National Geographic Daily Dozen

Each week day, National Geographic posts 12 of the top photos sent their way from amateur international photographers. This is a great way to learn about our world and gain insight into the photographic skills of others. Although we don't yet have photos from around the world, click here to access our class photo blog.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Photo Analysis


This wordle contains a number of terms that are associated with analyzing a photo. Jerry Glackstein, a Gallery Teacher at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles states, "Formal analysis is an important technique for organizing visual information. In other words, it is a strategy used to translate what you see into written words. This strategy can be applied to any work of art from any period in history, whether (it is) a photograph, sculpture, painting, or cultural artifact."
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