Show It Ed

FAQ

Below are some of the frequenty asked questions about this website and the service that it provides…

What is this “Show It Ed” site?

Show it Ed is a daily blog offering critiques on any photograph you take. The aim is to help others improve their photography through constructive feedback - Ed will be describing the finer points to both camera settings and post production techniques in order to help people grow as photographers.

What is a photographic critique?

Ed describes a critique as to review or critically analyze a photograph and pass comment and personal opinion. Please bear in mind that a critique is just one man’s personal opinion; you like strawberry, I like chocolate, but it’s all ice cream - it doesn’t mean your photo is good or bad just because one person says so, but it is feedback and feedback is helpful. It is a good way for you to learn and see things in a different light.

How do I get one of my photos critiqued?

Just ask! Click the contact button above and send me a link to the photograph you want Ed to critique. Alternatively you can email the photograph as an attachment to ed@edwud.com. Please include your name and make sure the image is at least 800 pixels wide.

Are you offering to review all pictures received?

No, Ed reserves the right not to critique images received, but if you submit one that doesn’t make it to the site please consider this a compliment as Ed obviously can’t find anything that Ed would change or do differently! The real reason is Ed’s only putting landscape format images on the site and I also want to keep the photographs filtered - obviously things like nude photographs will never make it onto Show it Ed

Will you be able to put up all the pictures recieved on this website?

No, if you contact me with one of your images Ed will more than likely put it on the website - however if it won’t be suitable Ed will email you telling you this.

Will you send a critique back promptly if there is going to be a delay before the pictures appear on the website?

The aim is to have the weeks posts written ahead of time, this works better from a time management point of view - therefore submitting photographs to Show it Ed might mean having to wait a week or two before they appear on the website.

Can I read Ed’s critique of my photograph before it gets published?

No - unless you get in touch and ask nicely!

What do I get from having one of my photographs shown on this blog?

You will get your photograph seen by a new audience. You will get a link to your website or Flickr page or where ever more of your photography can be seen online. You will get another photographer’s detailed opinion of your work.

How do I send Ed one of my photographs?

If they are online (for example on Flickr.com) then just copy the link into the contact form on this site. Alternatively email ed@edwud.com with the photo attached - please give your name and a comment about the photograph (for example a title and what it shows). Where you are from would also be nice to know.

When will I know that one of my photographs has been published on the site?

(There is no answer provided for this question)

Why does Ed need the images to be 800 pixels wide?

Because it gives consistency to the design. Just like being a daily blog and having three posts and four lines of text under each image. Ed trained as a graphic designer in college and these kind of details are very important in his opinion.

Why no portrait aspect ratio images?

Again, consistency. The majority of photographs are in a landscape format (longer horizontally than vertically). So to produce a consistent site, it is easier to not publish portrait images at all. Also, the screen you are reading this on is in a landscape format, so this makes it more sensible from a usability point of view.

Why does Show It Ed host the image files? Surely it would be easier to just reference the file on Flickr or another image hosting service?

Ed has been running websites for over 5 years and has spend years studying how Google indexes sites. In his experience the images are more likely to be listed on Google and Google Images if they are hosted on his server. You still remain copyright holder of your images and by having more exposure to search engines, it means even more people seeing your work and clicking through to more of you photographs! Good news for all.

Who is Ed and how does he have the right to critique other peoples work?

Ed O’Keeffe is a photographer from Manchester, England. He studies Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art. He has been taking photographs since the age of five and has been a freelance photographer for a little over twelve months. For more information on Ed and his work please visit edwud.com