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Guide to Describing a Picture: Positions, Scenes, and Impressions, Dispense di Inglese

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A comprehensive list of phrases and words to help describe various elements of a picture or photo. Topics include artist and year of origin, scene description, what can be seen, and impression. Additionally, there are sections on kinds of pictures and perspectives, structure, and other related terms.

Tipologia: Dispense

2019/2020

Caricato il 15/11/2020

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How to describe a picture/photo
In the upper left-hand corner
At the top of the photo
On (the) top of it [sopra a…]
IN THE BACKGROUND
In the upper right-hand corner
On the left
On the left-hand side
In the left part…
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PHOTO
On the right
On the right-hand side
In the right part…
In the bottom left-hand corner
IN THE FOREGROUND
At the bottom (of the photo)
In the lower part
In the bottom right-hand corner
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How to describe a picture/photo

In the upper left-hand corner At the top of the photo

On (the) top of it [ sopra a… ]

IN THE BACKGROUND

In the upper right-hand corner

On the left

On the left-hand side

In the left part…

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

PHOTO

On the right

On the right-hand side

In the right part…

In the bottom left-hand corner

IN THE FOREGROUND

At the bottom (of the photo)

In the lower part

In the bottom right-hand corner

by Maria Grazia Tundo, 2010

Phrase List on Picture Description

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 …

Word List on Picture Description

Kinds of pictures and

perspectives

Structure Others

  • viewer
  • picture, image
  • painting
  • photograph / photo
  • portrait
  • landscape painting
  • worm's eye view
  • bird's eye view
    • 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
      • artificial light
      • daylight
      • subdued light
      • light colours
      • dark colours
      • loud colours [ sgargiante ]
      • loud pattern [ disegno vistoso ]
      • vanishing point [punto di fuga]
      • vanishing line