Photography conversation questions
Everyone takes photos and has pictures of themselves taken. Here is a free ESL discussion handout of photography discussion questions for intermediate classes and above. A good warm-up for this exercise is to use one of the photography vocabulary worksheets.
Some of the difficult words to go over with your students before starting this speaking activity include – brand, model, professional, photogenic, and pose.
The photography conversation questions are –
1 – What do you usually take photos of?
2 – What do you think of selfies and selfie sticks?
3 – What is the best photograph you have ever taken? When did you take it?
4 – Do you own a camera? What kind? Do you know its brand and model?
5 – Do you know anyone who takes very bad photos? Why are the photos bad?
6 – Which kind of photography interests you most?
7 – Have you ever used an action camera like a GoPro? What did you film?
8 – If you were to take a photo of a stranger on the street, would you ask them first?
9 – What is the most scenic place in your country for photography?
10 – What things are important to think about when taking a photograph?
11 – How often do you post photographs that you take on social media?
12 – Where do you keep all the photographs that you take?
13 – What are your passport and Identification photos like? Are you happy with them?
14 – What photography equipment would you like to buy?
15 – What animals have you taken pictures of?
16 – Do you think you look better in photographs or in real life?
17 – If you could go anywhere in the world to take photos, where would you go?
18 – Do you think it takes a lot of skill to be a professional photographer?
19 – If you could do portrait photography of anyone, who would it be?
20 – Do your parents have any pics of you when you were younger that you don’t like?
21 – Who is the most photogenic person in your family?
22 – How do people usually pose for a photo in your country?
23 – What is your favorite photograph that was taken by someone else?
24 – Do you know how to edit photos on a computer? How do you do it?
25 – What country do you think makes the best cameras? Why do you think so?
Photography Idioms
If you photobomb someone you appear in a photo unexpectedly, usually trying to be funny.
If a person doesn’t like having their picture taken they can be referred to as camera shy.
When a person tells you to look at the big picture they are saying you should look at a something with a longterm view or on a wider scale.
