Avoid Short Statements That Offer No Direction

• Statements like "Great Picture", “It’s nice”, “It’s beautiful” are nice to hear but don't help the photographer
• Help the photographer by giving insight to why the photo works or why it doesn’t

Criteria for Image Evaluation

1.  Composition and structure of the image
   • Framing?
   • What should and shouldn’t be in the frame?
   • Where is your eye drawn to?
2. Technical quality of the image
   • In focus? (or if not, was that intended?)
   • Exposure: Is it too light or dark? Are there blown out or underexposed areas?
   • Use of depth of field to control the viewer’s eye
   • Use of contrast? Too muddy or too much contrast
   • How was lighting handled?
   • How do the colors look?
3. Emotional and Visual impact of the image
   • What emotion do you feel when you look at the photo? Or lack of?
   • Did the photographer connect with his subjects or do they look tense, posed or stilted?
   • Does the photograph tell a story, or part of one?
4. Theme
   • Does the photo meet the theme?