Avid+Photo+Analysis


 * AVID Photo Analysis**

Instructions: Answer ALL of the following questions to analyze your photograph. If the information is unavailable you will need to explain why it is unavailable.  Identify the Photograph  1. Who took the picture and when? 2. Why was the photograph taken (keepsake, historical record, etc.)?  3. Who was the intended audience? 

Examine the Photograph:  4. Describe the subject or scene depicted in the photograph.  5. Divide the photograph into several sections and make a list of the objects pictured in each. Examine the background, individuals, groups, and objects.  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What details in the photograph yield the most information? <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Evaluate the photograph <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #31849b; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7. What inferences, deductions, or generalizations can you make about the subject of the photograph? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is the photograph a valid historical representation? Why? Explain. <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">9. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What questions do you have about the photograph? <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">10. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the photographer’s perspective on this picture? <span style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">11. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What other aspects of the scene may NOT have been captured in the photograph? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">