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08/31/2002 10:15:07 AM · #1 |
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Just curious :-) |
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08/31/2002 10:26:10 AM · #2 |
1. No.. I take photos of other stuff not related to the challenges...
2. I would definitely take less photos if DPC did not exist.
3. Some of my favorite challege photos are ones that did not score as well at DPC.
4. The score I receve here does not affect the way I think about my own photos.
5. No... I will be entering a photo in the CANDID challege that will not score well. I did this for the City Life challenge as well. I have entered photos that I did not expect to score well simply because I liked the photo.
6. I have done this both ways. I have posted photos to photosig prior to a challege to get feedback.
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08/31/2002 10:26:17 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by hokie:
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
Nope... been into photography since I was 12. Before that some too actually, but at 12 I got an SLR for my bday, set up a dark room with a couple of friends in a disused kiln room at school and taught ourselves through an extra subject to get an extra exam at 16 (UK high school).
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
These days a lot of my photography is taken on holidays - I am seriously into travel and it inspires me. I also join in evening classes every now and then for themes and projects and critical feedback. I have another class starting next month. But I don't take every week. I have a pretty active social life and sometimes photography doesn't get a look in, and then I get all regretful and swing the other way. :)
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
Sooo not. I loved your Abandoned, one of my absolute favourites. It could score 0 for all I care, in terms of my tastes! My faves sometimes do well but are sometimes way low! I feel sad that they don't score better just because I like them so much, but still like them everybit as much! And sometimes I don't really like the winner... my tastes are my own! And sometimes they don't match the majority!
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Nope. Totally not. See above comment.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
Nope!
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Well, my current entry is my first, and husband helped me decide which of two to enter, and whether to go for colour or black and white. But other than that, I would not want to discuss with other DPC members before entering.
Even after entering I discuss only once I know whether or not that person has completed their voting and commenting.
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/31/2002 10:28:06 AM.
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08/31/2002 10:45:35 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by hokie:
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Just curious :-)
I'd take 1 or 2 per week for deviantART.
I like my photos (I scrap ones I dont like) so if it does well here it is just a bonus.
Yep. I can spend ages setting up a photo and I look at it so much I don't notice all the errors in it. Then people point them out and I realise the photo sucks :P
I didnt know there was an average score. But, I will take risks, you never know, people might like a photo that you hate!
I ask my friends for advise on my photos and normally upload them to deviantART for advice aswell. |
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08/31/2002 10:51:27 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by hokie:
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
I think people can work that out for themselves based on some things I've posted :)
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Actually, not that many. I don't reach for a camera compulsively. I go through phases of being interested in doing my own photography, but it's usually triggered by something. DPC is my latest trigger, which ended a period of maybe 4 years of doing very little photography at all.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
My favourite one out of the photos I've submitted is STILL the one that has the lowest score on my user page!
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Only if I realise the comments are right. That happened to "Glass Comet", which was a photo that made me happy in the week that I had to drop everything and fly to Brisbane for my Grandfather's funeral. But then when the comments started, I saw what it was really like :)
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
LOL!
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Yep, every week! It's part of the process for me. The little group we have at Half-Empty is really cool :).
Just curious :-)
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08/31/2002 12:18:33 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by hokie:
Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
No. That part adds a spark of fun and helps me evaluate my ideas of a good photo against other people's ideas, but it's not my primary focus. Although, I must admit that I get quite self-righteous for a few minutes after the results are announced if my favorites didn't place well.
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Hard question to answer. I take snapshots all the time. But I think you mean for artistic expression. I'd like to think I'd take as many, but in truth, this site gives me an assignment, a deadline, and accountability. Although I would give myself similar assignments, the deadline and the accountability are highly motivating.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
No. In fact, I'm quite attached to the photo s that I rank highly each week. I add them to my favorites reagrdless of what everyone else thought.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
If it's my own photo, and if the comments really are insightful, then I become more aware of different aspects and maybe more objective about the photo. I don't have much experience submitting here, so we'll have to see. In three weeks, all photos have rated just around 5. Therefore average. Two of them, I am still attached to and will continue to like. One of them, I learned a great deal from the comments, most of which tended a certain way.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
"Afraid" is an interesting choice of words. The answer for me is simply NO. But I wonder if the people who say yes aren't the same ones who answer yes to your first question.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
I sometimes share with my husband who is a dpcer, but then, it's hard NOT to living in the same house, sharing the same office and camera.
I do not post them elsewhere before submitting. I'm disappointed that so many people do, but as it's not against the rules, c'est la vie. I take great care not to let people know which photo is mine until voting/commenting is over.
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08/31/2002 12:18:43 PM · #7 |
oops, double-posted.
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/31/2002 5:32:40 PM. |
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08/31/2002 01:58:26 PM · #8 |
Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
Not at all. I've had a camera since I was 13 (Polaroid was my first).. mostly my interests have just been snapshots of memories, trips, that sort of thing. Then in college, someone had one of those sony digicams that you use the floppy disk in.. and i had a field day with that. I loved it.. 'rents got me my own digicam and ta da. Now I take photos of anything.. abstracts.. stuff I can edit.. and of course memory snapshots up the WAZOO. :)
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Probably at least 100 of random things/places.. any ideas I have.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
Not at all. My pbase gallery is FILLED with photos I'm excited over. If a photo of mine does well here, then great, other people like it. If it doesn't.. oh well, whatever. If there was a whole bunch of constructive critiques about it then I learn from them.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Yes and no. With my current entry, my mood about it being in this contest went down a bit at first, but only because I feared people would be tired of seeing such objects and thus vote lower without really studying the picture. But I've gotten WONDERFUL comments on it, so that fear is no more.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score? Sometimes. I had no fear with my Fear and Textures entries, although I personally did not like them as much. But sometimes I feel like entering a goofy picture, which I might just do that for candid.
To me, this site.. there is no "goal" other than personally improving my ability to take photographs. While it might not show through on the photos I submit to the challenges, I have other photos in other places that I've taken more time, or took some notes from other photographs and applied it to mine.. etc. So if I submit to a challenge, it's gonna be because I care to share my photo with others regardless.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
I've only done that once. It won't be something I will always do. I do however show my friends what choices I have and see what their general opinion is.
(great questions!!)
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/31/2002 1:57:38 PM.
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08/31/2002 06:16:55 PM · #9 |
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
Nope. I took photos for over a year with my digital camera before finding this place. I now enter other contests (offline so far). I also still take photos just 'cause I want to and 'cause I'm trying to learn.
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
It's kind of hard to estimate, since my activity really varies. When I'm busy working on something else - zero. Then, I'll get a gig shooting a product catalog (for a friend) or go to the nature center on a really nice day and shoot constantly for two hours - and I'll take 100 photos in a day.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
Nope. Stuff I rate "10" routinely ends up in the middle of the pack. I feel sad for the photographer, but I still love the photo and add it to my list.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Nope. See above.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
I'm a fairly competitive person so I think it does effect me a little, although it hasn't stopped me from entering one yet. I think it has dampened my enthusiasm for challenges where I can't shoot from my strengths, because I know I won't like the results as much. My criteria for entering something here is that I like it and think it fits the challenge.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Nope, I usually don't share my photos with anyone before I submit. Sometimes my roommate sees them before I submit, but she doesn't have a digital camera. Maybe I should lend her mine and see if I can get her hooked. ;-)
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/31/2002 6:16:25 PM. |
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08/31/2002 08:44:58 PM · #10 |
Are your photographic interests only about the competition here? Nooooooo my photo interests run high and the reason I found this site is because of my search for others with the same interest. A little competition does add interest, but I get that in my local photo club and a few other sites...where believe it or not I've actually won!
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist? I take a few hundred a week...which is still the same since I hung my hat here.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here? Heck no! I get excited over a picture that I like. I mean it would enhance my feeling if I made it a little closer to 1st place, but I have always liked facing challenges head on. Challenges excite me. They make me try harder, and I like that.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?Well I have to admit I do get a little discouraged from time to time. This week is a good example. I wanted to pull my picture, because the criticism sometimes gets a little hard. I haven't received any real obnoxious remarks, but very few encouraging words have been written in my critiques this week. I feel really bad that my picture isn't understood, but ultimately I take it as instruction.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score? Most of the time no. This week I knew I was taking some kind of risk. I'm down in the 3.s in this challenge. Actually I think it took some courage to enter my submission. Although the technical end needs improvement, I am surprised that more people don't understand the symbolism. I always appreciate constructive criticism though...always, always, always! Keep 'em coming folks. :-)
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval? I have never shown a submission BEFORE entering it. Once I revealed mine during the challenge....little angel that I am just ONCE!....lol
Great questions Hokie!
My summary: I would like to produce images that everyone loves, be voted number one by an overwhelming landslide, have everyone approve, get no negative feedback, and always feel completely confident....lol...AIN'T HAPPENING! LOL
My Pictures
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08/31/2002 08:46:12 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by hokie:
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
No, I have been interested in photography for many years and just recently more interested in digital photography.
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
It would depend on what I was doing that week, but probably in the range of 30 to 100 photos per week if DPChallenge didn't exist. The challenges push my in the direction of trying things I would not normally try with my camera. For some challenges I've taken as many as 400 photos while experimenting with lighting, and all of the manual settings on my camera (still lots to learn).
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
No, I like my photos whether they do well here or not.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
No, not really.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
No, I really don't care that much about my average. It's nice to score higher in the challenge, but the real value for me is that it encourages me to take more photos -- and I learn lots by looking at everybody elses photos and reading the forum threads.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
No, I've never shared a photo with other DP Challenge folks before entering it.
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09/01/2002 01:29:29 AM · #12 |
I took photos long before DPChallenge, and will continue long into the future.
I actually stopped submitting, because the challenge aspect really does not interest me. I love the competition, but I really like people and travel shots. I really want to photograph my family, and I do not want anything taking away from that. I found myself spending too much time on the site, and putting to much effort into pictures that I did not want.
This weeks topic, Candid, is one of my favorites, but I do not think that candid photography lends itself as well to digital as it does 35mm, for various techinical reasons I do not feel like going into.
I will say this, how my picture is rated, and what the comments are does affect how I feel and think about the photo. If it did not, what would be the point? How would I learn?
Although I still love the photo of "Hannah Rests", especially in color, I do think about it's flaws now when I see it. After my wife told me that she did not really care for it, it really sunk in.
Don't get me wrong, I love this site and I love my digital camera (I know that is makes me take more photos), but I do not feel like submitting baby picture after baby picture to the challenges, I do not always like the limits of shooting digital (as opposed to scanning film) and I do not have the time to vote like I did.
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09/01/2002 03:26:04 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by hokie:
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
~ Nope, but this site has put my camera in my hand more often then before I came here... One thing that has changed is my subject matter... My daughter was my prime subject for 3 years but now she is getting a much deserved rest (although I still shot her a couple of times a week)
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
With DPC about 300 - 500
Without DPC about 100 - 300
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
I haven't had one do well here, so I can definitely say, "Nope"
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
Nope, not even slightly
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
Nope, I can honestly say that I normally don't even KNOW my average...
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
Nope... I share with my wife and get her input... That's about all...
Just curious :-)
The answers are interesting :) Thanks for asking the questions :)
* This message has been edited by the author on 9/1/2002 3:29:05 AM. |
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09/01/2002 09:03:43 AM · #14 |
My question to folks. Are your photographic interests only about the competition here?
Definately not. I use this site to get new ideas, converse with others having similar interests, broaden my skills, and lastly for the competition. Even without this site I would be taking pictures all the time.
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
Only about a hundred less. I normally shoot 40 to 100 others depending on my photo ops.
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
No, but of course it helps my exitement for it to be accepted.
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
It doesn't help it, but I look at the comments and if I can find ways to improve the photos I apply the advise. With Peaceful Lagoon, I really did get excited about it after recropping. It also motivated me to get a polarizing filter.
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
No, and I think several of my submissions prove it. I'm not out for the averages.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
No. I have shared a couple of times but most of the time I make my own decisions.
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09/01/2002 12:49:10 PM · #15 |
How many photos do you estimate you would you take a week if this place didn't exist?
- I'm addictd to photography - i average about 100 shots an evening at the clubs - on a slow night!!! - this site just helps me justify it! - hehehe
Are you only excited about a photo if it does well here?
- I know i'm pretty good at what i do ... If it does well here - that's just gravy!
Does your enthusiasm go down for a photo if it gets panned here?
- NAH ... I shoot for myself ... granted I'm going to wish that everyone saw eye to eye - BUT - if they did - this site and life would be pretty boring
Are you afraid to enter photos that might lower your average score?
- NOPE .. I like getting feedback .. if it's not the greatest photo - not a big deal ... my not so great photo could still do well if scoring was an issue to me - cause everyone else could have an off week as well.
Do you only enter photos after sharing them with other DP Challenge folks and get their approval?
- Sometimes I'll get feedback from my bestfriends before i post to DPC - but I most of the time will post ... then share the image and still get feedback
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