Ever finished a shoot and thought "I'm not sure this one worked"?
This AI critique gives you an objective second look at your work.
Upload a photo and get notes on composition, visual flow, use of negative space, how clearly the subject reads, and what to improve.
Currently free to try, so you can get to know Sidekick Lab.
As a working photographer, I've done over 10 years and 10,000+ critiques of other people's work.
What I keep coming back to, again and again, is the idea of composition, visual flow, and image structure.
I wanted more people to be able to experience that perspective, more easily.
That's why I built this AI critique.
— Photographer Ichiro Murata
Here's an example of what you'll get back
A panning shot — nice challenge to take on. You've got a real sense of speed here, and the motion blur is working well. But it's a bit of a shame... Looking at the frame, the top half — the grandstand in the background — takes up too much of the space, so the actual subject, the race car, ends up feeling small by comparison. The car sits center-right, quite low in the frame. Panning uses background blur to express speed, but the car — your subject — should still sit near the center of the frame, at one of the rule-of-thirds intersections. Right now it's too low, so the viewer's eye goes to the grandstand above it first. Next time, try composing so the car lands closer to the center, around the ③④ intersections. If you can balance the background motion against the car's position, you'll get a panning shot with a lot more impact. Keep at it — you're on the right track.
This is the kind of format you'll get: what's working, and what to improve.
Checking...
You'll need a Google account to use the AI photo critique. Free up to 5 AI tickets per week (through end of August 2026).
The critique describes position by dividing the frame into a 3×3 grid. A–I refer to the nine regions, and ①–④ refer to the four points where the rule-of-thirds lines intersect.
Generating your critique...
A photograph doesn't improve
just by shooting it, or just by finishing it.
Seeing, finishing, shooting.
It's moving between all three
that gradually changes the work.
Sidekick Lab is a place for that.