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01/22/2009 10:51:42 PM · #51

Originally posted by bspurgeon:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Let me weigh in here and say I've been real preoccupied with stuff the last week or so, but I have been reading this and I am 100% in favor of the idea. I think if we can prevail upon the powers-that-be to link us to an archive site for each chosen Master, we'd be in great shape for some interesting work. For example, an Avedon challenge could link to The Richard Avedon Foundation.

I don't see how it could do anything but benefit the site as a whole to systematically expose our members to the work of acknowledged Masters in the field.

I'd like to propose a slight twist on this idea, though:

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we started a new category of challenges, for members, called "Master Challenge"? This challenge would be held monthly, and we'd have one month to make our entries, just like a Free Study. Free studies are posted for voting on the first day of each month, so let the Masters be posted on the 15th of each month. Encourage the creation of in-depth threads discussing the work of the selected Master during the submission period. Let people talk about why they think the photographer is great, or not-so-great for that matter. Maybe even have a new forum section for "Masters" where we can discuss great/influential figures of the photography world.

How exciting this would be!

R.

Yes. This would be fantastic.

Sounds great to me! I especially like the recurring aspect. I think that could serve as a compromise to those who want a stricter focus on in-camera technique and those who don't mind having more creative freedom. If you just run these once in a blue moon you can't appease both groups.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

01/22/2009 10:55:36 PM · #52

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we started a new category of challenges, for members, called "Master Challenge"?

OK, the "powers-that-be" have taken notice of this thread, and are considering possible variations on some of the excellent ideas which have been suggested so far.

However, I personally think we need to scrap the psychologically-loaded (and previously used at DPC) term "master" for good, and I am lobbying to call any further versions of this type of challenge

In The Style Of ...

I suggest that, rather than continuing to promote the idea, you all help with the research by finding additional links to any galleries or articles on any photographers you've suggested.

01/23/2009 01:08:24 AM · #53

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we started a new category of challenges, for members, called "Master Challenge"?

OK, the "powers-that-be" have taken notice of this thread, and are considering possible variations on some of the excellent ideas which have been suggested so far.

However, I personally think we need to scrap the psychologically-loaded (and previously used at DPC) term "master" for good, and I am lobbying to call any further versions of this type of challenge

In The Style Of ...

I suggest that, rather than continuing to promote the idea, you all help with the research by finding additional links to any galleries or articles on any photographers you've suggested.

Cool. Maybe everyone who has suggested a photographer with those links. Thanks!

bspurgeon

Fujifilm x100

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/23/2009 01:34:38 AM · #54

Great. I mentioned Wynn Bullock earlier. Here are some other links that I have for him.

Joseph Bellows
Laurence Miller Gallery
Stephen Daiter Gallery
giuseppefoppa

ETA:Fixed links.

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 01:37:33.

bspurgeon

Fujifilm x100

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/23/2009 01:40:20 AM · #55

...and Elliott Ewritt

Fantastic website.

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

01/23/2009 02:09:36 AM · #56

My original post was updated to reflect the research links. Basically, I included their official web sites and their wikipedia entries.

Message edited by author 2009-01-23 03:34:29.

JimiRose

Nikon D90

05/30/2009 02:41:05 PM · #57

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I couldn't figure out whether or not there had been a Henri Cartier-Bresson challenge or not.

If not - why??

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

05/30/2009 02:51:03 PM · #58

Originally posted by JimiRose:

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I couldn't figure out whether or not there had been a Henri Cartier-Bresson challenge or not.

If not - why??

Nope, nor were any of the other 30 or so suggestions that were made in this thread. The thread went three pages but I guess that's just not enough interest to run even one of these.

JimiRose

Nikon D90

05/30/2009 03:12:03 PM · #59

Originally posted by yanko:

Originally posted by JimiRose:
Sorry to drag up an old thread but I couldn't figure out whether or not there had been a Henri Cartier-Bresson challenge or not.

If not - why??

Nope, nor were any of the other 30 or so suggestions that were made in this thread. The thread went three pages but I guess that's just not enough interest to run even one of these.

I'm (as we speak!) writing a photo essay on a Cartier-Bresson shot of Alberto Giacometti for a University final exam on monday. I'm completely in the zone for a master's challenge right now! Honestly, having read through this thread it's a massive shame this never came to anything - the useful lessons people on this site could learn from a project like this would be invaluable. Having spent a lot of time going through various master's works and analysis recently my perspective has really changed on where I'm going to be taking my work in future. This site is great - but it's getting to the point where nothing really speak to me or moves me any more - I feel that an injection of old school back to basics would really shake things up a bit and help people to get a fuller and more healthy perspective on photography.

Having said that I did discover

nixter the other day. Wow. He only has one ribbon, enough said.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/31/2009 03:25:45 AM · #60

Bumping this just in case :)

cutout

Canon EOS-20D

05/31/2009 05:09:32 AM · #61

CHALLENGE jan blessing
DESCRIPTION whatever you can think of
RULES none

bspurgeon

Fujifilm x100

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

09/29/2009 05:13:53 PM · #62

Bumping...

aplomb76

Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn

09/29/2009 05:29:11 PM · #63

I would like to enter more like this as well

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

12/18/2009 01:20:29 AM · #64

Since this fabulous challenge suggestion was raised again in the thread below, thought I'd take the opportunity to bump it. After all, it is about to reach it's 1st birthday.

DPChallenge Past, Present and Future

Message edited by author 2009-12-18 01:21:03.

pointandshoot

Canon EOS-10D

08/05/2010 12:14:38 AM · #65

some great ideas here...

08/05/2010 01:03:23 AM · #66

Oh. Glad you bumped this one.

Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC

08/05/2010 01:17:01 AM · #67

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Let me weigh in here and say I've been real preoccupied with stuff the last week or so, but I have been reading this and I am 100% in favor of the idea. I think if we can prevail upon the powers-that-be to link us to an archive site for each chosen Master, we'd be in great shape for some interesting work. For example, an Avedon challenge could link to The Richard Avedon Foundation.

I don't see how it could do anything but benefit the site as a whole to systematically expose our members to the work of acknowledged Masters in the field.

I'd like to propose a slight twist on this idea, though:

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we started a new category of challenges, for members, called "Master Challenge"? This challenge would be held monthly, and we'd have one month to make our entries, just like a Free Study. Free studies are posted for voting on the first day of each month, so let the Masters be posted on the 15th of each month. Encourage the creation of in-depth threads discussing the work of the selected Master during the submission period. Let people talk about why they think the photographer is great, or not-so-great for that matter. Maybe even have a new forum section for "Masters" where we can discuss great/influential figures of the photography world.

How exciting this would be!

R.

re-reading this thread, and thought I'd bump this suggestion from Robert.

tnun

Ricoh GR III

08/05/2010 01:41:20 AM · #68

Worthy ideas.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/05/2010 09:24:23 AM · #69

Be wonderful if they listened and followed through, wouldn't it? It would be easy to implement and wildly educational as well :-)

R.

Message edited by author 2010-08-05 09:31:47.

rooum

08/05/2010 09:49:46 AM · #70

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Challenge: Joel Peter-Witkin
Description: Take a photograph in the style of this highly controversial photographer who is known for his themes of death, corpses, outsiders and the physically deformed.
Rules: Advanced Editing

Oh, how young and naive i was back then with only a handful of DPC membership days beneath my belt. Was never going to happen was it! Still, plenty of more suitable suggestions in this thread.

Neverthless, here are my favourite photographers at the moment...

Roger Ballen - I imagine his fantastic combination of documentary photography and psychological and pathological still life portraiture would be incredibly hard to replicate in anything other than a purely superficial way though so it may be best not to try.

Keith Carter and his ethereal imagery filled with influences from folklore and literature and dreams would be a fun challenge though.

Message edited by author 2010-08-05 13:32:35.

rooum

08/05/2010 09:52:15 AM · #71

and yes, Robs regular 'Master Challenge' is a very good idea and i'm all for it.

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/05/2010 01:23:39 PM · #72

Thanks for an excellent example of why I've pretty much given up on suggesting challenges. There are just too many Stock Photography challenges to get through, and lens cap challenges.

Paul

Leica SL

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black

08/05/2010 01:55:34 PM · #73

This would be most excellent!!!! Let's go with Keith Carter as Clive has suggested to begin with.

Have a look at the link and add your voice in this thread. Surely we can build a critical mass. Look at the uptake for 'The Operator' - we need something like this.