How to evaluate your own photographs
To annotate your work successfully, you should explain:
- what you have done and why you did it
- how you did it, such as the media and techniques used
- why you chose a particular medium or technique
- how an artwork fits in with your project
- what aspects you like
- how you could improve the work
- what you think you will do next
Key terms:
An evaluation is a piece of writing where you look at your project as a whole and discuss its successes and weaknesses. This can help others understand what you were trying to achieve.
Sentence starters:
- Subject - what is shown in the photograph, such as a portrait or a still life
- Composition - how the elements of the work are arranged, ie whether they're close together or far apart
- Foreground and background - elements that appear to be in front or behind other aspects.
- Line - can vary in width, length, curvature, colour or direction
- Shape - describes the two-dimensional outline
- Form - describes a three-dimensional object
- Texture - the way surfaces look and feel, ie rough, smooth, soft, etc
- Tone - shading, from dark to light
An evaluation is a piece of writing where you look at your project as a whole and discuss its successes and weaknesses. This can help others understand what you were trying to achieve.
Sentence starters:
- In this photograph I find the shapes and forms to be...
- The colour and tone of the work is...
- The surface and texture looks like...
- Other things i like about this piece are...
- Overall I am happy/unhappy with this photograph....
- I would change...
how to evaluate a photographers work
- Find basic information about the artist.
- Find what the piece is about (use the 5 W's)
- State weather you like or dislike the photograph (Give reasons for your opinion)
- Include thoughts and feelings about the art work. ( Say how it can influence your style)
- Be critical about the work
- Compare the work to another piece
- Explain photographer concepts
- Explain what you think influenced the photographer
- Look at a range of photographer with similar techniques
- Experiment with the ideas the photographer