Text type: the photograph
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Why isn't a photo neutral?
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The photographer chose the frame, angle, focus, light and moment.
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What does 'framing' mean in a photo?
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What's included and excluded — the edges are a deliberate choice.
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What can a low camera angle do?
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Make a subject loom and feel powerful or imposing.
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Why does a caption matter?
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A few words anchor the meaning; a new caption changes how we read the image.
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Name three photo choices to analyse.
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Framing (in/out), angle and focus, and light/colour.
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How does light build mood?
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Warm light feels safe; harsh shadow feels tense — light sets the feeling.
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First question to ask of a photograph?
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‘What did the photographer choose to show, and how?’
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Why consider what's left OUT of a frame?
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Exclusion is a choice too — what's missing can shape meaning as much as what's in.
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Photograph vs painting?
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Both are composed, but a photo also carries a claim of ‘this really happened’.
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Common photo-analysis mistake?
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Describing the contents instead of analysing the choices and the caption.
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