a. Alyssa Schukar
b. Stories-poverty, eating disorders, etc.
c. Distance-the photos didn't provide strong feelings/connections, dark and gloomy feel, stories were not original.
d. Cropping of certain photos, and the lighting that was utilized.
e. I have the same feelings about her photos as the judges did. I thought they were well taken, but very gloomy and distant.
2.
a. Sam Adams
b. Journalism/sports
c. Unclear meanings of the photos, objects blocking the important aspects in the photos, action shots were not exciting enough.
d. Good silhouettes and interesting use of shadows.
e. I thought that because his portfolio was mostly action/sports, it should have had some more interesting action shots.
3.
a. Anthony Souffle
b. Stories/sports
c. Non-original photos, distracting elements, typical things to take pictures of
d. Clear emotion through the photos, professional-looking photos
e. I didn't like the style of his photos, and he shot the same things throughout his portfolio.
WINNER (Dustin Snipes)
a. Action shots are personal, emotion is clearly shown, (good) chaos
b. framing, repetition/symmetry, photographer gets right in the middle of the action to create a personal sense
CONTEST RECAP
The judges wanted photos that showed different stories and differently styled photos (diversity!). They chose the portfolio that had the most strong photos. They also looked at the editing techniques used.
INDIVIDUAL IMAGES
1. I agree with the judges with the picture of the cheerleaders playing pool. It was an awkward and unnecessary photo with no clear meaning to it.
2. I disagree with the judges with the photo of the surfer falling into the waves. I think the shot was perfectly timed and at a really good angle (any closer and the photographer would have been swept up along with the wave).
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