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07/09/2003 04:34:10 PM · #1 |
Everyone has a different voting system. On what criteria do you feel shots are deserving of 10, 5 or even 1? Are there any of you that never give out 10s (like some evil professors and TA's i've had in the past)?
Here's my break down for 9-10, 5-8, 1-4
9-10: None of the elements in the photo distract me enough to complain about it. And at the same time, the submission is unique, or well composed, connotative, has effective focus, appropriate use of colour, contains non distracting elements, doesn't lack necessary elements for great to perfect technical execution or outstanding colour or symmetry or etc..., I can go on and on.. but in a nutshell, 9-10s have great ideas and great technical execution with an added provocotive element. Some requreiments for standard 'by the book' photography can be ignored if a less empirical and less tangible emotion or subtle-intellectual provocation is at work.
5-8: Average to very good submission. Some elements are missing or are out of place. Composition is a bit off. Great idea with improper technical execution, but still deserving of merrit.
1-4: Too many distracting or conflicting elements, bad idea and bad technical execution.
Message edited by author 2003-07-09 16:36:50.
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07/09/2003 04:45:59 PM · #2 |
I have explained my voting habits once before, but what i usually do is:
print the entire page of thumbnails.
cut them up into individual pictures,
go to the top of the stairs,
throw the stack of cut up thumbnail pictures down the stairs, and
the ones that land on the top step get a ten,
and the ones that land on the bottom step get a one,
with everyting else in between.
this only works with a ten step flight of stairs and produces a really nice bell curve.
the only problem is my dog, she likes to eat paper so i sometimes have to grab the thumbnail out of her mouth, or i will loose a vote or two
hope this helps
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07/09/2003 05:53:37 PM · #3 |
I was going to start a thread just like this... looks like you got to it first!
For me I go thru really quickly and get my first reaction down. (rarely giving 10's). Then I go thru again and ponder my votes sometimes changing them and commenting on the worst and best ones.
My scoring technique is fairly similar to roleychiu.
STEINR- Maybe i should submit very dark photos so they're slightly heavier and land closer to the top step. |
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07/09/2003 06:05:48 PM · #4 |
See this thread, which I posted, and might give some insight into what I and prolly others look for
Voting thread
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07/09/2003 06:38:08 PM · #5 |
| Sorry, us nOObs are kinda slow on the uptake. |
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07/09/2003 06:44:42 PM · #6 |
| 'tis okay. It's a question that bears repeating, I guess. |
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07/09/2003 06:55:10 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Kali:
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STEINR- Maybe i should submit very dark photos so they're slightly heavier and land closer to the top step. |
Please call me Richard
and i believe if the photos were lighter not heavier they would tend to fly less and fall near the top step
:-)
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07/09/2003 06:58:22 PM · #8 |
| maybe, maybe not... You should try all black ones and all white ones. Ya know? Do an experiment of sorts. |
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07/09/2003 07:02:51 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Kali:
maybe, maybe not... You should try all black ones and all white ones. Ya know? Do an experiment of sorts. |
okay sounds good to me
you provide the photos, and i will provide the steps and will let you know what the results are
but i already tried something similar with white chocolate and dark chocolate
the problem was all the chocolate ended being eaten, and had to give each piece a 10
:-)
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07/09/2003 09:31:52 PM · #10 |
Good Day
Back to the original post. I always vote the highest score for the photo I like best, that does not mean it is the best photo. For the letter B challenge I gave a 9 to 1 photo, Blossoming, it placed 46th or 48th but out of all the entries I believe it showed the most imagination. |
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07/09/2003 11:37:10 PM · #11 |
Personally, I go approximately like this:
(note that it is not a perfect science and I don't necesserely do the math with each photo on the first viewing. But when in doubt on rating, I use this chart pretty closely).
Steps to decide on the score:
- If the photo meets the challenge, it starts with a 5. Then, I go through a fast analysis of technique (-1, +0, +1 or +2), originality (-1, +0, +1 or +2), wow factor (very subjective, +0, +1 or +2).
- If the photo doesn't meet the challenge (in a very blatant way; I am very loose on this), it starts with a 3, and then I analyse the picture like above, adding or removing.
- After rating all the photos, I go back and revisit some of them and adjust some of the ratings I gave (usually by -+1 or -+2).
Like I said, it's not a perfect science, but it's roughly how I rate the photos.
Message edited by author 2003-07-10 02:58:48.
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