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06/05/2002 05:05:46 PM · #1 |
Hey Drew....you guys should sneak a "professional" photo into one of these contests and see what marks it gets.
Would've been interesting to see what an Ansel Adams photo would've got in the B & W challenge!
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06/05/2002 05:09:38 PM · #2 |
I think that's an excellent idea... I think a 'sneak' photo should be introduced into EACH challenge... maybe that could be another 'game' for the site.. see if you can identify the professional photo in this challenge... hmmm... interesting :)If nothing else, it would make the photographers feel great if their photo got selected as the professional shot incorrectly :)
This is a great idea.. I hope it catches on :)
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06/05/2002 05:11:32 PM · #3 |
This is a MOST EXCELLENT idea!!!
Each week there is a "Sneak Pro" photo in the contest.
Very fun. |
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06/05/2002 05:12:25 PM · #4 |
Hehehe, as long as the professional shot doesn't continuously get first place I'm ok with this. In fact, I think this would be a really good and interesting addition to the site.
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06/05/2002 05:13:45 PM · #5 |
No, the pro photo would be DQ'ed or not eliegible..whatever the guys code in to happen.
Such an excellent idea. |
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06/05/2002 05:17:09 PM · #6 |
I know - I was kidding :-) I guess DQ wouldn''t work because we then couldn''t see the photo anymore. I would actually be interested to be able to view this photo afterwards with the comments and rating distribution just like any other photo. It just shouldn''t be taken into account for the placing.
Maybe drew and langdon would create a fake user account for the professional?
Originally posted by hokie:
No, the pro photo would be DQ''ed or not eliegible..whatever the guys code in to happen.
Such an excellent idea.
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/5/2002 5:17:37 PM.
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06/05/2002 05:19:29 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by hokie:
No, the pro photo would be DQ'ed or not eliegible..whatever the guys code in to happen.
I assumed the check for an illegal photo was a manual process. If that's the case it would be even MORE interesting if they put up a touched-up photo in the contest and see how many 1s and 2s it gets! :)
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06/05/2002 05:24:30 PM · #8 |
Yeah...put an Ansel Adams in the contest and watch the request come in for a DQ based on burn and dodge..:-)
Check this out... Srebneski
Bet this would not even break into the 4's |
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06/05/2002 05:26:55 PM · #9 |
| I would love to see how many ones a professional photo would get. |
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06/05/2002 05:28:29 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by hokie:
Yeah...put an Ansel Adams in the contest and watch the request come in for a DQ based on burn and dodge..:-)
Check this out... Srebneski
Bet this would not even break into the 4's
LMAO....that would be a "Onefest" here for sure!
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06/05/2002 06:08:51 PM · #11 |
I actually had/have a theory that I discussed at length with an art professor of mine regarding the point at which artists stop relying on "artistic talent" (undeniably very subjective, I know) and get to the point where what they create is art simply because it has their name attached to it. (The discussion started after going to a Joseph Beuys exhibition -- that man had some very strange ideas....)
I'm not very familiar with Srebneski's work -- but after looking at that photo, I wonder if this theory applies.
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06/05/2002 06:25:17 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Patella:
I actually had/have a theory that I discussed at length with an art professor of mine regarding the point at which artists stop relying on "artistic talent" (undeniably very subjective, I know) and get to the point where what they create is art simply because it has their name attached to it. (The discussion started after going to a Joseph Beuys exhibition -- that man had some very strange ideas....)
I''m not very familiar with Srebneski''s work -- but after looking at that photo, I wonder if this theory applies.
You see..that is the eternal question.
What is art? Is it a shot in focus, is a recognizable form? Is it pure emotion, shape or implied motion?
What I think must be the most liberating thing for any artist is that once..as an artist..you get beyond the acceptance factor..you can move to the real point of art..personal expression.
Many artists may never get that liberty..they are always searching for that audience that may never materialize.
Try this artist out for size..one of the greatest artist of his time and one of the most scandalized of his time.
Gustav Klimt
He would only create art for patrons at the end of his career because he felt the public was too hung up on victorian ideals at the time and it constrained him.
He was right.
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/5/2002 6:26:39 PM. |
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06/05/2002 06:38:45 PM · #13 |
Dig the Klimt stuff.
Mostly had a problem with Beuys once I learned he bought a bunch of chalkboard erasers, used a rubber stamp to stamp his name and logo on them, and then sold them as art. (Regardless of his reasoning, I still think that's lame.)
To me, there's a difference between vision/breaking away from the norms and simply being lazy.
Like I said, I've only seen the one Srebneski. Maybe if I saw more of his work I'd have a different interpretation. I feel the same way about some of Ansel Adams stuff. "What's the big deal that everybody is so in love with his work." But then I see others and think, "Ohhhhh yeah, that's the stuff alright."
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06/05/2002 06:39:44 PM · #14 |
| There are already quite a few "Professionals" here already. |
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06/05/2002 06:40:06 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by hokie:
Try this artist out for size..one of the greatest artist of his time...
Perhaps, but his website resizes my browser window to full screen, and he'll therefore never make it into my short list ;) |
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06/05/2002 06:45:29 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by drewmedia:
Originally posted by hokie:
[i]Try this artist out for size..one of the greatest artist of his time...
Perhaps, but his website resizes my browser window to full screen, and he'll therefore never make it into my short list ;)[/i]
Thats weird Drew..I am using Windows XP and explorer and it doesn't do that to mine..hmmmm
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