Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Stage Two
Technical Information
Colours-are they warm/cold, light/dark, unusual/realistic, black and white?
Composition - rule of thirds, leading line,
central
Lighting- is it natural or artificial?
Describe the contrast (tones/shadows)
Describe the background, surroundings,
overall scene
Depth of Field, focus.
Stage Three
Opinions and meaning
Formal Elements
Creative
Descriptions
Vibrant
Colour
Angle
Hyper-real
Warm
Contrast
Light
Detail
Layers
Pattern
Space
Tone
Texture
Repetition
Blur
Surface
Sharp
Soft
Shadow
Reflection
Symmetry Silhouette
Dark
Shape
Harsh
Frames
Direction
Cold
Experimental
Form
Composition
View-point
Line
Rule of Thirds
Technical Descriptions
Process
Centre
Foreground
Horizontal
Natural
Artificial
f-stop
Portrait
Perspective
Frames
Vertical
Focus
Blur
Presentation
Lighting
Digital
Shutter-speed
Exposure: Long & Short
Proportion
Scale
Camera Shake
Landscape
Flash
Movement
Wide-angle
Negative
Distance
Aperture
Highlight
Close-up
Crop
Colour
Grain
Positive
Depicts
Document
Conceptual
Arrangement
Understanding
Constructed
Conventional
Avant-garde
Representationa
Interpretation
Conclusions
Decoding
Visual Metaphor
Perception Depth
Illustrate
History Date
Use
Subject
Identity
Social reference
Communication
Context
Aspect
Realism
Manipulation
Clich
Significance
Story
Intention
Photographer
Meaning
Psychological
Viewer
Modernist
Genre
Culture
Question
Mood
Why
Representation
Analysis
Perspective
Who
Atmosphere
Relationship Abstract