Final Critique Shows

Critique Points (Should add up to 100)

• Critiques on the BLOG by April 22- 25 pts. each
• Composition powerpoint shows- 25 pt. each
• In-Depth Critique show (at least one)- 25 pts. each

Composition Slide Shows
Each slide show should be composed of five slides.
Each show will focus on ONE composition technique, so you must find good examples of these techniques on the web.
Click on the "comments" link and sign up for your technique.
No more than four people can do any one critique

The simple layout for the slides is as follows:

• Title- The technique
• Photo- Large, high quality example
• Name of photographer at bottom

Save this As "your_name_technique" (connolly_matt_leading_lines) in the "finished powerpoints" folder in the photojournalism folder

Possible Composition Techniques

1. Peak of action or emotion
2. Rule of thirds
3. Dramatic angle
4. Leading lines
5. Framing
6. Repetition
7. Simplicity

In-Depth Critique show
You must do at least one of these!
This will consist of 2 slides

Slide One
Title- Name of photographer of an excellent photo
Content- The photo

Slide Two
Title- "Critique"
Content- 5-7 sentence critique of the photo mentioning the following where appropriate:

Overall message or story
Focus
Exposure
composition

Make sure you mention specific details from the photo when discussing it.

Save this As "your_name_critique" (connolly_matt_critique) in the "finished powerpoints" folder in the photojournalism folder

Good sources of photos:
1. Google Images
Google.com -click on image tab

2. Best Still Photojournalism
http://www.nppa.org/competitions/best_of_still_photojournalism/2004/winners/still/

3. Current Pulitzer Winners
http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/2004w.html