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08/01/2009 01:02:29 PM · #1 |
Many moons ago, we did a tribute challenge where DPCers were asked to take a photo in the style of a famous photographer. It was an inspiring and educational challenge, and of course was never done again. Why imitate some old fuddy-duddy when you can do an exact copy of a ribbon winner?
Well I'm not going to ask for a Tribute Challenge 2, because that would probably doom it from ever occurring, but the Username Challenge has given me an idea for a DPC Tribute Challenge.
Description: Take a photo in the style of a photographer on DPC. Do not merely recreate one of their photographs. Use that photographer's username in your title.
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08/01/2009 01:15:20 PM · #2 |
| I think you are right post and I also think that this is a very good idea. Lets do it. |
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08/01/2009 01:41:02 PM · #3 |
| This appeals to my discriminating joie de vie. |
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08/01/2009 01:41:41 PM · #4 |
Neat idea! But don't you think that if I could shoot in the style of  pointandshoot/ jdannels/ bucket/insert a dozen more names here, I already would be doing that? :-) Heck, I don't even have a goat. But I think I may know where I can find one... |
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08/01/2009 01:44:05 PM · #5 |
I like the idea. Although it may work better if the phrase "in the style of" was somewhere in the title since tribute has become synonymous with copying.
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08/01/2009 01:56:30 PM · #6 |
| Both suggestions should fly but if the Tribute 2 challenge is doomed, "In the Style of ..." would be fun. |
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08/01/2009 02:05:23 PM · #7 |
| Could be fun. I'll need to choose someone that has a unique style, but one that would not be attempted by a dozen others in the challenge. |
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08/01/2009 02:06:15 PM · #8 |
It seems to me there would be a tendency for most people to choose to shoot "in the style of" ribbon-winners, and certainly to avoid those of us who might seem to lack a definable style (and don't score well) ... it just seems to me a bit at odds with Don's usual approach.
It might be interesting to do it like the earlier challenges (e.g. Ansel Adams) and to have the challenge specify a single DPCer to emulate ... but politically tricky to choose. |
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08/01/2009 02:28:10 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
It might be interesting to do it like the earlier challenges (e.g. Ansel Adams) and to have the challenge specify a single DPCer to emulate ... but politically tricky to choose. |
Hmmm, if we used someone like  rackat who hasn't been active on the site for years, but still is an incredibly outstanding artist that would probably take care of the political issues.
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08/01/2009 02:33:30 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
It seems to me there would be a tendency for most people to choose to shoot "in the style of" ribbon-winners, and certainly to avoid those of us who might seem to lack a definable style (and don't score well) ... it just seems to me a bit at odds with Don's usual approach. |
I think many would attempt to do a Posthumous style. Though I think he does not like the idea of having a definable style. I think I might walk around downtown with my camera on my hip, emulating bvy. |
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08/01/2009 02:37:56 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
It seems to me there would be a tendency for most people to choose to shoot "in the style of" ribbon-winners, and certainly to avoid those of us who might seem to lack a definable style (and don't score well) ... it just seems to me a bit at odds with Don's usual approach. |
Well, I could write "inhabit the spirit of" but somehow I don't think that would fly. :D
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08/01/2009 02:46:48 PM · #12 |
I like this idea for a challenge - in fact I suggested something like it in his thread:
In the style of... |
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08/01/2009 04:20:30 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
It seems to me there would be a tendency for most people to choose to shoot "in the style of" ribbon-winners, and certainly to avoid those of us who might seem to lack a definable style (and don't score well) ... |
In my case, that might be a good thing....
No, wait! A challenge to shoot in my style, there ya go! (I probably couldn't win that one either.)
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08/01/2009 06:19:12 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by ambaker:
No, wait! A challenge to shoot in my style, there ya go! (I probably couldn't win that one either.) |
Isaac Asimov wrote a story called The Immortal Bard in which Shakespeare is brought into the future to take a college course on his own plays, which (of course) he flunks. |
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