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04/05/2006 04:12:35 PM · #26 |
Thank you, Cindi. That is an interesting and informative read.
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04/05/2006 05:55:16 PM · #27 |
Sara - I love your voting system, its very close to mine. To get a top score the photo must be well composed, technically great and be on topic. The X factor - "WOW" i.e. humour, a twist on the challenge etc is icing on the cake and takes a photo from a 9 to a 10 for me.
As far as DNMC is concerned - if the photographer can't convince me via their image and title that the photo is on topic then the impact is lost - the whole idea is to take a great photo within the bounds of the challenge description. Very occassionally this will result in penalising a good photo because I didn't get it, but then again the same applies to photographic styles too.
For example I'm not fond of an overly photojournalistic style. I have great respect for those that can pull off a great candid, but there are some images that are just too cluttered and uncomposed looking for my taste tha I will vote low (too snapshotish) that others will love. Each to thier own. |
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04/05/2006 07:40:26 PM · #28 |
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04/05/2006 07:50:42 PM · #29 |
| Question: You talked about if a picture is too dark you rate it lower. How do you make sure your picture is not too dark. I am still new to all of this but on my computer the image looked good then I opened it on my moms computer and it was very dark. Makes me wonder what everyone else sees when they look at it. How do I make sure its not too dark or too light? |
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04/05/2006 08:09:48 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by photobug2325:
Question: You talked about if a picture is too dark you rate it lower. How do you make sure your picture is not too dark. I am still new to all of this but on my computer the image looked good then I opened it on my moms computer and it was very dark. Makes me wonder what everyone else sees when they look at it. How do I make sure its not too dark or too light? |
There are a couple of things you can do to make sure a picture is not unintentionally too dark (there are some pics that are supposed to be dark, but it's usually easy to tell which ones).
First of all, make sure you get your exposure correct in camera. Sometimes this requires you to learn about a particular lighting technique or adjusting your aperture or shutter speed.
Secondly, and just as importantly, make sure your monitor is calibrated. If you do a forum search for monitor calibration you will find many many threads relating to that.
Some people have mentioned that if you edit on an LCD screen, the results may be different when viewed on a CRT monitor.
Hope some of this is helpful.
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04/05/2006 08:25:00 PM · #31 |
the voting systems listed here are great, clear and as objective as possible. as an art teacher and adjudicator, objectivity is the one thing i always strive for. obviously, with art, it's not possible to be completely objective. but, having a set of criteria from which to judge an image is important, and the criteria set forward here are super starting points.
first, i evaluate the immediate impact of a piece. then i look at the technical aspects of a work. then i consider the impact my personal taste has on my opinion of the piece. as in: i don't really like the mona lisa, but i can appreciate its value.
i apply a very similar system to my voting as saracat and zeuszen. my technique is the same as when marking student's work. i go through and vote numerically quite quickly, evaluating quickly. then i go through each set of images (2s, 3s, 4s, etc) and see how the images rank together. then i'll bump some up or down, depending if i see new things in the image. after all that, i'll start at the lowest rated images and begin my comments. (obviously, when marking students' work, i don't have to do this, as i don't have to mark over 300 at a time!) i always try to make constructive criticism: this is a good idea, but the image would be better if the left side was cropped tighter. the flash flare on the top of the glass is distracting... atc. something the artist can use to improve his or her work. i start with the lowest, as there's no way i can comment on all of hte pics, and the upper ones will get lots of 'great' comments anyway.
that's why i only vote in one challenge a week!
Originally posted by photobug2325:
Question: You talked about if a picture is too dark you rate it lower. How do you make sure your picture is not too dark. I am still new to all of this but on my computer the image looked good then I opened it on my moms computer and it was very dark. Makes me wonder what everyone else sees when they look at it. How do I make sure its not too dark or too light? |
good question. i've noticed that too. i work on regular monitor, and when i see my shots on an lcd, they're much less contrasty. this happened to rachelellen in the literary adventure. what looked amazing on my monitor just kinda looked odd on my mother's lcd. any good ideas?
Message edited by author 2006-04-05 20:31:06.
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04/05/2006 10:17:30 PM · #32 |
My voting is similar as well. I have never organized it in words such as you did, but after reading your criteria (the both of you with lists) mine is kind of a happy medium between the two of you.
Lately, more 3's and 4's are being doled out than I care to mention - simply for the reasons given in saracat's description. For me, a 10 really has to move me and make me say "WOW" or at least think it. Sometimes an image will pop up on my screen and I catch myself saying it or "Oh, man!!" |
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04/05/2006 10:45:53 PM · #33 |
Unpopularity time:
When I vote (which is extremely seldom these days) I vote like this:
1,2,3,4 or 5 - An almost random selection based on how I feel and the mood I'm in at the very minute the photo pops up on the screen. Reserved for photos I immediately don't really like.
6,7,8,9 or 10 - Again, an almost random selection based on how I feel and the mood I'm in at the very minute the photo pops up on the screen. Reserved for photos I immediately *do* kind of or really like.
That's about all there is to it. Sometimes a rare photo comes along that really makes me stop dead in my tracks and think.. 'wow, you know, to have the piece of mind to stop and *see* this and shoot it.. wow.'
But that's rare.. and seems to be getting rarer all the time.
Happy Challenging. |
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04/05/2006 11:34:03 PM · #34 |
Now for some real unpopularity -
I vote on a curve, for each challenge. Just like in many sports where the score is determined by judges, "degree of difficulty" matters. In a master's free study I would end up giving low numerical scores to excellent images, because they were less excellent than the others. Likewise in an open challenge with basic editing and a difficult topic and/or tight time limit, some technically flawed and less inspiring images might get higher scores for being among the best in that challenge.
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04/05/2006 11:37:54 PM · #35 |
I spin a bottle. I hate this setup since spreading out all the numbers on my table is a chore and takes up waay to much space but I find it's most effective.
alsonotreally
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04/06/2006 11:57:42 AM · #36 |
my scale:
1. It sucks and I̢۪m in a bad mood.
2. It sucks.
3. It just sits there.
4. It̢۪s missing something.
5. Adequate.
6. This is a good shot. Why don̢۪t I like it?
7. I like it. Why isn̢۪t it a good shot?
8. Good shot!
9. Great shot!
10. Kauabunga!
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