You Taking Pictures I Know Your Angles
How to depict a picture in English?
You could be asked to talk about a flick in the IELTS test. Or in any other exam.
You may also need to talk about a motion-picture show equally role of a presentation or in conversation.
It's a useful skill to accept in English. It helps you lot to describe things you tin can see very conspicuously to others.
So, let's have a look at how to practise it.
Introducing The Main Moving picture
When talking about the picture show or photograph, the beginning thing you desire to say is a general clarification of it.
You do non need to go into detail immediately. Only introduce what the movie is of — or who it is of — and say one or two sentences well-nigh information technology.
So, if you lot were talking nearly the flick above, you might say:
This is a picture of a man. He is jumping in the air and it looks like he is on a beach somewhere.
That is a perfect introduction to the picture. Even if we cannot see the movie, nosotros have a very articulate thought of what the picture is in our listen.
Yous could as well say:
This pic shows a homo in a pair of shorts. He is on the embankment and he is jumping up very loftier.
If y'all are introducing a photo that you took yourself, then y'all can say this:
I took this picture when I was on vacation with my friend in Hellenic republic. He was feeling very happy that twenty-four hours, laughing and jumping effectually on the beach. So I took a movie of him just as he jumped in the air.
You lot don't demand to think of details or arrive too complex.
Just give a brief introduction of what the picture is, who the person is, what they are doing and where they are.
That is all you need to say at this phase.
The Main Discipline
Now you lot tin talk about the main subject area of the picture in detail.
The chief discipline of the picture could be a person or an object. It could be an beast too.
Normally, a flick has a subject field. That is the next thing you lot talk about.
If the Field of study is a Person or People
If the field of study is a person or people, you demand to depict them.
Talk about:
- what the people are doing
- what they expect like
- the appearance on their face
- the clothes they are wearing
If you lot know the person in the picture — or you lot took the photo — you need to add more information.
- who the person is
- when the moving picture was taken
- where y'all were
- what yous were doing
So, if nosotros use the first picture as an case we could say the following:
He is a young black man. He is jumping upwardly high. He looks very happy because he is smile and has a cheerful expression on his face.
He is merely wearing a pair of shorts and it looks like he is on a embankment somewhere.
Now if you took the picture, you could say this:
This is a picture of my friend Alex. We were on holiday in Greece last summer and we went to the beach. Nosotros were walking on the embankment and Alex started jumping around on the sand.
As he jumped into the air, I took a moving-picture show of him.
Just Information technology Could Be A Moving picture Of An Object
If it's an object yous need to recall about the following things:
- what object can you come across?
- can you proper name the object?
- can you lot depict the object?
- what about the surroundings of the object?
Take a look at the moving-picture show above of the firm beneath.
How to talk virtually this?
Nosotros could say:
This is a picture of a red house. It looks like it is in the heart of a field, probably the countryside. The house is red and the windows are painted white. The house looks kind of small and information technology also looks empty. I don't think anyone lives in this house.
In this description, I mention the cherry-red business firm — so nosotros know what information technology is and what color it is.
I mention the surroundings — a field and perhaps the countryside.
Then I give more description of the house — the colour, the windows and the size.
I as well say that I think the firm is empty. It doesn't matter if the house is empty or not — this is but my opinion.
Only if I took the film, I could add more detail.
I could say:
- where I took the picture
- when I took the flick
- why I took the picture
In brusque, add a picayune story to the description.
It could sound something like this:
I was walking near my parents' house. They live in a small-scale town and as I walked across these fields, I saw this business firm in the middle of nowhere.
It was in the summer, and I merely looked at this strange business firm and had a strong desire to have a picture of it.
But What If The Picture show Is Of An Animal?
If the picture is of an animal, you can use similar ways you use to describe a person.
- what the animal is doing
- what information technology looks similar
- the advent on the animal'south face
At present take a look at the picture show of the dog beneath.
We could talk about it similar this:
This is a motion-picture show of a dog. I don't know what kind of dog information technology is, only information technology has very short hair and has a light brown color.
Information technology looks like someone has caught the attending of the dog and it's raising its paw at the person. Its ears are raised too, similar the dog is excited or listening to something.
In this clarification, I say what the animate being is — a domestic dog.
Then a give a brief description of the dog — its hair and colour.
Then I talk about what the dog is doing and why. I also mention the domestic dog's ears.
If you lot took the picture yourself, you need to add some elements of story.
- what relationship do y'all take with the animate being? (People often take pictures of their ain pets)
- where you were at the time of the picture show
- when you took it
Information technology might wait something like this:
This is my domestic dog, Bingo. Me and my blood brother were playing with him in my backyard a few weeks agone and I took this picture only every bit he raised his paw. My brother was virtually to throw a brawl for Bingo.
Now we have more than of a story attached to the picture of the dog.
We know the dog'due south name and we know he is male.
Plus, we have some more detail of where it happened and who was there.
Talking Nearly The Background
One time you have described the main subject — the person, the object or the brute — and then y'all have to describe the background.
You can give a general description of the groundwork — just as you do with the main field of study of the picture — and so you can go into detail.
So if we look at the man jumping on the beach again, what can nosotros run across in the background?
You tin can describe the background mostly like this:
In the background, there is a embankment and a big office of the picture is the blueish sky. In that location are some clouds in the heaven. And if we look at the beach, we tin can see some people in the far distance.
That is all yous need to say. Y'all mention the primary things you lot can come across in the background:
- the beach
- the sky
- some clouds
- people on the beach
No demand to talk well-nigh annihilation else at this stage.
Allow'south wait at the flick of the cherry-red house once more.
Now this film is a little different. Because we demand to talk about the background and the foreground.
The foreground is the role of the picture that is at the front.
In this picture of the house, we need to talk about that too.
And so nosotros could say:
In the background, it is mostly sky. The sky looks overcast and grey. And the business firm is continuing on a field. Nosotros can come across green fields all around the house and in the foreground too.
And at the very forepart of the picture — out of focus — there are some flowers.
And finally, permit's look at the motion-picture show of the dog. At that place is non much to see, but nosotros all the same have to describe what is in that location.
We could say:
In the groundwork, it looks similar a wooden contend and a gate behind the dog. And the dog is sitting on a section of physical. Maybe it is a lawn of someone'due south firm. There are some cracks in parts of the concrete.
That is all nosotros need to say for each of the 3 pictures. When you first first to depict the background, but give a brief introduction to what you can come across. It is enough.
The next thing we tin do is talk most information technology in detail.
How To Talk About The Details
One time you requite your introduction to the background, you can talk most it in more detail.
Let's look at the man on the beach again.
To talk about the sky might be a little hard. Just nosotros tin say what we call up or feel about it.
And nosotros can add some more detail when talking about the people on the beach. And if nosotros await clearly, nosotros can see the body of water and maybe two or iii boats on the ocean.
Then nosotros could say this:
The heaven is very bluish, and in that location are very few clouds. I recall this moving picture must have been taken in the summer. Information technology merely looks hot to me.
And at that place are quite a few people in the background. I tin can see one man lying down on the sand — perhaps he is sunbathing.
The other people are wearing beach dress — shorts and t-shirts.
And in the far distance, I can see the body of water. And on the sea, there are two or 3 boats, it is non very articulate. 1 gunkhole looks like it has a very high sail.
If you lot cannot see something very clearly in the picture, don't worry. It doesn't thing if you say two or three boats, for case. No one is going to correct you on this.
Just say what yous can run into.
What near the picture of the cerise house?
Once more, just endeavor to describe what you can run across.
You lot might say something like this:
The house looks like it is built on a ridge on i of the fields. The basis rises up slightly in front of the house. And in the background, it looks like the land is rising down over again in the opposite direction.
There is nix on the grass. Only grass. No flowers or anything else at that place.
But in that location are flowers in the foreground. They are white. I don't know what kind of flowers they are, as they are out of focus.
And between the grass and the flowers, it looks like a path. The ground is grey, and it goes from 1 side of the picture to the other.
Discover in this section, I said what is not on the grass — zip, only grass, no flowers or anything else.
It is perfectly acceptable to say what is not in the background, but yous cannot only say there is nothing here, nothing there, aught over at that place.
The way I say there is nothing is that I focus on one subject of the movie — the grass — and so say what I cannot come across on it. Because often we do come across things on grass — flowers, birds and the occasional cow.
And then that covers how to talk virtually the chief subject area and the background. But all 3 of these pictures are quite elementary — just i main object and a plain and simple background with not much going on.
What if the picture was more complex?
How To Describe A Motion-picture show with More Complex Details
How to describe a film that has more content and more details?
Take a look at the movie below.
Notice all the different things in it?
Think nearly these questions before y'all begin to talk about the film.
- what is this a motion picture of?
- how could you describe this picture in ii or 3 sentences?
- what is the primary discipline of the picture?
- what is in the background?
- what is in the foreground?
Allow's endeavor to respond all of these questions at present.
What Is This A Picture Of?
This is a picture of a adult female in a kitchen. The kitchen is white and very modernistic and has a lot of space. The woman is making something on the stove.
Then that'due south a basic clarification of what we tin can come across in the picture. This is an ideal introduction, and information technology tells us everything nosotros need to know for the start.
What Is The Primary Subject Of The Picture?
There is a woman in the centre of the picture. She is standing behind a stove and she is stirring something in a pot on tiptop of the stove. She seems happy as she is smiling. And she is wearing a thick grey cardigan.
That tells the states a cracking deal about the primary subject. Information technology'south very clear and simple.
What Is In The Groundwork?
Now this is where it gets a little complicated…
Unlike the previous pictures which have a very simple groundwork, this picture has more things in it — plus they are in dissimilar parts of the motion-picture show.
This is where we utilize phrases like:
- to the left
- to the right
- at the bottom
- at the top
- in the tiptop right corner
Allow'due south wait at an example of how to describe the background.
In the groundwork of the motion-picture show, we can see the kitchen. Direct behind the woman is a counter — and on the counter is a sink.
There are also some books on the counter. To the far left of the moving picture, nosotros can encounter a few books stacked together. There is a small orange-coloured object holding the books in place.
And at the other end of the counter, there are a few more than books leaning against a chiffonier.
Above the counter are some cupboards. They all accept white doors. It looks like at that place are five of them in total. In that location are some more cupboards below the counter.
The sink looks like it is made of stainless steel. Nosotros tin see the tap above the sink.
In the background, to the right, at that place is a cabinet. In the cabinet is an oven and what looks like a microwave oven, besides. They both expect like very modern designs and they are both silver.
That gives a very articulate description of what we can see in the background of the picture.
Notice that the clarification is all in guild of location. Information technology doesn't jump from one part of the background to another.
So it talks in order of:
- the counter
- what is on the counter
- the left of the counter
- the right of the counter
- above the counter
- below the counter
- the sink
- the right of the background and what we can meet there
This is the all-time way to depict details in a picture. Exercise not jump from one office of the picture to another every bit it sounds disruptive to the listener.
What Is In The Foreground?
And and so y'all draw the foreground. It doesn't matter if you depict the background or the foreground first. But make certain you stick to one part and draw all of that before moving to the next part.
You can utilize the same phrases as you used to talk about the background.
Let'due south take a look at an example:
In the foreground, in that location is a shelf. It is white and l think it is made of marble.
At that place are a few objects on the shelf.
To the far left, there is a bowl of lemons. The bowl is white and in that location are many lemons in it — mayhap more than than ten. Behind the bowl of lemons, and to the left, is an orange-coloured pepper mill.
And and then to the far right of the shelf, there are some green vegetables. The vegetables wait very leafy.
Only to the left of the vegetables, and closer to the middle of the shelf, are 3 ceramic pots. They are all white and have light-dark-brown lids.
Now in that location may be some vocabulary that you don't know in the above description — words such equally:
- marble
- peppermill
- leafy
- ceramic
- lids
But you should get a clear idea of how to apply phrases such as:
- far left
- backside
- to the left
- far right
- heart
These are the kind of words and phrases that tin aid y'all explicate where things are in the picture.
And if yous follow the steps similar that, you should be able to describe whatever picture at all!
But what if you don't know the name of the objects yous are describing?
How To Describe Things You Don't Know The Proper name Of
If you run across something in the picture and y'all know what it is in your own language, but you don't know how to say it in English — don't worry!
You can talk around it.
This gives you the opportunity to talk more and use more English. This is perfect if you are doing the IELTS speaking test!
Let'south take the picture of the kitchen and utilize this technique.
In the last role, nosotros talked virtually the foreground. Let's attempt again — but this time we will talk around the objects we don't know the name of.
In the foreground, there is a shelf. It is white. I don't know the proper name of the fabric the shelf is made from, but it is a kind of rock. People often use it in their home as it looks beautiful.
To the far left of the picture, there is a bowl. Within the bowl is a lot of fruit. I can't remember the name of this fruit, but it is yellow and has a very bitter taste. People often utilise it for cooking and you lot can brand tea with it as well. Inside the bowl are ten of these fruits.
And behind the basin is some other thing I don't know the name of. Y'all can oft find this in a kitchen. People utilise information technology to make pepper into very small pieces. You turn the top and the pepper comes out the bottom in tiny little pieces.
Do y'all go the idea?
By describing things this style, you volition observe that you tin actually talk for much longer.
And the examiner may give you extra marks for doing this too!
Talk Nearly Your Impressions And Thoughts Of The Picture show
A adept thing to do when describing whatever picture is to give your thoughts on the picture.
There is no correct or wrong respond when doing this, equally you are but expressing your personal opinions. Just it is a valuable matter to exercise, especially if you are in the IELTS speaking test.
Let'due south go through all the pictures and look at some examples.
The Beach Picture
I really like this motion-picture show. I like the way the human is jumping in the air and I similar the big smile on his face. It just looks like a really happy and positive photograph.
And information technology looks similar really nice conditions in the picture too. It looks like it must exist a hot twenty-four hour period and the dominicus shining brightly.
No wonder the man is smiling!
The Red House Film
This place looks very bleak to me. Even on a nice summer solar day, it seems similar it would be desolate and non an inviting place.
And the red house is empty, which makes the place seem even more bleak.
In the daytime, this place may be okay, but I don't remember I would similar to exist at that place at night. I imagine the house would be pretty scary at night.
The Dog Picture
The canis familiaris in the picture show looks so overnice. His fur looks really silky. I bet he's a actually friendly dog, I only accept a good feeling about him.
The Kitchen Picture show
This picture doesn't look like a real photo at all. It looks like advertising. No i has a kitchen like that in existent life. And the woman is wearing a thick cardigan in the kitchen. Practise people wear clothes like that if they are cooking? It doesn't seem right.
And the rest of the kitchen is so great and tidy. My kitchen is not like that. I don't know any kitchen that looks like that!
Remember — you don't have to say what you think the examiner wants to hear. You can just be honest and say what comes into your mind.
Notice in the dog picture description, the speaker is saying things nearly the domestic dog — how they imagine the domestic dog to exist in real life.
Of course, they don't know the canis familiaris, so how could they know?
But it doesn't matter. You lot can just give your stance of what you think the dog is similar in your imagination.
Describe The Film By Telling A Story
If you are showing someone a moving-picture show or making a presentation using a photo that you took yourself, then you can tell a story about it.
People love to hear stories, and by showing a picture show that yous took yourself, this is the perfect opportunity to tell the story.
We looked at some curt story introductions earlier, but let's wait in more than detail.
The Beach Picture
I took this film of my friend Alex when we went on holiday last year. We went to this great embankment, and the conditions was just fantastic.
Alex was in a actually good mood that day and was jumping effectually on the sand.
As he jumped in the air, I grabbed my photographic camera and took a picture of him. It just shows him at the right bending as he is smiling and leaping in the air.
The Domestic dog Picture
I was with my friend and my dog, Bingo. It was a few weeks ago, and Bingo wanted to play with usa. My friend had a ball and threw it at Bingo for him to catch it.
He was just about to throw the ball, and I took a picture of Bingo.
The Red House Film
I was out in a field near where my friend lives. He lives in the countryside and this firm sabbatum in the centre of a field. I asked him if anyone lived there and he said no. He said the firm has been empty for every bit long as he can remember.
Information technology didn't expect very inviting. There was no glass in the windows and within was completely empty.
If it is your pic, you lot must take a story to tell near information technology. And if you are doing a presentation using a photograph, and so telling a story to accompany information technology is a great thing to do.
Delight read my commodity on How To Tell A Story for more advice almost using story and storytelling.
Determination
Describing a picture or photograph should be easy. As long as you depict the picture in order, you should exist fine.
Just remember the gild:
- the master bailiwick
- the groundwork
- the foreground
- the details of other objects, people or things in the picture
- your thoughts or opinions
- a story
If you lot follow these steps, you lot should be able to describe or talk nearly any movie in English language.
Take a look at some pictures on the internet and try to describe them past yourself right at present. The more you practice, the more you will ameliorate.
And remember — let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
You Taking Pictures I Know Your Angles
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