This document provides instructions for describing a photograph. It includes examples of details to include, such as who took the photo, where it was taken, what can be seen in the photo, and why the photo is important. It then provides an example photo description in 3 paragraphs. The description explains that the photo was taken by the author in Vietnam and shows mountain landscapes and rice paddies. It describes the hike taken and locations of different details visible in the photo, and explains the photo is a favorite memory from travel.

1. 4th ESO
Ins Can planas

2.  Choose a photography. It can be:
◦ A photo you really like
◦ A photo you have taken
◦ A photo where you appear in
 Make a description of the photo.
 Explain why you chose that photo.

3. ◦ Short description of the scene (e. g. author, place, event)
◦ Introductory details (who / what can you see)
◦ Background information
 What happened /was happening there?
 What were you /the people on the photo doing?
◦ Photo description. IMP! It must be logically structured:
 from left to right (or from right to left)
 from the background to the foreground (or vice versa)
 from the middle to the sides (or vice versa)
 from details to general impressions (or vice versa)
◦ Importance
 Why did you chose this photo?
 Why is it important to you? Why do you like it?

4.  Kinds of pictures and perspectives
◦ Viewer
◦ Picture, image
◦ Portrait, landscape
 Structure:
◦ foreground / background
◦ in the upper part / in the lower part
◦ in the left / right / central part
◦ in front of / behind / next to
◦ on the right / on the left / in the middle
◦ from front /behind
◦ from above /below
◦ the second from left/right

5.  Information on artist
◦ The photo was taken by… in…
◦ … (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 /landscape from …
◦ It's an image of … (place, person, scene).
 What can you see?
◦ In the picture you can see … … (position: on the left/right/…)
◦ here is / are … … (position: on the left/right/…)
◦ You can see …
◦ … Is … (position: on the left/right/…)
 What happened
◦ The photo was taken when…
◦ On the photo we were…
 Importance
◦ I chose this photo because…
◦ I like /love this photo because…
◦ This photo is very important for me because…

6.  This photo was taken by me this summer.
 It shows the landscapes of a mountain near Sapa,
in Vietnam.
 I took the photo while me and my partner were doing a 12 kilometer trekking,
because we wanted to see the astonishing landscapes and the rice paddies, that is,
the typical “rice terraces” you can see on movies. We also visited a Black-H’mong
village, an ethnic minority who live in the mountains.
 Before getting there, we were walking on a very narrow road surrounded by
bamboos for about half an hour. Then, we were climbing a mountain for another
hour and a half. Then, we came to the place where I took the photo.
 In the picture you can see very different details.
◦ On the lower left corner, and on the other side of the river, you can see rice paddies and
trees.
◦ In the centre of the picture, there is a river. And in the background, on the mountain, you
can see a yellow building, which is the school of the village.
 I chose this photo because I really love it. I like the intensity of the colours, and
the contrast caused by the sky, the river and the green nature. It is also a great
memory of my holidays and a experience I might not live again!