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02/14/2012 08:45:31 AM · #26 |
A good title that helps me understand a photo better can sometimes prompt me to give a better score.
A stupid, annoying, or pointless title (or border - just to stir up some more controversey) can sometimes prompt me to give a lower score.
Common sense actually, otherwise there would be no titles (or borders) allowed. You can only judge the whole of what is presented to you.
Message edited by author 2012-02-14 08:45:55. |
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02/14/2012 09:28:37 AM · #27 |
+ 1.
Sometimes I read a titles and then think to myself oh man if it said "this" it would be really funny/great... But the simple fact that the image got me to consider alternate tag lines means it was a good photograph, and I chose to spend a little more time with it. Titles are great, that being said they can be a great addition, can be meh, and a great subtraction.
I will add though that I try to think of a score before I read the title, because I have noticed some folks either leave their image camera name stamp in the image title, or have titles that self-reference. So in an effort to be fair, I try to mentally know what I want to give that image before I read the title, and then if the title is non self-identifying title can impact up or down slightly depending on how it works with the image, but if the title identifies the shooter in any way... I stick with whatever I mentally was planning on scoring the image without the title... in an effort to be fair.
Originally posted by ubique:
Titles are fun, and useful. They allow a second level of engagement with the challenge topic (by the photographer), and with the picture itself (by the viewer/voter), that can only add to the experience for everybody involved.
Plus I have noticed that the people who insist that the photograph should stand on its own generally take crap photographs. |
Message edited by author 2012-02-14 09:34:20. |
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02/14/2012 09:42:42 AM · #28 |
I regard title-giving in the same manner as preparing the image. So that the result is to my liking. Effort is put in so that the title may add to the image's worth.
I score in the same manner. It is one of the building blocks of the entry. As with other possible aspects [focus, object, feel etc], I may consider it or I may not, depending on how the image speaks to me.
Can't be more wishy-washy than that, eh? And this from a beancounter. |
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02/14/2012 10:39:52 AM · #29 |
Funny how people are willing to use the challenge topic to change their judgement of an image, but not the title.
Images do not stand alone. They appear in the mind, and the mind crowds them with context.
"Pure" red changes color depending on what colors are around it.
No it doesn't. It's always pure red.
Yes it does, because the mind says so. |
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02/14/2012 11:21:04 AM · #30 |
A good title is one that encourages us to explore the image further. A bad title is one that pulls our attention away from the image itself.
I'm SO annoyed with myself because I neglected to change the file name to the right title on one of my current images in voting. I think it is making a significant difference in scoring. |
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02/14/2012 01:16:56 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by ShutterRev:
... I have noticed some folks either leave their image camera name stamp in the image title ... |
This is often a mistake caused by the recent reformatting of the entry submission/editing page -- the filename is now the default text in the Title field, whereas previously that field was blank. I think that after uploading the entry, most people (like myself) then go on to enter the other information (shutter-speed, ISO, edting steps, etc.) below, and can forget to go back to the top to enter the real title. In the past, if you tried to submit with the title blank (the previous default state) you would get an error message to remind you to enter the title.
We are looking for a way to address this, perhaps with some sort of highlighting or other reminder.
Message edited by author 2012-02-14 13:17:59. |
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02/14/2012 01:23:31 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by ShutterRev:
... I have noticed some folks either leave their image camera name stamp in the image title ... |
This is often a mistake caused by the recent reformatting of the entry submission/editing page -- the filename is now the default text in the Title field, whereas previously that field was blank. I think that after uploading the entry, most people (like myself) then go on to enter the other information (shutter-speed, ISO, edting steps, etc.) below, and can forget to go back to the top to enter the real title. In the past, if you tried to submit with the title blank (the previous default state) you would get an error message to remind you to enter the title.
We are looking for a way to address this, perhaps with some sort of highlighting or other reminder. |
Tell the site council that this is highly appreciated. I almost submitted a picture named in a sarcastic fashion "_IMG_973_Because I Will Never Win A Ribbon" because I didn't realize the change. : ) |
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02/14/2012 01:30:52 PM · #33 |
| Hey -- that might have worked! Anyway, consider yourself reminded for now ... :-) |
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