We shoot all these photos. How do we know which photo or version is the best?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1. One by one<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8CF6B5A7-A3F6-4F9F-BFB5-D85C6492358E-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
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<\/figure><\/li>![\"Diagonal](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/193AFDF6-57D9-4C0E-BFCA-67C73A90D30D-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nLook at all the photos, one by one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOr as small thumbnails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/C948984D-77AC-44F6-BC9F-E773C89E7F27.jpeg?resize=1308%2C279&ssl=1\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOr using Procreate to draw compositional lines, visual gist, and drawing what I see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/34ACA593-60A3-45FC-8B99-0EA19A0B33BF-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B92CEDE1-0418-46C9-9417-13ECC915AF83.jpeg?resize=1668%2C2224&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9831B224-818E-4E1D-9C75-D907D7A8DE57-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5222096A-C003-4954-B695-9B5FCAB7EEB4-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2AF442D5-0E6D-454A-8174-8D318AAA2EB0-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/0E683AF0-B252-4741-A848-02CFE818C023-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4C8C6DC1-31FC-4B40-8805-60B77D0B287C-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6CE8ED2B-38CD-4016-804D-BC846301DBA9-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/319D26D7-2AD8-4D62-91AE-0787FEBDC862.gif?resize=480%2C320&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe gist I see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strong diagonal (triangle composition, with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dutch angle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d leaned to the side is best).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
So if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re trying to figure out which photo is best, deconstruct it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AEEA3B48-8919-40E9-B793-606C7814E3AE-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/EE40D6FE-5A3A-4304-9169-66F20CC73045-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n2. The distance question <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Typically the closer you are the better. So you can see when I am analyzing these photos, the closer ones are superior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-65-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-66-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-67-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-68-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"cowboy](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-69-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-70-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/s3-71-of-124-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\")
<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSo when in doubt, select the closer photos. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- <\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Look at all the photos, one by one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- <\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Or as small thumbnails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOr using Procreate to draw compositional lines, visual gist, and drawing what I see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- <\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The gist I see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strong diagonal (triangle composition, with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dutch angle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d leaned to the side is best).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
So if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re trying to figure out which photo is best, deconstruct it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n2. The distance question <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Typically the closer you are the better. So you can see when I am analyzing these photos, the closer ones are superior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- <\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
So when in doubt, select the closer photos. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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