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01/18/2006 04:25:54 AM · #26 |
Consider this challenge as another free study.
Take a good photograph (the hard part)
Then find out by whom this image could have been inspired by. |
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01/19/2006 12:44:45 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by jjbeguin:
Consider this challenge as another free study.
Take a good photograph (the hard part)
Then find out by whom this image could have been inspired by. |
You bet.
And (YIPPIE!!!), this is the first challenge (for me atleast) where I can try my hands on ADVANCED EDITING. Its been moved to Advanced Editing category. Thanks DPC :)
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01/19/2006 01:01:46 AM · #28 |
i will be doing Henri Cartier-Bresson, lets hope for the best. Finding good candid is difficult thing.
Originally posted by KiwiPix:
Originally posted by TooCool:
It sucks that this is a basic editing challenge... |
Nope. Henri Cartier-Bresson, reputedly the greatest street candid photographer of the 20th century print all his work with no post-processing whatsoever. Every image unprocessed, uncropped, straight out of the camera.
True genius and something to aspire to.
Brett |
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01/19/2006 01:16:21 AM · #29 |
Voting's going to be a challenge ... say there is a title "Tribute: Ralph Cramden."
I may not have the first clue who Ralph Cranden is. I'm an educated guy, but maybe I missed Jeopardy last night where, inexplicably, this was the "Final Jeopardy" question. ("How much will you wager?" - Alex)
To vote, I might have to google "Ralph Cramden," learn about his photographic style in a dozen or so links, then decide if the photograph I'm voting on is representative of his (sorry, let's be politically correct, his/her) style.
While fun for me, I am skeptical of the enthusiasm, persistence, and energy of the average voter.
Therefore, I conclude this is a free study.
What do you think?
Message edited by author 2006-01-19 01:17:37. |
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01/19/2006 05:24:01 AM · #30 |
Consider this challenge as another free study. - Done
Take a good photograph (the hard part) - Done (I mean, taking a picture that I like)
Then find out by whom this image could have been inspired by. - In progress (edit: Done)
Message edited by author 2006-01-19 05:44:26. |
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01/19/2006 06:38:45 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by ursula:
I would so like to do a Dorothea Lange. |
I am intending to do Dorathea Lange. I am taking the world as it exists today, imagining what kind of images she would do today, and I am going out to do it. Now if I can only get the courage to actually go up to the people I am interested in to ask if I can take their photo. |
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01/19/2006 11:50:19 AM · #32 |
| I, for one, will include the artist in my title. I was seriously considering my title being a link to some of the photographer's work. That makes it a little easier for people to see what I'm going after. |
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01/19/2006 11:55:27 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by jjbeguin:
Consider this challenge as another free study.
Take a good photograph (the hard part)
Then find out by whom this image could have been inspired by. |
oh boy...jj's first post in 2 1/2 months, guess he'll have a horse in this race ;-) |
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01/19/2006 12:32:24 PM · #34 |
I'm getting confused (be nice!)...these two threads are looking about the same now, even some duplicate posting going on.
Post possible tribute photographers here
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01/19/2006 12:36:27 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by Digital Quixote:
Voting's going to be a challenge ... say there is a title "Tribute: Ralph Cramden."
I may not have the first clue who Ralph Cranden is. I'm an educated guy, but maybe I missed Jeopardy last night where, inexplicably, this was the "Final Jeopardy" question. ("How much will you wager?" - Alex)
To vote, I might have to google "Ralph Cramden," learn about his photographic style in a dozen or so links, then decide if the photograph I'm voting on is representative of his (sorry, let's be politically correct, his/her) style.
While fun for me, I am skeptical of the enthusiasm, persistence, and energy of the average voter.
Therefore, I conclude this is a free study.
What do you think? |
Yes, as it should be. The challenge is to be "inspired" by another photographer's work, not to "copy" it. "Inspiration" might include "I wonder what sort of work Imogen Cunningham would have done if she had access to digital color photography?" and the result would be YOUR interpretation of where she might have gone.
I think it would be fairly obscene if the voters based their scores on whether your "interpretation" agrres with theirs. I'd expect these images to be judged on photographic merit across the board. I don't see any significant number of people taking the time to google up photographers they don't know to check "faithfulness". In fact, I'd suspect (I could be wrong) that those who choose an "iconic" photographer like Ansel Adams will be at a disadvantage, in the sense that they may be judged on fathfulness-to rather than inspiration-by.
R. |
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01/19/2006 12:37:41 PM · #36 |
Okay, I'll say it as nicely as possible; "You mean 'more confused than usual', right?"
jejeje�
R. |
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01/20/2006 10:21:04 AM · #37 |
| I for one am going to consider the tributed photographer in my score, but that includes inspired new directions (in fact, a particularly inspired new direction will garner even more points). As long as I can "see" the connection to the original artist. |
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01/22/2006 11:25:32 PM · #38 |
OK, I have officially entered and I predict my lowest score ever. Not because it's rushed or not good (it's niether), but because it's a) easy and b) not "DPC". However, I think it's an excellent take on a photographer and I guess this is to prove to myself that I don't care about the scores as much as I sometimes think I do.
Here's to hoping anyway... |
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01/23/2006 09:12:21 AM · #39 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
Originally posted by jjbeguin:
Consider this challenge as another free study.
Take a good photograph (the hard part)
Then find out by whom this image could have been inspired by. |
oh boy...jj's first post in 2 1/2 months, guess he'll have a horse in this race ;-) |
If his recent portfolio additions is any indication, he has a lock on the Blue! Amazing shots...have a look... |
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01/23/2006 10:10:12 AM · #40 |
i like the "inspired by" part. hope the voters will see it that way.
another link
//www.photogs.com/bwworld/50masterphotogs.html
Message edited by author 2006-01-23 11:06:46. |
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01/23/2006 11:28:41 AM · #41 |
August Sander
Good list goodman - IMO - I think incomplete without this man.
Message edited by author 2006-01-23 11:33:51. |
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01/23/2006 12:01:31 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
OK, I have officially entered and I predict my lowest score ever. Not because it's rushed or not good (it's niether), but because it's a) easy and b) not "DPC". However, I think it's an excellent take on a photographer and I guess this is to prove to myself that I don't care about the scores as much as I sometimes think I do.
Here's to hoping anyway... |
I'm in the same boat - I expect my lowest score as the picture is definitely not DPC (but very much inspired by a particular photographer, and pretty darn close to their imagery (IMO)). I have decided to include the "inspired by" photographer's name in the title. A 5sec search of the web will provide numerous examples of their work as well as descriptions of their style - anyone who spends those 5sec's will understand the picture.
Here's my vow to the challenge entrants - during voting, if I do not know the photographer your picture is inspired by, I will not vote on your picture until I have done some quick research on the photographer. If you did not include the photographer's name in the title, then I will vote solely on the merits of the picture itself. Some may argue that I should do that anyway (i.e., "vote solely on the merits of the picture itself"), but "my" interpretation of the challenge is that this is not just a free study, and some foresight and attempts to convey a particular photographer's style should have been made. I suspect I will be taking some time to vote on this one. :-) |
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01/23/2006 01:02:38 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by macpapas:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
OK, I have officially entered and I predict my lowest score ever. Not because it's rushed or not good (it's niether), but because it's a) easy and b) not "DPC". However, I think it's an excellent take on a photographer and I guess this is to prove to myself that I don't care about the scores as much as I sometimes think I do.
Here's to hoping anyway... |
I'm in the same boat - I expect my lowest score as the picture is definitely not DPC (but very much inspired by a particular photographer, and pretty darn close to their imagery (IMO)). I have decided to include the "inspired by" photographer's name in the title. A 5sec search of the web will provide numerous examples of their work as well as descriptions of their style - anyone who spends those 5sec's will understand the picture.
Here's my vow to the challenge entrants - during voting, if I do not know the photographer your picture is inspired by, I will not vote on your picture until I have done some quick research on the photographer. If you did not include the photographer's name in the title, then I will vote solely on the merits of the picture itself. Some may argue that I should do that anyway (i.e., "vote solely on the merits of the picture itself"), but "my" interpretation of the challenge is that this is not just a free study, and some foresight and attempts to convey a particular photographer's style should have been made. I suspect I will be taking some time to vote on this one. :-) |
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Keep in mind, Ansel Adams failed to win a ribbon in the Ansel Adams challenge. Dorothea Lang, Weston, Henri Cartier-Bresson and some of the other Masters would probably have a hard time scoring here too.
Also, I found, my selected photographer's work on the web showing drastically different depending on which web site you visit. Some of the black and white photos are displayed as duotones on another site. Some are dark and high contrast and others soft gray and grainy. What a shame. There really is nothing like viewing the actual works of these artists. So... I guess the winner , as usual, will need something more than ordinary to score well. I don't think mine will do well, but it's in there.
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01/24/2006 10:41:56 PM · #44 |
| I'm ready! Bring it on!!! |
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01/24/2006 11:55:19 PM · #45 |
I just realized the rollover is in less than ten minutes! Yikes....maybe I should pull mine before the trolls kill me. I really do think I did a good job for a tribute to my photog...but he's not a well known photog. I have less than 5 minutes to decide what to do. aaaggh
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01/24/2006 11:58:37 PM · #46 |
| Either mine will rock or Im looking at my lowest score ever.. Screw it stays, Why do torture myself... This one so not inline with my style but oh well... |
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01/25/2006 12:13:34 AM · #47 |
Geez... I turned my submission in with less than a minute to spare, and when I submitted it, I got the "please wait" screen.. I was sure that it was too late. So I went to console myself with a bowl of cereal and returned to find the challenges page up, with a nifty little update button!
*dance of glee*
Man I was just ready to pass out. I worked really hard on this one and honestly, as long as it scores better than my previous one - 3.9 I think? - I'm happy. :)
*starts breathing again* |
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01/25/2006 12:18:29 AM · #48 |
This was a very difficult challenge for me that took me pretty far outside of my comfort zone. My end result is quite different from the sort of thing I normally go for, and it's not DPC-friendly at all. But I submitted it anyway.
I think that voting well on this challenge is going to require a somewhat different eye from what is normally required. |
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01/25/2006 03:10:59 AM · #49 |
doh!!! i didn't realize the notes on my entry didn't show up during voting (call me a newbie ;).
Message edited by Konador - Please keep your entry anonymous, thanks.. |
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01/25/2006 03:12:52 AM · #50 |
Originally posted by tejinder:
Thanks all for letting me know the BIG names. So what shall I be doing now -
1. Pick the favorite and click with his/her style?
2. Or click the photo and find out who's style it matches with ;)
Anyway, a good exercise to know the professionals/artists in this area. |
haha! i thought about the second one too. :) |
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