 Stephen Zacker |
Image Anonymity I assume that a large part of fairness in your judging photographic images each month is anonymity. I see more and more images with the photographers name on the images.
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KV Day |
I have never seen a statement saying there is anonymity in the judging. I would say the contrary. Maybe someone from BP will respond to this.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
They're a non no mas. The names on the pictures are most likely people's own copyright i.d. attempt to reduce copying and downloading.
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Ariel Lepor |
I recently started putting my name w/frames on images I upload. Before doing so, I had one finalist. After doing so, I had one winner and one finalist, but I don't know if that is because of the name. I think that the judges like the way frames look, and names are a part of frames. And maybe if you can just put your name in so it really looks artsy and fancy and nice, that might be a plus. I personally have noticed names and frames to be on winning photos for a long time.
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Mike Rubin |
Here is what the judges say about borders, maybe they need to update it. Don't Distract the Viewer 1) The judges have generally learned to dislike borders. Borders are all too often placed around mediocre photos in an attempt to "dress them up". If you are considering a border, do what the judges do: examine the photo itself, critically and exclusively. Hold up your hands and use your fingers to temporarily hide the borders. If the photo does not stand on its own - without borders, then don't add a border. 2) We certainly support putting your own copyright symbol on your photos. However, if you are going to do this, try to keep the signature and copyright symbol from becoming too distracting. One trick is to color your font so that it works harmoniously with the other colors in your photo. Help your viewer keep his eye on your main subject.
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Stephen Zacker |
I appreciate the feedback. I really wasn't referring to borders. What I mean is when the photographer's name is clearly visible on the image. I understand the copyright concerns, but images are not downloadable from BP, and I'm sure BP is not selling images to the stock places. In a perfect world a name would not influence the judges feeling about an image.. but we all know the world isn't perfect.
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Stephanie M. Stevens |
You can't right click and download a picture from this site, but there are other ways to get them. People steal pictures and put them up on Flickr and other sites all the time, there's tons of threads about this problem. For me, and I'm sure others, if my name isn't plastered across my photo, I'm not putting it on the web. I hate to do it, but that's just how it is. I hope the judging isn't biased by these things.
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Bob Cammarata |
"I am NOT paranoid!,...Why is everybody always against me?" Personally, I feel that those artists who insist upon putting their name on their work are being overly paranoid. A name or other identifying symbol DOES distract. If I were the one judging a photo I saw for the first time, would my thoughts lean more toward what the image was telling me or what the photo might look like without the name or web address printed across key elements? The world is full of risks. Every waking day we weigh the scales of life,...the risks taken vs. the benefits received.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Bob's been corrupted.
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