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The Rubric Bank — with all five levels
234 written Arabic criteria, each with five anchors describing exactly what separates one level from the next. These are the same criteria your work is measured against — open to read before you pay anything.
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30 criteria
Choosing what enters the frame and what's excluded, and distributing elements
The five levels →Ability to capture the most expressive and impactful moment
The five levels →Using natural or artificial light to serve subject and image mood
The five levels →Clarity of what image wants to say and its ability to convey it
The five levels →Angle or vision that differentiates image from similar ones
The five levels →Controlling the zone of focus and blur to isolate the subject or tie it to its surroundings
The five levels →Using lines within the scene to lead the viewer's eye toward the subject
The five levels →Using empty space around the subject to give it weight and breathing room
The five levels →The relationship among the image's colors and their ability to build a unified mood
The five levels →Embedding meanings and symbols that grant the image a reading deeper than the literal
The five levels →Choosing camera position and angle to change the viewer's relationship to the subject
The five levels →Managing the difference between light and dark areas to build depth and impact
The five levels →Unity of style and meaning across a set of images rather than a single shot
The five levels →Using editing to serve the image without excess that ruins its authenticity
The five levels →Building a figurative meaning linking the image to an idea beyond its frame
The five levels →Reading where light comes from (front/side/back/top) and its quality (hard vs soft), and using it to build volume and mood.
The five levels →The relationship between the lit and shadowed sides of the subject, using contrast to separate it and build mood.
The five levels →Capturing the instant where elements and motion intersect to make a relationship and meaning that won't recur.
The five levels →Using colour treatment (temperature, saturation, curve) with intent that serves the image's mood and honesty, not mere effect.
The five levels →Distributing visual weight (mass, colour, contrast) across the frame so it rests or tenses by intent.
The five levels →An idea that leads the image and precedes the shot, going beyond documentation to say something about the world.
The five levels →Using scene elements (doors, windows, arches, shadows) to frame the subject, focus the gaze, and build depth layers.
The five levels →Deliberate control of aperture and focus distance to isolate the subject from its background or root it in context, serving the concept rather than accident.
The five levels →Using real lines within the scene — a road, a railing, a fence, a shadow — to steer the viewer's eye toward the main point of interest.
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