Learning to Critique Photos

Learn how to study, review, and analyze images, sharpening your photographic eye and expanding your visual vocabulary.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Deconstructing Images in Critique

• Common characteristics of strong photographs
• Deconstructing an image looking at shutter speed
• Understanding how depth of field affects an image
• How focus affects the impression of the image

2. Conceptual Topics in Photo Critique

• How the visual weight of an image affects the interpretation
• How light impacts the understanding of an image
• How to know when an image should be color vs. black and white
• Cropping and how it affects the meaning in an image

3. Aesthetics and Personal Choices

• Timing and the moment
• Design in the image

Conclusion

• Personal critique and final tips