Self Critique

For those who are using a digital camera, what is the average number of shots you take when you go out for a day shoot? 50-100 maybe. How about if you go for a 10 days holiday tour ? 400-1000 maybe.

The question is what do you do with the shots you took? Some of us will simply upload them into the harddisk and never let them see daylight again. Some will upload the whole lot of shots into a photo sharing site  like http://www.multiply.com .

However if you are serious about photography, then you will spend some time to do some self critique before selecting a small set for processing and uploading. So how do I do my self critique? Here are some of the stuff that goes through my mind when i review my photographs.

1. Does this photograph tell a story by itself? Otherwise you may have to write a few hundred words to explain why you take this photograph.
2. Does it convey a message?  Is there a  message of peacefulness? Devotion? Love? Endurance?
3. Will I hang this photograph on my wall or publish it in a book? This usually goes for my nature shots
4. Is it technically well executed?  Did you control the sharpness or blurriness to the best effect? Did you exposed it correctly to the best effect?
5. Do I like this photograph?

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.