think is most memorable about this photograph?