Specific Technical Assistance References - READ THESE BEFORE POSTING

[Digital Matt]

The following references were derived during several weeks of discussions amongst the members of the Critique Forum Commission.

It is assumed that you undertand basic photographic concepts during a critique. We all need to be on the same page to carry on a beneficial critique. The following is a list of words commonly used while critiquing an image. Each word is a link to a website covering that topic. Please also use Google and Wikipedia. Nine times out of ten you can find the answer there. If you don't find what you are looking for here, post your question in the Beginners Place.

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aperture

-depth of field​

color (also color theory 1, part 2)

color harmony (colors next to one another)​

color contrast (colors opposite one another)​

composition

rule of thirds​

golden section​

leading lines (bottom of page)​

contrast

local​

local contrast enhancement technique​

depth of field

see aperture also​

exposure

more info...​

histogram

resolution

sharpness
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