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11/18/2002 12:48:31 AM · #1 |
i was thinking about what sort of criteria should i use to judge photos with some consistency, and i came up with the following system:
a. Originality
b. Adherence to Subject
c. Quality
and for each of the above, give the following points:
0 none
1 some
2 good
3 amazing
maximum score 9 - you give a 10 when it totally blows you away.
i would be interested in hearing what criteria other people use.
cheers, tomzinho
ps - and mix a strong drink before voting ;-P
* This message has been edited by the author on 11/18/2002 12:47:46 AM. |
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11/18/2002 01:26:48 AM · #2 |
I don't get too bound up over how well they followed the subject. I try to give them some leeway as to how they interpreted the assignment. If they can convince me that they thought outside the box, as opposed to doing as they darn well pleased, so much the better.
I also don't get real wound up on rules of thirds, etc. Rules were made to be broken. Show me something new, not a textbook perfect picture. (When was the last time you read a textbook for fun?)
That being said, I start with a 5. 1-10, 5 is average. I don't weight one criteria over the other. So a strong original take can get higher than a 5, even though it may have technical problems. Usually I make three passes through all the pictures. The first pass is to find those that stand out at either end of the scale. The second, is to go through all the fives and take a second look to see if I missed something that should be a bit higher or lower. And finally I take a second close look near the end of the week at both ends of the scale to see if the ones I thought were so great are still holding up, and if the ones I hated weren't perhaps due to feelings at the time. |
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11/18/2002 01:42:20 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by ambaker:
I don't get too bound up over how well they followed the subject. I try to give them some leeway as to how they interpreted the assignment. If they can convince me that they thought outside the box, as opposed to doing as they darn well pleased, so much the better.
I also don't get real wound up on rules of thirds, etc. Rules were made to be broken. Show me something new, not a textbook perfect picture. (When was the last time you read a textbook for fun?)
in my interpretation of my guidelines, i agree very much with your first point - if they think outside the box (and i'm convinced) they generally score high both on originality and subject. but i have to say using this method i found that at the end of the ratings when i see them ranked i changed my rating on many fewer photos than i had in the past because i was more consistent in my thoughts, and looking them all back over, my 'gut' was happy too. that said, this seems to work for me, i posted this comment because i was interested in what others did. one issue for me about your system is i don't have time to go through hundreds of photos three times in one week. it already takes too long just to look at them once . . . |
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11/20/2002 07:42:06 PM · #4 |
| Yeah I know, I need a life. However, on the second and third pass I rely more on the thumbnails. I've already seen the originals so the large size isn't as necessary. It's more of a how they compare to the photos around them then. It's when I have additional thoughts on how I voted that I go look at the original again. (Which you have to do anyway to vote or change a vote.) |
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