Instructional

Critique Night in the Arbor Room

May 2025

This program is designed to give members an opportunity to get expert
advice about their images. Members will be invited to submit photographs between
April 14 and May 2 for our panel to review and critique on May 12. Time
permitting, the review will consist of approximately 30 images. One image per
member will be selected until we have a total of 30 images. A second image will
be included on a first-come, first-served basis.

Here’s what you can expect at the May program:

  • Image Review
    • Images will be projected onto the screen in the Arbor Room and via Zoom.
    • The critique panel will be visible only to the in-person audience.
    • Critique categories
      • Overall impact of image First impression
      • Composition Subject placement, background, and border
      • Lighting Subject lighting and lighting on eyes (if applicable)
      • Color Balance Overall adjustment of the intensities of the colors (for color images)
      • Tonal Range The spectrum of light values in an image, extending from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights (primarily for monochrome)
      • Texture Quality Perceived depth or appearance of a surface (primarily for monochrome)
      • Sharpness Subject and eyes (if applicable)
      • Overall evaluation Strengths and areas for improvement

Critiques will be offered by a team of experienced MAPS members.

We hope that even the least experienced photographers will be comfortable with this type of critique. Start looking for an image that you know you need some help with—that’s what May’s program is all about!

Image Preparation and Submission
  • Submit up to two images—jpg only and 2,000 pixels or larger on the long side.
  • Name images by a title (not your name) and indicate which image is your #1 priority. For example: Ocean Sunset1.jpg and Water Fowl2.jpg not John Doe1.jpg and John Doe2).
  • Email images to Bob Duke at: bob_duke@earthlink.net by May 2.
  • Do not put a watermark or logo on the images.
  • Do not include a statement.

Image submission began on April 14 and will close on May 2.

This program will not be recorded.

Join with Zoom

Meeting ID: 826 8877 3341
Passcode: 425024