HOW TO DESCRIBE A PICTURE

The Main Subject The main subject of the picture could be a person or an object. It could be an animal too. Usually, a picture has a subject. That is the next thing you talk about. If the subject is a person or people, you need to describe them. Talk about: what the people are doing what they look like the appearance on their face the clothes they are wearing

If you know the person in the picture — or you took the photograph — you need to add more information. who the person is when the picture was taken where you were what you were doing

So, if you were talking about the picture 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 picture, we have a very clear idea of what the picture is in our mind. You could also say: This picture shows a man in a pair of shorts. He is on the beach and he is jumping up very high. You don’t need to think of details or make it 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 stage.

So, if we use the first picture as an example we could say the following: He is a young black man. He is jumping up high. He looks very happy because he is smiling and has a cheerful expression on his face. He is just wearing a pair of shorts and it looks like he is on a beach somewhere.

But It Could Be A Picture Of An Object If it’s an object you need to think about the following things: what object can you see? can you name the object? can you describe the object? what about the surroundings of the object?

How to talk about this? We could say: This is a picture of a red house. It looks like it is in the middle of a field, probably the countryside. The house is red and the windows are painted white. The house looks kind of small and it also looks empty. I don’t think anyone lives in this house.

In this description, I mention the red house — so we know what it is and what colour it is. I mention the surroundings — a field and maybe the countryside. Then I give more description of the house — the colour, the windows and the size. I also say that I think the house is empty. It doesn’t matter if the house is empty or not — this is just my opinion. But if I took the picture, I could add more detail. I could say: where I took the picture when I took the picture why I took the picture

It could sound something like this: I was walking near my parents’ house. They live in a small town and as I walked across these fields, I saw this house in the middle of nowhere. It was in the summer, and I just looked at this strange house and had a strong desire to take a picture of it.

Describe The Picture By Telling A Story If you are showing someone a picture or making a presentation using a photograph that you took yourself, then you can tell a story about it. People love to hear stories, and showing a picture that you took yourself, is the perfect opportunity to tell the story. We looked at some short story introductions earlier, but let’s look in more detail.

The Beach Picture I took this picture of my friend Alex when we went on holiday last year. We went to this great beach, and the weather was just fantastic. Alex was in a really good mood that day and was jumping around on the sand. As he jumped in the air, I grabbed my camera and took a picture of him. It just shows him at the right angle as he is smiling and leaping in the air.

The Red House Picture I was out in a field near where my friend lives. He lives in the countryside and this house sat in the middle of a field. I asked him if anyone lived there and he said no. He said the house has been empty for as long as he can remember. It didn’t look very inviting. There was no glass in the windows and the inside was completely empty.

Conclusion Describing a picture or photograph should be easy. As long as you describe the picture in order, you should be fine. Just remember the order: the main subject the background the foreground the details of other objects, people or things in the picture your thoughts or opinions a story If you follow these steps, you should be able to describe or talk about any picture in English.