Photography Analysis - The 5 C's
Content:
What is in the image?
DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN what you see in the image
Composition:
How has the image been arranged? Does the image have different elements in it?
What methods and techniques does the photographer use in the image?
Analyse HOW the lightening, angles, scale, perspective and techniques have been used.
Does the photographer use a foreground, a middle ground and background to break up the image? What effect does this have?
Context:
Why was it taken? And where? What’s the meaning behind the image? When was it taken? What is the photographer’s influence?
Context:
What is the photographer’s reason for taking the photograph or editing it using a particular technique?
Connection:
How could this photographer’s work influence yours? And WHY is this important?
Comment:
What do you think the meaning behind the work is?
What are the strengths and the weaknesses in the work?
Why do you like and dislike the work? How could this image be improved?
What is in the image?
DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN what you see in the image
Composition:
How has the image been arranged? Does the image have different elements in it?
What methods and techniques does the photographer use in the image?
Analyse HOW the lightening, angles, scale, perspective and techniques have been used.
Does the photographer use a foreground, a middle ground and background to break up the image? What effect does this have?
Context:
Why was it taken? And where? What’s the meaning behind the image? When was it taken? What is the photographer’s influence?
Context:
What is the photographer’s reason for taking the photograph or editing it using a particular technique?
Connection:
How could this photographer’s work influence yours? And WHY is this important?
Comment:
What do you think the meaning behind the work is?
What are the strengths and the weaknesses in the work?
Why do you like and dislike the work? How could this image be improved?