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Submit Your Photo

Choose a single photo or a portfolio of up to 8 images. JPG, PNG, TIFF, and RAW formats accepted.

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Receive a detailed PDF critique from 5 expert perspectives within 24 hours. Scores, analysis, and specific steps to improve.

What You Get

Real critique. Not generic compliments.

Sample ShutterCrit review showing Fighting Eagles photo with 7.7/10 score and expert feedback table

Every Photo Gets 5 Expert Perspectives

Overall Score: 7.7 / 10
"Strong diagonal tension and narrative. Gap between birds slightly wide. Crop tighter for impact." — The Architect
The Architect The Chaser The Alchemist The Poet The Pixel Peeper

Five distinct perspectives -- composition, lighting, color, storytelling, and technical -- each scoring independently with specific, actionable feedback. No vague "nice photo" responses.

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Know Exactly What to Fix

No vague "nice shot." Every critique tells you specifically what's wrong and how to improve it.

5 Perspectives You'd Never Get From One Reviewer

Composition, lighting, color, storytelling, and technical -- each scored independently by a different expert.

A Report Worth Printing

Professional PDF critique you can reference while editing, pin to your wall, or share with your photo group.

Delivered in Hours, Not Days

Most reviews land in your inbox within 2 hours. We promise 24 -- we just like to overdeliver.

Meet Your Critics

Five perspectives. Each one adapts to what you shoot.

The Architect

Composition
"Your eye enters here, travels to... and then has nowhere to go."

The Chaser

Lighting
"This light is doing all the work and you're not letting it."

The Alchemist

Color & Tone
"Your blues are fighting your greens. Pick a temperature and commit."

The Poet

Storytelling
"There's a story here, but you buried the lead."

The Pixel Peeper

Technical
"Soft at 100%. Your focus point is on the branch, not the bird."
Genre-Adaptive Critique

What They Look For Changes
By What You Shoot

The same five critics. Completely different expertise depending on your genre. Click a genre to see how each critic adapts.

The Architect

Rule of thirds, foreground interest, depth layers, leading lines, horizon placement

The Chaser

Golden hour quality, weather drama, natural light direction, dynamic range

The Alchemist

Color harmony with nature, atmosphere, mood grading, sky treatment

The Poet

Sense of place, solitude, scale, emotional response, invitation to explore

The Pixel Peeper

Focus stacking, hyperfocal distance, filter use, tripod sharpness

The Architect

Face placement, body framing, negative space, environmental context, crop

The Chaser

Rembrandt, butterfly, rim lighting, catchlights, fill ratios, ambient balance

The Alchemist

Skin tone accuracy, wardrobe harmony, backdrop color, mood through warmth/cool

The Poet

Emotion, connection with viewer, vulnerability, character, authentic expression

The Pixel Peeper

Eye sharpness, depth of field choice, noise in skin, retouching quality

The Architect

Geometry, juxtaposition, layering, framing within frame, urban lines

The Chaser

Available light mastery, shadow play, contrast, mixed lighting handling

The Alchemist

Mood through desaturation, selective color, urban palette, grit vs clean

The Poet

Decisive moment, human condition, irony, narrative, social commentary

The Pixel Peeper

Motion blur intent, ISO choices, zone focusing, lens distortion, grain

The Architect

Subject placement, habitat context, rule of space, background separation

The Chaser

Backlight use, catchlight in eyes, exposure for fur/feathers, harsh light handling

The Alchemist

Natural palette, habitat colors, background tone, warm vs cool rendering

The Poet

Behavior capture, tension, narrative moment, connection with animal

The Pixel Peeper

Shutter speed for action, tracking accuracy, reach/crop factor, noise at high ISO

The Architect

Foreground/sky balance, composition with celestial objects, horizon integration

The Chaser

Star exposure, light pollution handling, moonlight use, blue hour blending

The Alchemist

Night sky color accuracy, light pollution removal, star color rendering

The Poet

Sense of wonder, scale of universe, solitude, connection to cosmos

The Pixel Peeper

Star trailing vs pinpoint, stacking technique, noise reduction, tracking accuracy

The Architect

Subject isolation, background simplicity, framing at close range, negative space

The Chaser

Diffused vs direct light, flash technique, reflector use, shadow depth

The Alchemist

Color accuracy at macro scale, bokeh color rendering, tonal separation

The Poet

Revealing the unseen, wonder at small scale, texture as narrative

The Pixel Peeper

Focus plane accuracy, stacking alignment, diffraction limits, magnification choices

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  • 5 named expert perspectives
  • The Architect, Chaser, Alchemist, Poet & Pixel Peeper
  • Detailed scoring with rationale
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Portfolio Review

$50

Up to 8 photos — just $6.25 each

  • Up to 8 photos reviewed
  • 5 named expert perspectives per photo
  • Portfolio cohesion analysis
  • Strongest and weakest identified
  • Comprehensive PDF report
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Questions

Each photo is analyzed by 5 expert perspectives: The Architect (composition), The Chaser (lighting), The Alchemist (color and tone), The Poet (storytelling and emotion), and The Pixel Peeper (technical quality). Each expert scores independently and provides written analysis with specific, actionable suggestions for improvement. No vague "nice shot" responses.

We promise delivery within 24 hours, but most reviews are completed and emailed within 1-2 hours of purchase.

JPG, PNG, and TIFF. We recommend JPG or PNG for fastest processing. Images should be at least 1200px on the longest side for the best analysis.

Yes. Your photos are used only to generate your critique and are not shared, displayed, or used for any other purpose. Photos are deleted from our servers after your review is delivered.

If you're genuinely unsatisfied with the quality of your critique, contact us within 7 days of delivery and we'll make it right -- either a re-review or a full refund. We stand behind the quality of every report.

ShutterCrit uses advanced AI vision models to analyze your photos from 5 distinct expert perspectives. Each perspective is built on established photography principles and critiquing methodologies. The result is detailed, consistent feedback at a fraction of the cost of human critique -- and available 24/7.

No. ShutterCrit does not accept nude or NSFW content, including fine art nudes. Submissions containing nudity will be rejected and refunded.

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