I agree that cliché images are problematical, but in situations where the judging is expected to be part of an educational process, it's a disservice for the judge to dismiss an image with the standards "we've seen this before" comment. Even though it's a cliché, the judge should observe the strengths and weaknesses of the image. Louie J. Powell Saratoga Springs, NY <mailto:lpowell1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> monophoto@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.monophoto.blogspot.com <http://www.monophoto.blogspot.com/> _____ From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mario_f_pires Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 4:00 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: RE: any Judges Out There? Another thing i might sugest, is the cliché factor. When one has seen countless landscapes, nudes, portraits, etc, over the years, some aproaches just dont make your stare at the photo, you just look at it and say "next". But there are others that stop you and make look closer and those are the ones that you should consider. Mário Pires http://www.retorta.net http://www.esteticafotografica.net _____ De: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx em nome de Bob Enviada: ter 11-04-2006 01H11m Para: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Assunto: Re: any Judges Out There? Marilyn wrote: > For those of you who have ever acted as judges for photography shows - > would you be willing to share with me (so I can share with my class) > what you look for when judging photographs, please? > > What makes a ribbon winning photograph? I was in a club a long time ago and we took turns judging. As I remember, the criteria were, IMPACT, TECHNICAL, and I can't remember the third. My wife suggested COMPOSITION as the third. Of course the personal attitude toward the photo entered into the mix too. I was trying a club recently and I never could figure out their criteria. Bob -- ///// ( O O ) --------------------oOOO-----O----OOOo-----73 de w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Curiosity killed the cat although I was a suspect for a while........
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