Describing Photographs



Describing the scene:
The photo was taken in a field, in the afternoon.
It's an image of a girl, on a ladder, hanging clothes on a telephone line. 
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground, there is a pile of clothes and a lady.
*In position background, there are more telephone poles and trees.
*On the right there are trees and a house.

Impressions of the scene:
The lady looks as if she is having a normal day.
The viewer's attention is focused on the lady on the ladder. 
The photo is bright and expressive.
The picture makes us think about the lady's life.
It looks like the house to the right and she is doing laundry.
The photographer mainly uses bright colors.
It seems/appears to me that the lady lives there.

Describing the scene:
The photo was taken in a body of water, during the day time. 
It's an image of a house on top of a fish that's in water. 
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground there is a large fish.
*In position background there are trees.
*In the upper part there are clouds and a tree.

Impressions of the scene:
The objects look as if they are actually attached.
The viewer's attention is focused on the large fish.
The photo is dark and expressive.
The photo makes us feel confused.
The picture makes us think about how the house affects the fish's life.
It looks like the house was built on some land that is attached to a giant fish.
The photographer mainly uses dark colors, but has some light colors.
The photographer uses the fish to express the ecosystem.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how people destroy the ecosystem.
Describing the scene:
The photo was taken on an iced over body of water during the night.
It's an image of a man pulling a sled, with blocks of ice with fish in them.
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground there is a man with a chainsaw. 
*On the left there are fish in ice blocks.
*In position background there is either a sunset/sunrise.

Impressions of the scene:
The man look as if he is having a normal day doing what he normally does. 
The viewer's attention is focused on the man.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us feel upset.
The picture makes us think about the man and ice fishing.
It looks like the man is upset.
The photographer mainly uses dark colors.
It seems/appears to me that the man used the chainsaw to cut the ice/fish out.

Describing the scene:
The photo was taken in a field at night time.
It's an image of a man walking from one open door to another.
Describe the scene ___ .
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground there are two doors, and a man.
*In position background there are stars.
*In the back left there are mountains.

Impressions of the scene:
The man looks as if he is sleepwalking.
The viewer's attention is focused on the man.
The photo is expressive.
The photo makes us feel somewhat confused.
The picture makes us think about the man and what is happening.
It looks like the man is sleepwalking and exiting a door and entering another.
The photographer mainly uses dark colors, but has some bright colors to contrast it.
The photographer uses the doors to express different realities.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that when sleeping, people enter another reality.
It seems/appears to me that the man is leaving his reality and entering a dream world.
Describing the scene:
The photo was taken in what seems to be a farming field at either sunrise or sunset.
It's an image of two large boots, one with a man inside.
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground there are two large boots.
*In position background there is a sunset/sunrise.
*To the left there is a cloud.

Impressions of the scene:
The person look as if he/she is riding in the boot.
The viewer's attention is focused on the boots.
The photo is dark/expressive.
The photo makes us feel confused.
The picture makes us think about why the boots are so large.
It looks like the man is riding in the boot.
The photographer mainly uses dark colors.
Describing the scene:
The photo was taken by a body of water at sometime during the day.
It's an image of a man by water painting the area around him.
*In position foreground there is a man painting.
*In position midground there is a rock.
*In position background there is a small, dead, tree surrounded by rocks.

Impressions of the scene:
The man looks as if the top part of his body is a part of the painting.
The viewer's attention is focused on the man and his painting.
The photo is dull but expressive.
The photo makes us feel intrigued.
The picture makes us think about why he is a part of the painting.
It looks like the man is a part of his artwork.
The photographer mainly uses neutral colors and forms.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that when painting, the artist becomes a part of the art. 
It seems/appears to me that the man is a part of the artwork.
Describing the scene:
The photo was taken in a field, possibly during a storm.
It's an image of a house getting cut in half.
In the picture you can see ___
*In position foreground there is a house. 
*On the right there is a tree.
*In position background there is a large pair of scissors.

Impressions of the scene:
The person in the house look as if he/she is confused.
The viewer's attention is focused on the scissors.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us feel sad/confused.
The picture makes us think about the family who's house it is.
It looks like the scissors cut the house and the land in half.
The photographer mainly uses darker colors.
It seems/appears to me that the scissors are cutting everything.

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