Every Thursday, the 360ism Network community puts work on the wall and we tear into it — constructively. Selected frames get a full breakdown on the 360ism YouTube channel.
How it works
1. Post your work. Upload to the Member Gallery any day of the week. Bring the frame you are proud of, or the one you cannot figure out — the second kind usually makes the better episode.
2. Tick the critique box. On the upload form there is a checkbox that says “Submit this for critique.” That is what puts your photo in the queue. Leave it unticked and your photo still goes in the gallery for member ratings and comments, it just will not be considered for video.
3. Thursday, we go through the queue. Members rate every photo out of three stars and leave written feedback. The frames worth a longer conversation get pulled for the YouTube channel — lighting, posing, exposure, background, retouch, the business decision behind the shot, whatever the photo is actually about.
4. Your photo gets a link back. Once a critique is published, a “Watch the critique” button appears on your photo’s page, and your name goes in the video.
What ticking the box means
Checking “Submit this for critique” gives 360ism permission to feature and critique that image publicly, including on the 360ism YouTube channel, always with credit to you. You keep ownership of your photo. If you would rather keep it in-house, leave the box unticked — the gallery still works exactly the same for you.
How to give a good critique
The point is to make the next photo better, not to rank people. A useful critique is specific: name what is working, name what you would change, and say why. “The catchlight is dead because the dish is too far camera-left” helps. “Meh” does not.
Critique the photo, not the photographer. Everything here runs under the Community Guidelines, and submissions are reviewed before they go live.
The three-star scale
Ratings are deliberately coarse — three stars, not ten — because the number is not the point. One star means the idea is there but the execution needs work. Two means it is solid and close. Three means you would be proud to have shot it. You cannot rate your own photo, and you can change your rating any time.
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After the critique
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Hands-on photography classes from 360ism Learn — small groups, downtown Richmond.