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How To Describe A Picture

This document provides a list of phrases to use when describing pictures and photos. It includes terms for describing the structure and perspective of images, such as foreground, background, upper part, and central part. It also lists words for discussing the intention of the artist, such as criticizing, expressing, or pointing out themes. Finally, it mentions kinds of images like paintings, photographs, and portraits as well as elements like colors, light, and patterns that can be analyzed in a picture description.

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How To Describe A Picture

This document provides a list of phrases to use when describing pictures and photos. It includes terms for describing the structure and perspective of images, such as foreground, background, upper part, and central part. It also lists words for discussing the intention of the artist, such as criticizing, expressing, or pointing out themes. Finally, it mentions kinds of images like paintings, photographs, and portraits as well as elements like colors, light, and patterns that can be analyzed in a picture description.

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PET RESOURCES

How to describe a picture/photo


In the upper left-hand corner

At the top of the photo

In the upper right-hand corner

On (the) top of it [sopra a]


IN THE BACKGROUND

On the left

On the right
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PHOTO
On the right-hand side

On the left-hand side

In the right part

In the left part

IN THE FOREGROUND

In the bottom left-hand corner

In the bottom right-hand corner


At the bottom (of the photo)
In the lower part

by Maria Grazia Tundo, 2010

Phrase List on Picture Description


http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/picture-description/vocabulary?02

Information on artist and year of origin


(image) is a painting by (artist), painted in (year).
(image), painted in (year), is a work by (artist)
(artist) painted (image) in (year).
(image) is a famous painting by (artist).

Describing the scene


The picture was taken in (place).
The photo was taken at (party).
The picture shows a scene from
It's an image of (place, person, scene).
The picture describes (scene).
The picture shows (place, person, scene) from a distance.
(place, person, scene) is shown from (a bird's eye view/).
You look at (place, person, scene) from (above/behind/).

What can you see?


In the picture you can see
(position: on the left/right/) there is / are
(position: on the left/right/) you can see
is (position: on the left/right/)

Impression
gives the impression of depth.
(person) seems to look at the viewer.
His / Her eyes seem to follow the viewer.
The figures look as if they exist in three dimensions.
The viewer has the impression that the people in the picture are alive.
The viewer's attention is focused on
To the alert eye it will become apparent
The viewer finds it difficult to withdraw his eyes from
The painting is vivid / happy / expressive.
The picture makes the viewer feel (sad/happy)
The picture inspires the viewer to think about

Intention
The artist mainly uses (colours/forms/)
Important elements are highlighted.
The artist / photographer / painter uses to express
He / She (probably) wants to criticise / express / show
It is obvious that the artist wants to criticise / express / show
What the artist / photographer / painter wants to criticise / express / show is
What the artist / photographer / painter wants to point out is
I think / believe / am sure that
It seems / appears to me that
The problem illustrated here is
symbolises
is typical of
by Maria Grazia Tundo, 2010

Word List on Picture Description


http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/picture-description/vocabulary

Kinds of pictures and


perspectives
viewer
picture, image
painting
photograph / photo
portrait
landscape painting
worm's eye view
bird's eye view

Structure
foreground
background
in the upper part
in the lower part
in the left part
in the right part
in the central part
in front of
behind
next to
on the right
on the left
in the middle
from front
from behind
from above
from below
the second from left/right

Others
artificial light
daylight
subdued light
light colours
dark colours
loud colours [sgargiante]
loud pattern [disegno
vistoso]
vanishing point [punto di
fuga]
vanishing line

by Maria Grazia Tundo, 2010

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