Photograph Analysis Worksheet
A worksheet for 7th-grade ELA students to practice analyzing photographs and understanding their messages.
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Photograph Analysis Worksheet
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Carefully examine the photograph provided in each section. Answer the questions that follow to analyze the photograph's message, mood, and techniques used by the photographer. Remember to use complete sentences and provide evidence from the image to support your answers.
Photograph 1: The Old Barn
Imagine a photograph of an old, weathered barn standing alone in a vast, golden field under a partly cloudy sky. The barn's paint is peeling, and some of the wooden planks are missing, revealing the dark interior. A single, gnarled tree stands beside it, its branches reaching towards the sky. The sun casts long shadows across the field.
1. Describe the overall mood or feeling conveyed by this photograph. What elements in the image contribute to this mood?
2. What might be the story or history behind this old barn? What details in the photograph lead you to this inference?
3. Which photographic technique is most evident in the description of the sun casting long shadows?
Rule of Thirds
Leading Lines
Lighting
Framing
Photograph 2: City Street
Consider a black and white photograph of a bustling city street during a rain shower. Umbrellas fill the frame, blurring into abstract shapes. Reflections of neon signs shimmer on the wet pavement. A lone figure, head down, walks quickly through the crowd, their face obscured.
4. The use of black and white in the photograph emphasizes and , rather than color.
5. How does the photographer create a sense of movement or energy in this image?
6. The obscured face of the lone figure suggests a feeling of individuality and connection within the crowd.
True
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7. Choose a photograph from a magazine, newspaper, or online source. Attach it to this worksheet. Then, write a paragraph analyzing the photograph. Consider its composition, subject, lighting, and the message it conveys. What emotions does it evoke, and what do you think the photographer wanted to communicate?