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Page 1: Photo Critiquing Erin McHugh

Critiquing Photograph

yErin McHugh Mr. Boothby

Photographic Imaging One

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Why Critique Photographs?

• We critique photography to help enhance our own photography. Picking out the flaws or the good in others work can inspire us to take our own good pictures. Critiquing, often called “crit”, helps us to become better photographers.

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The Basics

• The first questions to ask when critiquing a photo are “What is good about it; What isn’t good, and how could it be better?”

• When asking these questions, we need to keep in mind style and standards. Sometimes, a photograph might be good, but we won’t like its style. Its standards are the technical parts of the photography, its value, composition, clarity and presentation.

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Value

• Value of a photograph refers to light, a good photograph usually has a good contrast between its darks and lights

• A well-contrasted photo usually has a good range of blacks, greys, and whites.

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Clarity

• The key to a well clarified picture is focus- a correctly focused photo is either sharply or softly focused

• A well focused photo often has a contrast between the subject and background. A well-clarified photo doesn’t have a dark subject on a dark background, or a light subject on a light background.

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Presentation

• A good photograph is presented with no dust marks or scratches. There aren’t air bubbles or fingerprints, and any impurities have been removed using photoshop.

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Composition

• A well composed photo has a central point of interest.

• It is cropped well and has given the subject. While negative space can enhance a photograph, too much isn’t good.

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Adding It All Together

• Look for each of the key points in the previous slides- composition, presentation, clarity, value and the basics. A good photo should address all the points and be visually interesting. Make sure to use a critical eye when critiquing and don’t hold back your opinion.

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Critiquing A Photo

Now, let’s critique the photo to the right!

1- What’s good about it? You can really see the texture of the bark. What isn’t good? Its kind of plain without a focal point. What could be better? It could use a focal point to be more interesting.2-Value- The photo could use some more contrast. There aren’t any blacks or whites, just all grey.3-Clarity- The photograph is well focused.4- Presentation- There aren’t any marks, scratches or impurities.5-Composition- There's no negative space, but the photo needs a main subject to be more interesting.

The photo is okay- it could use some work!

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Critiquing Another Photo

1- What’s good about it? The girl upside down is a good focal point. What’s not good? You can’t see the girl’s facial features. 2- Value- There’s a good contrast between black, whites, and greys.3-Clarity- The photo is extremely well focused.4- Presentation- There are no scratches, dust marks, or other problems with the image.5-Composition- There isn’t negative space and the subject is clear.

This photo is very nicely done!

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Our Final Critique!

1- What’s good about it? It is extremely visually interesting. What could be better? It would look even more interesting if it had color.2-Value- There is a good contrast between the greys and whites, but the photo doesn’t have much black.3- Clarity- The image is very well focused.4- Presentation- The photo doesn’t appear to have any scratches or impurities.Composition- The photo takes up all the space very nicely.

This is an excellent photo!

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Works Cited

•  Gutierrez, David. "David Gutierrez Photostream." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.

•  O'Brien, Michael, and Norman Sibley. The Photographic Eye: Learning to See with a Camera. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1995. Print.