Our reviewer is Bruce McKaig, who has a long, impressive CV when it comes to both making and looking at photographs. He does not know our club or our club members. He will look at your images, which will be posted anonymously, and remark on what works in the image and what might be tweaked to make it better. The tweaks may include composition, exposure, focus, cropping, removing distractions, straightening, etc. Or, he may say, “Everything looks great – I wouldn’t do a thing!” He won’t say, “Throw away your camera and find another hobby.” I promise. After all, a review is a way to learn, to grow, to improve, and to encourage you to keep on doing what you love.
Please send me 1-2 images for review by February 5. Directions are posted below. I will accept a maximum of 50 images for review. My hope is that of our 155 members, we will get our quota before the deadline. I would love to see images from some of our newer, or less “visible” members, be the primary submitters for this review (see boldfaced paragraph above).
I will place all the images into a passworded folder on my website for Bruce to see, labeling them only as A1, A2, B1, B2, etc. Bruce will have a week to review them and make notes. At our February 12 meeting, which is virtual, he will give his remarks as we go through the images. The meeting will be recorded, so you do not have to be present when the images are discussed. You can view the recording later.
All of us, even those who have won awards for our photographs, will readily admit that there is always something to learn from an image review. I look forward to seeing what you will submit!
Directions:
Send 1-2 images as attachments to my email address: cam.miller@comcast.net. If you can, prepare the images as we recommend for the Member Showcase of Images -- Prepping Images
If you need help with prepping the images, email me. Or, if you do not have the time or the right software, send me the images anyway. Send them as large files, if you have the option, and I will resize them for the review.
Please send your 1-2 images on or before February 5.