How to respect, appreciate and evaluate other people's photographic works

Many excellent and upright photo commentators spend a lot of time and energy trying to help other photographers by sharing their experiences. Many people's literary talent can make their comments very appropriate and smooth. But in fact, you don't have to have a degree in literature to make comments, which will help improve the photo level of others. The key is to evaluate a work honestly. What you need to know is that when you comment on a work, you are spending time helping another photographer. Your opinion is not nonsense. You are here to point out the advantages and disadvantages of this work. Perfect works are rare. But this does not mean that there are no excellent works. Perfection is far more than Excellence. Perfection means that no matter how hard you try, you can't make this work better.

When you first see a work, pay attention to the corner of the picture where your attention falls. This needs some training. Worth training. Ask yourself a few questions at the same time:

1. What first caught my attention was the theme of the photo?

2. What caught my eye?

What will my eyes see next? Why?

4. Is the focus and exposure of the subject correct? If not, is there any reason to focus, and is it necessary for this photo to do so?

5. Is the background clearly focused? Is the exposure correct? If not, is it good or bad for this work?

6. Do the colors of the subject and background look natural? If it's unnatural, is it good or bad for the photo?

7. Does the photo look flat or has some depth? Is it true?/You don't say. If it is not true, is it good or bad for the photo?

8. Is the position of the subject in the photo particularly attractive, or is this composition distracting you? Generally speaking, what effect does this composition have on photos?

9. Does this photo show what it wants to express or what it wants to influence?

10. Is it helpful to cut the photo wider or tighter? Will it help to shoot from different angles?

1 1. Can your comments give the original author some special feedback to help him improve the quality of his works?

It is important to pay attention to the strategy of comments and not to offend the author. The reason is simple: you are commenting on other people's time, energy and efforts, and what you want to express. So the rule of comment is: don't dilute your opinions and suggestions by venting your emotions. Your opinions and suggestions are also reached by your own time, energy and efforts. It's no different from what photographers pay. If the photographer is here to learn and improve, he won't take your comments and suggestions as personal attacks. On the contrary, they will take your comments and suggestions as experience learning to improve the level of their new works.