1st Place, Academics Photo
2022-23, Division 1, Yearbook Visual
By Lauren Gebo
The Charger
H. H. Dow HS
Y-20. Academics Photo
A photo that depicts students in a learning situation either in or out of class.
Judging Criteria
- Photo has strong storytelling content
- Photo has been effectively cropped to emphasize center of interest and enhance content
- Photo is technically strong
- in focus
- proper contrast
- not too grainy or muddy
- Photographer paid attention to rules of composition
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- Candid, rather than posed photo
- Captures a moment showing action, interaction or emotion