I have been buried under work load lately and have not been able to
keep up with all the traffic on the list, much less put in some time
further define the photo contest I offered.
After communicating with a number of people, I have been advised that
offering a single nice prise has the potential for a lot of sour
grapes, especially if the criteria for judging the winning photo is not
very clear. Also for independent judges to do their job, they need very
clear criteria as well. Having stuck my neck out, I have not been able
to clarify the matter in my own mind. My original inspiration was the
statement by HCB: "To take photographs is putting one's head, one's
eye, and one's heart on the same axis." Probably the only way to judge
something like that is to view a person's whole body of work over a
long period of time. So the parameters need to be more concrete. Any
suggestions?
Another point that was made was that a single prise and no consolation
prises can also lead to sour grapes. So perhaps if the same dollar
amount of donation is used, several prises can be awarded, like 100/2,
100/2.8, etc. or even some nice used lenses.
So, I'm open to suggestions on how to proceed, or even if there is much
interest. Here are some suggestions I currently have:
1) Take the sum total of each persons TOPE and ADITL photos over a
specified period as the submission and the winner is the one deemed
consistently the best.
2) Offer multiple smaller prises rather than one big prise.
3) Define the subject matter to a limited set, such as portrait,
landscape, photojournalism, etc. with clear criteria.
4) Pick a topic that has potential to affect people's view of the world
and help avoid destroying it.
Given the low response to the initial offering, maybe there is not that
much interest? So, I would like to open up to the list that I would be
willing to sponsor either my original proposal or a modified one of
similar monetary value. What is it about photography that captures your
interest and imagination?
Wayne
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