Photo Analysis Worksheet
Step 1. Observation
Study the photograph for 2 minutes. Form an overall impression of the photograph and then examine individualitems. Next, divide the photo into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible.
B. Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the photograph.
Activities: worried look on face, looking downward to the right
People: President Obama alone
Objects: blurred background, wearing button-up plaid shirt, greying hair
Step 2. Inference
Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this photograph.
The president looks worried. He looks uncertain. He looks casual.
Step 3. Question
A. What questions does this photograph raise in your mind?
Why was the background blurred? Was the photo cropped? Why did he look worried? Who published the photograph?
B. Where could you find answers to them?
I could search online for images of President Obama during the Gulf Coast oil spill.
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Photo Analysis Picture #2
Photo Analysis Worksheet
Study the photograph for 2 minutes. Form an overall impression of the photograph and then examine individualitems. Next, divide the photo into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible.
B. Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the photograph.
Activities: the president is smiling, the president is walking in front of a group of men, the president is walking in front of a ship
People: President Obama, men in dress clothes, people on a ship
Objects: ship, American flag, dress clothes
Step 2. Inference
Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this photograph.
The president looks confident. The president is at the sight of the spill. President Obama is consulting with officials concerning the spill.
Step 3. Questions
A. What questions does this photograph raise in your mind?
Who is in the photograph? What type of ship is behind him? Who published the photograph?
B. Where could you find answers to them?
I could search online for images of President Obama during the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Designed and developed by theEducation Staff, National Archives and Records Administration,Washington, DC 20408
Excellent observations and inferences based on your observations. I'm actually going to post links to the articles the images were in next week. It is amazing how different people interpret images differently. However, in this case, all students except two said the Action Obama rather Serious Obama made them more confident in his leadership abilities. Interesting......I wish I could say serious Obama made me more confident in his leadership abilities but I agree with the majority in this case. I wounder what that says about cultural definition of leadership?
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