Identity Critique

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ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO 

IDENTITY 
Critique form  
Your name: 

Photographer’s name: 

 
Consider: 

Exposure – Is the photograph over or underexposed? High key or low key? 

Focus – Is the picture sharp and clear, or is it soft, and/or blurry? 

Shutter Speed or Depth of Field- how is either manipulated in the image? 

Composition – Do all the elements of the frame support the subject, or are there 

distractions that take away from the strength of the image? 

Which of the 9 compositional rules utilized in the photo? (rule of thirds, get close, framing, 

triangles, diagonals, leading lines, contrast, figure/ground, center the dominant eye, pattern 

and repetition, focal point, symmetry, bird’s eye view, worm’s eye view) 

 
 

Post-processing/Editing- what edits in photoshop enhance or change the photo? 

Narrative/Storytelling/Communication – What is conveyed about the person in the image? 

How is the “story” of the person conveyed? What props, clothing, setting or facial 

expression or body language communicate the IDENTITY (personality, interests, gender, 

background, culture, or history) of the person in the portrait? 

Emotional Impact – What emotions captured in your portrait will cause the audience to 

respond? How is the emotional content conveyed?  

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