I'm a photographer, I am also a writer.
I love the comparison between the two.
Read this excerpt from a book I am writing:
Her eyes were not a stellar hazel, but just the same as a thousand other English girls. Peculiarly, her teeth were straight and white, rather than crooked and yellow like so many others. Even this was not enough to mark her as a beauty. Dimpling when she smiled, Sarah still didn't seem to have a strong feature which impressed one to think of her as a striking girl.
But she was, Ginger knew it. Unlike most girls, it wasn't the dainty mouth or the wide eyes which made Sarah appealing. It was her whole face; her expression and her mannerisms.
It's an interesting comparison, I just gave a vivid description of a girl.
However, if I were to show you a portrait, you would have a different impression entirely.
You would look at the expression of the face, you wouldn't be thinking of whether or not they had a Grecian nose...the role pictures play on the senses is much more subtle, but occasionally much more moving than any word description because humans are visual.
Here's an exercise for you; find a description in a book character, and see if you can find a portrait ot fit the description. It's fun to see how the words match the characteristics.
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