When reviewing photos and providing feedback to your classmates, consider the following attributes of photography. While you need not exhaust this list, choosing a few specifics from the list below and specifying how the photo address those attributes, will be much more useful than a general supporting response.
Content
- Meaning
- SubjectÂ
- Emotion/Empathy
- Mood/Atmosphere
- Symbolism, Irony, Resonance
- Timing
- Truthfulness or Authenticity
- Uniqueness (does it conform to or break a stereotype?)
Composition
- Point of View
- Framing
- Background/Foreground
- Design
- Visual impact
Technique
- Exposure
- Depth of field
- Focus
- Clarity/sharpness
- Color & tones
- Contrast
- Lighting
Aesthetics
- Creativity
- Originality
- Special effects—natural or digital
- (smoke, night, fog, movement etc)