Color Portraits - DPChallenge Forums

06/25/2004 03:16:19 PM · #1

Quick question. Is anyone thinking of submitting a non-people portrait for the upcoming challenge? I'm still trying to decide.

autool

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

06/25/2004 03:28:51 PM · #2

"Capture a color portrait of a person in a studio-like environment."

I wouldn't.

:<)

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

06/25/2004 03:40:25 PM · #3

Originally posted by autool:

"Capture a color portrait of a person in a studio-like environment."

I wouldn't.

:<)

Cats are people, too!!!!

magnetic9999

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

06/25/2004 03:53:38 PM · #4

I think that if you are going to submit an animal, you are going to have to render it absolutely stunningly to overcome the bias of some voters and push it up near the top.

of course, if you're just doing it for fun and not a score, anything goes :D

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

06/25/2004 04:03:31 PM · #5

Originally posted by magnetic9999:

This would be also true of say a macro shot of a mushroom in this challenge. Both would be ignoring the basic challenge description, so would need to be quite good (given that it spells out that its a photo of a person...) I'm all for creative interpretations but...

06/25/2004 04:11:43 PM · #6

I have a picture already that I think qualifies as a very nice portrait that isn't a person. I may end up saying "what the heck" and submitting it anyway. Who cares about the score. Or maybe I'll ask some random cute girl to volunteer.

06/25/2004 04:23:44 PM · #7

Let me ask this question then.....

Would you give a low score simply because it's not a person? As magnetic and Gordon stated it would have to be a fanstastic picture. If it was, would you give it a high scrore?

Brent_Ward

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM

06/25/2004 04:25:57 PM · #8

Originally posted by K-Rob:

If it didn't meet the challenge guidelines I'd give it a "1"...

magnetic9999

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

06/25/2004 04:29:20 PM · #9

some people actually consider domestics pets to be 'persons'.

only a few rare special people consider mushrooms such :)

thanks for the chuckle tho :D

Originally posted by Gordon:

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
I think that if you are going to submit an animal, you are going to have to render it absolutely stunningly to overcome the bias of some voters and push it up near the top.

of course, if you're just doing it for fun and not a score, anything goes :D

This would be also true of say a macro shot of a mushroom in this challenge. Both would be ignoring the basic challenge description, so would need to be quite good (given that it spells out that its a photo of a person...) I'm all for creative interpretations but...

photom

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

06/25/2004 04:33:28 PM · #10

Originally posted by KaDi:

Originally posted by autool:
"Capture a color portrait of a person in a studio-like environment."

I wouldn't.

:<)

Cats are people, too!!!!

Saw a poster last weekend - not that I agree with it......

Dogs have masters. Cats have STAFF.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

06/25/2004 04:39:43 PM · #11

Originally posted by MeThoS:

Originally posted by K-Rob:
Let me ask this question then.....

Would you give a low score simply because it's not a person? As magnetic and Gordon stated it would have to be a fanstastic picture. If it was, would you give it a high scrore?

If it didn't meet the challenge guidelines I'd give it a "1"...

No thinking outside the box then huh?

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

06/25/2004 04:54:25 PM · #12

Originally posted by K-Rob:

No thinking outside the box then huh?

In this case, the challenge details specifically state "person". And the rules specifically state:

While voting, users are asked to keep in highest consideration the topic of the challenge and base their rating accordingly.

So purposefully going "against" the challenge details is likely to get you "doesn't meet the challenge" comments and low scores.

To me, thinking outside the box is more along the lines of submitting a picture of a tree in a "Pencil" challenge (whose details say "Take a picture that includes a pencil") with the title "Unprocessed Pencil" or something along those lines. In that instance, you have some leeway in the interpretation, but in this case I think it is pretty clear. Just my 2Â¢ worth.

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