1. “Nice HDR” / “Is this HDR?”
2. “Nice Photoshop work” / “Color treatment looks unnatural”
3. Missing the point and the focus of my photo
4. “Too bad your highlights are blown out”
5. “Not enough detail in the shadows”
6. Armchair photographer misdirection “I’d have moved back/forward/right/left…”
7. Not recognizing that a night photo is… a night photo
8. Being addressed by the wrong name… “Great shot John”
9. Misidentification of a photographed person, place, animal or thing
10. Any single word critique (Wow, Beautiful, Fantastic, etc.)"
"...it is important to remember that a photo critique isn’t about a single photo: it’s about how a photographer can develop as a snapper, both technically and artistically...
1) Look 2) Interpretation 3) Technical points 4) Artistic points 5) Good points 6) Points worth improving 7) Overall
Reasons to Quit List
1. You are physically feeling tired, cold, hungry, and grumpy.
2. You are frustrated and bored with what you are photographing.
3. You no longer remember why you wanted to take photos. Even thoughts of that new lens or camera body fail to inspire feelings of lust.
4. The images you see on your LCD seem boring and uninspiring.
5. When you look around, other subjects seem much more interesting than what you are photographing. When this happens, there is no excuse for not getting you and your camera off your respective duffs and moving on to greener pastures.
"Should we somehow be able to prove that we have degrees and have taught or were/are professional photographers before we critique photographs?"
"Why critique photos?
1. To find out how successfully we are communicating our vision with others
2. To improve our abilities
3. To share our successes
4. To improve our ability to discuss photography with others"
"One wants to improve but feels they aren't getting any help from the commmunity so why bother critiquing. The answer is that it really does help improve ones own photography..... that is, if one puts thought into critiques. I learned loads just from reading other critiques and writing my own. I started seeing things I just didn't see before and applied them to my photography and editing. Getting critiques is only part of the learning process."
"The purpose of critique is two-fold. For the poet, it is one method by which they understand how well their reader does or doesn't respond to the poem they have written. If a poet is writing for publication, or for any audience besides themself, it is imperative that they recognize the difference between what they mean and what they have actually said, not to mention how helpful it is to know how someone from a different background or culture might receive a piece, which techniques are working for you and which aren't, and the potential use of techniques with which you aren't at all familiar yet."