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03/15/2005 05:52:33 PM · #1 |
I posted the other night about sitting out challenges for a while because I have found myself overlooking the pictures that move me while chasing a particular challenge pictures. Resulting in a lack of quality in the challenge and a picture that I would of taken gone forever. I know others have found themselves doing this and it can become bothersome and sometimes distract the photographer.
I would like to suggest to DPChallenge and other users for debate a ‘Free Study’ challenge once a month. But it would be different from past ‘Free Study’ Challenges. Below is what I would like to see. Can we please debate on this?
1. Free Study challenge to begin on the 1st of every month.
2. Voting period would last for only one week.
3. Picture must be taken between the 1st and end of the preceding month.
4. Advanced Editing
EXAMPLE
Challenge: Monthly Free Study
Challenge Details: Here time to showcase your style of photography. Submit your best photograph taken during March 2005.
Challenge Type: Member Challenge
Challenge Rules: Advanced Editing (Updated 1/3/05)
Submission Deadline: March 31 2005 (began March 1 2005)
Voting Dates: April 1 2005 - Mar 7 2005
Any Suggestions?
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03/15/2005 05:57:05 PM · #2 |
My top 2 scoring challenges are from free studies so I guess I have to agree with you but it seems to me that more and more 'normal' challenges are becoming more like free studies?
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03/15/2005 05:59:07 PM · #3 |
I'd be more likely to enter as I take pictures when I'm in the mood and of whatever strikes me. I'm not good at taking them to fit a challenge theme.
On the other hand I do find them extremely hard to vote (how to rank/ judge/ score such radically different images?) and I'm curious as to whether many people would vote and comment them.
But I'd be really keen to see a trial 3 months of this for sure.
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03/15/2005 06:01:03 PM · #4 |
The stock photography challenge is a free study.
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03/15/2005 06:01:09 PM · #5 |
I was very disappointed we didn't have a free study challenge in March, as I really enjoy them.
However, I feel having them constantly would be too much, it would distract too much from the actual challenges, as after all, a free study is not really a "challenge".
I would definitely like to see them more often, but to me once a quarter is about right.
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03/15/2005 06:05:57 PM · #6 |
I like (and score well in) the free studies too.
I'd find it very difficult to vote on so many entries in a week though - it would pretty much rule out any voting on normal challenges for me. For the same reason I also prefer the quarterly format that's been suggested.
I would like to see the free studies cover the entire year though - rather than just some random period when I may or may not get chance to shoot, and missing the times when I do get a good 'un.
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03/15/2005 06:06:10 PM · #7 |
I completely agree. I have heard an argument against this. The argument is that if you knew when a free study was going to happen, people would reset the date on their camera to cheat. However, if you had one every month there would be no incentive to cheat in that manner. I Think it is an obvious need that should be filled. I love this site as it is, and I understand that the site is great because of the challenges it offers. I think it can only be enhanced by one more challenge every month allowing people to show what they do without the contraints of a challenge. This will allow for a freedom of shooting that isn't present in this site right now, and can only make it better.
in short...
(whiney voice) Please?
free study!
viva revolution!
lol
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03/15/2005 06:09:22 PM · #8 |
This is already being discussed here.
Please feel free to continue discussion in that thread.
Thanks,
Terry
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