Analyzing+Images

=Examining a Photograph=

__The Content of the Image__
1. What do you see in this photograph? 2. What is happening in the photograph? 3. What clues or parts of the photograph back-up your comments?

__Digging Deeper__
1. Where do you think the photograph was taken? 2. When do you think the photograph was taken? 3. Is there anything in the photograph that can suggest what was going on during the time it was taken? 4. Why do you think the photographer was interested in this image? 5. What message do you think the photographer was trying to communicate?

__Questioning the Image__
1. What questions does this photograph raise in your mind? 2. Identify three things that you might infer from the photograph. 3. How could you answer these questions?

__Getting Creative__
1. Which character in the photograph would you be? 2. Tell the story of your character. Why are you there? What are your thoughts? 3. Create a title for the photograph.

__A Visual Test__
1. Close your eyes. 2. Open your eyes and look at the photograph. 3. What part of the photograph first attracts your attention?

Analyzing Photographs Links
[|Photograph Analysis Worksheet] [|Viewing Photographs] [|Photo Analysis Guide] [|Hidden Object Games]

Classroom Activity for Analyzing Photographs
1. Give each student a photograph. 2. Put students in pairs and have them describe to their partner what they see in the picture.