Is the photo title the same as the ALT tag?

No, they are two different things with different functions. The title is the name of your image and the  ALT tag should describe your picture to someone using a screen reader. In some cases the title and the ALT tag will be the same thing for eg Professor John Smith could be both the title and ALT tag.

Adding an image to a standard page contains information on how to add a title and ALT tag.