EVALUATION
of PHOTOGRAPHS
Photo Communication Handout
Marvin Bartel, inst.
1991, 93, 95, 96, 97, 1998 Ó
REVIEW this sheet with each assignment you do. Some test items may come from this sheet. These are some technical ways to improve your work. For a discussion of composition, see chapter 15, "Seeing Photographs," in the text. I. Do the prints deal with your theme or assignment consistently? II. Camera work
2. Filled the frame (stood close enough), size 3. Absence of blur from camera motion 4. Vertical/horizontal format selection 5. Placement in frame 6. Point of view and background inclusions top of page 7. No distracting mergers (ambiguous or inappropriate juxtapositions)
2. Light quality (appropriate tonal modeling)
B. Free from handling damage, dust, fingerprints, etc C. Negative density (no clear and/or blocked areas) D. Negative contrast (full range of film's latitude used)
2. Neatly trimmed or bordered 3. No discoloration or stain 4. Enlarger focused carefully on all parts of the print
2. Consistent in the series (they could be published together) 3. Contrast range b. Blacks include textural information (not totally flat black) c. Whites include textural information (not totally flat white) c. Believable, realistic or effectively abstracted c. Consistent in a series
5. Appropriate cropping for improved composition
b. Absence of distracting edge mergers c. Balance and directional placement
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