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As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
Are alt texts expected to be objective?
I post a lot of art and am curious if I should describe the subjective interpretation as well.
@HeliaXyana @dandylover1 I will put in both. It's more important to describe the purpose of the image than to include every detail.
Do you put both in separately or keep it as one description?
@HeliaXyana @dandylover1 Whatever feels right at the time. You can scroll through some of my posts to read examples.
@Lironah @HeliaXyana @dandylover1 I sometimes write in what I was feeling when taking the photograph, like one time I took a picture of clouds, and I said something like they looked great when I looked up in the sky and saw them, but the picture is crappy.... I find it fun to add such silly details in the alt text.
@dilmandila @Lironah @dandylover1
Yes, good point. There is space for a little fun in there. When the subjective is the point of sharing the image, I think that's precisely what you should do.