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06/25/2009 08:49:42 PM · #1 |
| Inquiring minds want to know, if you have a process you go thru to critique your own work, what is it? Horizontal flip? BW conversion? both of these give me a sudden new perspective on my work, so I can see flaws I was previously blind to. Is there a way to check for sharpness other than by eye? Or is this an incredibly stupid question? |
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06/25/2009 09:13:56 PM · #2 |
I try to look at it as if I were a voter. If it can be critiqued it will be. I even make lists in my pre-challenge notes now, trying to predict the critiques. I did pretty accurate on my construction entry:
I predicted:
-Slightly overexposed detail on the bridge. (I agree and it could have been easily dealt with if this were advanced editing.)
-Don't like the crop/composition
-The blurred car
I hit all 3 on this one. Bingo!
Not sure if this answers your question, as I don't have a particular technique. I've just received and left enough comments that I usually have a good idea of the flaws. Sometimes I am my own worst critic. |
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06/25/2009 09:17:24 PM · #3 |
I leave it for a day (I shoot early) and then surprise myself with it, noting my first scoring impression.
It's usually a 5, so maybe you should take my self-critique advice, but find someone else to follow for photographic skill. *rolleyes* |
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06/25/2009 09:18:06 PM · #4 |
Thank you. In my mind, self-critique is not the same as PP for a challenge. I always self-critique first & then for the challenge. [eta] Sometimes, I leave it on the screen & then walk back into the room & look at it by surprise from far away. I also post for the challenge early & then look at it again from the monitor from work. The trick is to give myself a fresh look at stuff I already picked out 'cos I loved it. Sometimes, I can predict what the comments are going to be, but not always. "D
Message edited by author 2009-06-25 21:22:16. |
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06/26/2009 07:41:12 AM · #5 |
I have a few techniques. The BW conversion is a good one - if the BW is a little flat, then it probably means the colour image needs more contrast work.
Something I use a lot during editing is to do everything on layers. Sometimes you can work on dodging and burning for ages, and then you turn off the layers to look at the original, and it looks better. :) Then you know you've gone too far, and it's time to dial down the opacity of the editing layers. Normally the optimum point is somewhere inbetween.
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