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April 3, 2011 by Joel Wolfson Leave a Comment

Editing and Improving Your Photography

Thursday night Joel gave a presentation for the Flagstaff Photography Club.  He talked about what to look for during photography critiques, what makes a photograph great instead of mediocre.

Editing your own work is difficult for most people, even pros.  Joel always offers critique and review as part of our workshops.  Many times a photo can be much better just by moving closer to a subject or if that is not possible, zooming in.  Sometimes a photo can be much improved simply by cropping, after the fact, though it is best to do as much in-camera as possible.  We are often overwhelmed by what our own eyes take in and want to show it all.

Here’s an example of two images I shot in a village in Provence, France.  In the first image, I tried to show too much of the scene.  By using a telephoto lens in the second image I more successfully conveyed the feeling of tightly built houses.  As Joel often says in our workshops, your portfolio is only as good as your weakest image. Happy editing!

Ciao!

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