1st Place, School Spirit Photo
2023-24, Division 1, Yearbook Visual
By Marieke Theuerkauf
The Charger
H. H. Dow HS
Y-22. School Spirit Photo
A photo that conveys the spirit and emotion evident at school-related functions. Photographs predominantly featuring athletes during competition or practice should be submitted into the sports photo categories.
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