Round 4 - DVXUser Photography Contest

Jeremy Ordan

Jeremy Ordan

Major Contributor
DVXUser Photography Challenge: Round Four

Why?
Why is a filmmaking community doing something with photography? Simple... With photography you learn about lighting, composition, framing, blocking, and it is fun. Ask any of the 30 people who submitted for the first round to raise money for charity as well as participate in a community event and they will tell you, it was fun, plus:

It is very simple

The Rules:
*Take a picture, in the time period, that fits within the topic of the week on any camera with any lens that you want (D-SLR, Film, DVX, XL1, Cellphone)
*Post process the image in any way that you choose and see fit.
*Please do not post any images that are larger than 8" x 10" at 72DPI
*Email the image to DVXUser@stffilms.com along with any comments regarding the image
*Vote and comment on the images submitted
*The winner will choose the topic for next weeks photography contest.

Simple, right? Maybe too simple... So what's the catch? There is no catch! No cost. No one profiting. No one stealing your images and claiming them as their own. Nothing...

PRIZE:
*The winner chooses next weeks topic (example: landscape, macro, or anything) & if we exceed 50 entries I will make a $50 donation to Isara.com. If we exceed 250 entries, I will donate $250 to Isara.com which is an associates degree in Thailand (according to PK). Your participation can help give the gift of education.

This week's topic: City Life(completely open to interpretation) chosen by Week 2's winner Nobody356
Due Date: September 6th @ 11:59 EST
Voting Period: September 7 - September 10rd @ 11:59 EST
Next Topic Posting on: September 6th (by winner of Round 3 - Addiction)

Good luck everyone and I can't wait to see what you submit!

-Jeremy

EDIT

The 12 entries in this weeks contest are currently online and can be viewed at www.stffilms.com/Photos

EDIT:

This Week's Winners:

1. Untitled
thumb_anne-Loc2--001-small.jpg
by Scharky
2. Rats with Wings
thumb_Rats_With_Wings.jpg
by Jeremy Ordan
3. Rusty Gates
thumb_Rusty_Gates.jpg
HorseFilms
4. City Life
thumb_City_Life_Photo.jpg
by MikeGrasso
5.Untitled
thumb_DSC_0050_copy_copy.jpg
by JimtheJib

SPECIAL CONGRATS to Scharky for having the highest rated photo in DVXUser Photography Contest Challenge history with an average score of 4.1!
 
Hmm

Hmm

This may take some thought since I live in a fairly small city... I'll see what I can come up with.

Chad
 
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I wanted to toss this idea out there to everyone:

Any participant who submits but does not comment on all the images (last night it took me not even 20 minutes to comment and I write a lot) should be DQ'd...

I believe that the purpose of these contests is to:
A. Get out there and shoot something
B. Take an idea and execute it
C. To improve
D. To participate in a community activity with other filmmakers

I think that if you submit and want other people to view and comment on your work then you should have the courtesy to do the same.

What is everyone else's opinion?

-Jeremy
 
That is correct.
My concern is that there are some images that have more votes than others. I think each voter should be allowed to log in and vote only if he votes on all the images.
 
Steve_Arm said:
That is correct.
My concern is that there are some images that have more votes than others. I think each voter should be allowed to log in and vote only if he votes on all the images.
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I don't even know where to begin with coding for something like that let alone how to enforce it. The voting and winning thing is completely secondary, it is about the feedback in my opinion.
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
What is everyone else's opinion?

-Jeremy
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Hmm... I don't know. I actually took the time to comment on everyone's photos in the first round, but didn't do it the second time. I did go through and comment on my favorites and those that I thought I could add something constructive. Sometimes I'm at a loss for words and I don't think a forced "Good job!" is worth anything to anyone. I'm also hesitant to comment if I don't like something... "if you don't have something nice to say...." I know we're all here to improve and constructive criticism is great (I know I appreciated it on my pictures), I just have a hard time dishing it out sometimes!

I didn't enter round 3 (again, I had a couple good ideas with coffee or M&M's, but I waited until the last minute and something else came up - oops), but I'll try to comment on them anyway!

Either way, I'm fine with it.

Chad
 
I've commented on all pics for all 3 contests.

I agree with Jeremy, though I sympathize with the opinion of not writing anything too negative, or just adding a "me, too" to others' comments.
 
There is a difference between negative, insulting, and blunt constructive criticism, in my opinion. If I submit something where it is: A. out of focus B. too soft C. non compliant with the topic D. stupid E. crap F. boring I want people to tell me and be honest.

As I said, I don't think it is about winning as much as improving week to week.

-Jeremy
 
I really wanted to join in the fun this week, and I know it's a cop out, but I was buried with a screenplay I had to have finished by the 30th. I found it hard to wrap my head around getting a good idea executed and I wasn't about to repeat my mistake from week 1 where I threw something together a couple of hours ahead of the deadline.

I am looking forward to this weeks competition. I already know what I'm going to shoot tomorrow. :thumbsup:

Even though I didn't have an entry in round 3, I took the time to comment.
 
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