By Isabelle Johnston
West Hills Press
West Hills MS
1st Place Division MS, News Photography
Environmental Portrait
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Effective cropping to center of interest
- Clear, sharp details
- Good, sharp contrast with varied levels of grays, black and white or colors
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- Setting and props used for portrait gives insight into the subject(s)
- Emphasizes personality of subject(s) (no more than two in photo)
- While photo may be posed, subject(s) have a natural appearance