Goal: Equality

Slides

Digital camera images

PrintsFilmDigital

All compete on equal basis

Proposal: Shift emphasis

From a simple contest pitting image against image to emphasis on quality of each individual image

Periodic rather than weekly winners

Two things to consider:

The principles of the proposal

The logistics of making it happenIt is still about winning...

Image evaluation – Grade each image:

4 - Rare, top of the line, take your breath away flawless image

3 - Excellent image with maybe one or two very small flaws

2 - Good picture but one that obviously could be improved

1 – Good album/memory image

0 – Out of category, disqualified

Goal for Judging:

Keep It Simple & Straightforward

Avoid analytical dissecting of image

Three club members judge without collaboration

Average the three scores

Ratings:

4 image rated as 4 by all judges3 average of 3.0 to 3.92 average of 2.0 to 2.91 average of 1.0 to 1.9

Discussion of images lead by chair or selected moderator, not judges

Everyone judges over the year

If have image entered do not judge but use average of other two judges

Some evenings, many evenings there will be no 4 rated images

Some evenings there will be more than one 4 rated image

The Contest:

Show slides, projected digital, and prints each night

Member can enter one image per evening per category

Compute a GPA for each member with a minimum of 18 entries required

Photographer of the Year is the person is the one with the highest GPA

Could also have recognition by calendar quarter and/or image type

This allows my digital to compete on an equal basis against your slides

The change is that the recognition of your rare, top of the line image doesnot preclude the recognition of my showing a similar rare image on the same evening; Also it means that a good image shown against fair imagesdoes not earn the same points as a top of the line image

This makes moot arguments relating to advantages gained over straight slides in digital post-processing

This adds a true track meet flavor to the contests in that there are three levels of competition:

A level about winning overall

A level about being best in your group

A level concerned with doing better