Photo Crittique

BAD PHOTOS

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

This is an example of a bad photo because there is no story to it.  This guy could basically be scratching his head because it was itchy.  However, the caption of this shot said "A share trader scratches his head as he reads on a large placard "The Euro comes" installed above the DAX index board one day before the introduction of the single currency, December 30, 1998."  We are lead to believe that he is confused about the new currency, but all we are doing is assuming what the man is thinking about.  This would be a better photo if we actually saw a face of the guy.  If would also be better if we got to see the sign he was looking at.  To make it a more dramatic photo, the photographer could have used a long exposure effect and we could have him standing there while his co-workers rush around him. 

REUTERS/Jon Nazca

This is an example of a bad photo because there is too many people in the picture.  Readers do not know where to look.  The lighting is also bad.  The way it shades from left to right makes the photo look distorted.  This would have been a better photo if there was conflict, but all we see is people laying down.

GOOD PHOTOS

REUTERS/Jon Nazca

This is an example of a good photo because there shows a confrontation, an action going on.  This would have been a better photo if they cropped a little of the left to focus only on the fight, but the added officers show that this is a big demonstration.

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

This is  an example of a good photo because it shows how bad the traffic is in Myanmar.  There many people looking for a way to travel around town, but it is so cluttered that no one can get through it.  This photo stretches far back to see how bad the traffic is.