How to Critique 201
Four guidelines you can use to help construct a well thought out critique about someone else's images. You can use one guideline, a combination of guidelines, or all four guidelines at once. See? Critiquing someone else’s work can be pretty painless if you follow these guidelines. If I received these kinds of comments I’d think “This person really cares and really gets it.” I’d be more than happy to answer their questions, defend my photographic vision, and consider what they were proposing. Remember, though, that art is always subjective. Every guideline - like every rule - is meant to be broken. All opinions are just that – opinions. Still, every time you give and receive meaningful feedback on an image you have an opportunity for growth as a photographer and you begin to understand how other people really see your images and how your images can become even better.
Next up in the series, “How to Critique 301”, I’ll show you how to take an image apart and look at it piece-by-piece to see what its strengths and weaknesses really are.
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