Camera Angle
Does the camera angle add value to the photograph or would another
perspective been preferable?
Mergers
Is part of the subject cut off in the outside of the frame? Does this
add or subtract from the value of the photograph?
Are stray objects part of the photograph that would have been better left
out?
Vertical/Horizontal
Would the photograph benefit by having the opposite format? Is there
too much dead space?
Rule of Thirds
Has the photographer taken advantage of the Rule of Thirds? Is the
subject displayed in a power area of the photograph?
Horizon
Is the horizon straight?
Foreground/Middle-Ground/Background
For landscape photographs, has the photographer taken advantage of these
principles?
Is the image sharp in the critical areas? Should it be?
Is the image flat or has the photographer successfully communicated a sense
of scale?
Backgrounds
Does the background add value to the photograph?
Does the background compete with the subject matter? Is it cluttered?
Does it distract your eye?
Is the background interesting?
Distracting Elements
Are there elements in the photograph that should not be there? Example:
a person walking into the photograph or a vehicle passing through.
Symmetry
If the image is symmetrical, is it properly placed in the frame? Are
the margins around the subject balanced?
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