Critique Forum Rules

[Saralonde]

We want everyone to have fun and learn here at DPS. In order to insure that, there are some rules you need to follow when posting in the Critique sections:

1. Only ONE new critique request per day(24 hour period) for ENTIRE critique section. Choose your image carefully.
2. Please post only ONE image in the thread. If you need to show more, link it to your set. If you post more than one, the other will be deleted at the moderators discretion.
3. Please keep images to 800px on the longest side. Mods reserve the right to resize oversize images or delete them until resized. This is easy to put up the proper size if you use flickr. If you feel it is necessary for us to see a larger size, link to it.
4. We strongly encourage the use of a photosharing site such as flickr, photobucket, zoomr, etc.
5. Please include the following information, if possible, with your image: EXIF info, type of camera, specific questions (What do you think? is not a specific question). A meaningful title, NOT "Critique Please", will also get your post noticed in a crowded section.
6. Only post if you are willing to be critiqued - this isn't a place for showing off, but a place for people to suggest how you can improve. If you don't think you need to improve then this might not be the section of our forums for you.

Helpful threads:

1. Posting Pictures from Photo Sharing Sites (A visual guide)
2. A Very Basic Guide to Critiquing Images
3. FAQ

[Ryan O Hill]

what ????

[tvoelcker]

It is a shame more post are not critiqued before being buried.
I try to offer my opinions on as many post as I can. Right, wrong or indifferent, I atleast offer my interpretation of a image and express my likes or dislikes.
For me, this is the greatest learning tool and inspiration I have found.

[Saralonde]

It is a shame. You can learn so much from critiquing other people's pictures. It's an enormously helpful learning tool. If only people weren't so afraid to try it!

[tvoelcker]

I agree Saralonde.
Personally, I learn more from critiquing others pictures than from having my pictures critiqued although I look forward to other peoples interpretations of images. It is amazing how certain things stick out to people while others never notice.