>>> People Photo Challenges --- Challenge Chit-Chatter <<<

ivar

Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas? Other Challenge talk? It can go right here! People is a busy forum, let's keep all our Challenge talk in this thread.


The other challenges threads:

• Rules & Information
• #1: Red
• #2: High-Key
• #3: Layers and Textures
• #4: Reflections
• #5: Photoshop
• #6: Movement

Kinkajou

Question (and I apologize if this was covered and I missed it): Do the images have to be fresh (i.e., shot during the challenge period) or can they be older shots?

Looking forward to it!

divamum

Great initiative to start this Ivar - thank you!

ivar

Kinkajou wrote:

Question (and I apologize if this was covered and I missed it): Do the images have to be fresh (i.e., shot during the challenge period) or can they be older shots?

Looking forward to it!

This was a point of discussion for me and several others, and now I forget to put that in, !

I added this to the rules:
The entries don't have to be fresh (taken during the actual challenge period) but if you want to challenge yourself come up with something specifically for this challenge.

Thanks!

ivar

divamum wrote:

Great initiative to start this Ivar - thank you!

You're welcome

I think that since People is such a busy forum and there are so many people that shoot mainly people around here, this could be a nice thing.

heatherfeather

So who is the judge? How does the judging work? Voting? Random judge?

This is gonna be fun!

Yahoo Ivar!

ivar

heatherfeather wrote:

So who is the judge? How does the judging work? Voting? Random judge?

This is gonna be fun!

Yahoo Ivar!

Lot's of fun
Judging: voting by all, on all the photos that have been entered. I'm going to keep the existing entry thread and add a poll to it for the remainder of the month

nightpixels

Great idea, Ivar. I love people photography. I was just wondering if it would be possible to dedicate a gallery on Smugmug to this challenge every round where people can upload their images to instead of posting them inside a thread ... just like the way Dgrin Challenges does. It is a lot easier to browse through the images that way. Pictures get lost inside threads.

ivar

nightpixels wrote:

Great idea, Ivar. I love people photography.

I think lots of people do, that's why it is one of the most busy forums here

nightpixels wrote:

I was just wondering if it would be possible to dedicate a gallery on Smugmug to this challenge every round where people can upload their images to instead of posting them inside a thread ... just like the way Dgrin Challenges does. It is a lot easier to browse through the images that way. Pictures get lost inside threads.

Thanks for the suggestion It's possible, however I have chosen specifically not to go there for a variety of reasons. I wanted to keep it low maintenance. Reading instructions on how to post on SmugMug seems to be hard for some people (I've done the POTY thing for the last few years here with Smug galleries, and it amazes me every time how many people needed help). Voting is a lot easier this way, I can just add a poll to the existing thread. Some people don't want to put their photos on a different site, and the thread makes it a lot easier for people wanting to change their entry.

Smithy

I would reccomend, then, re-posting small versions back in your original post when you add the poll, so all the photos are there for equal viewing without lots of clicking and scrolling. Just my two cents.

ivar

Smithy wrote:

I would reccomend, then, re-posting small versions back in your original post when you add the poll, so all the photos are there for equal viewing without lots of clicking and scrolling. Just my two cents.

I believe photos should be BIG for viewing, sorry.

ivar

I have to say that I'm very happy to see so many entries. Thanks so much, guys!


One more day folks! Don't forget to post your entries if you haven't yet!

marikris

I love that the entries are so varied.

adbsgicom

Welcome back, Ivar!!!

Smithy

ivar wrote:

I believe photos should be BIG for viewing, sorry.

Ahh, just realized how clean you're keeping the entry thread, so nevermind my earlier comment. And thanks, again, for running it... it's a cool idea.

ivar

adbsgicom wrote:

Welcome back, Ivar!!!

Thanks it may take some time before I'm caught up with all the threads, pfew! Do you guys post!

Smithy wrote:

Ahh, just realized how clean you're keeping the entry thread, so nevermind my earlier comment. And thanks, again, for running it... it's a cool idea.

Yeah, it's entries only for now. After the deadline (soon!) i'll add a poll to that same thread, and then it's open for other comments. All the entries should be together near the top of the thread that way

ivar

That's it, folks! No more entries for this round. It's awesome to see so many great shots entered in this round!
Please go and vote for your favorite photo, here

Smithy

Great collection of photos, to be sure. I have a few favorites in there.

ChatKat

Poll
What is the voting period? When will voting close ?

ivar

ChatKat wrote:

What is the voting period? When will voting close ?

I set it to 4 days this morning. The correct time/date for your location should be there, above the poll-choices

sweet caroline

There were quite a few strong images to choose from. Impressive.

Caroline

heatherfeather

sweet caroline wrote:

There were quite a few strong images to choose from. Impressive.

Caroline

No kidding! How to decide...

amazingPicsCo

sweet caroline wrote:

There were quite a few strong images to choose from. Impressive.

Caroline

agreed, there are some beautiful images in there.

dlscott56

Wow, very impressive images. Tough to choose. I hope voting was open to all dgrinners since I just voted!?!

ivar

dlscott56 wrote:

I hope voting was open to all dgrinners

Of course! I would like as many dgrinners as possible to vote!

ivar

We have a winner! :ivar

Smithy

Will the poll be opened, so we can see how many votes each entry received?

ivar

Smithy wrote:

Will the poll be opened, so we can see how many votes each entry received?

The results should show now

Smithy

Looking at the subject for Challenge #2, I'm wondering about a sequence I did recently. I accidentally shot a very high-key photo, total blow-out, but ran it through a couple filters, and really enjoyed the result. Do you think an artistic filter (dry brush) kills a photo for a challenge like this?


edit...

What about coloration, separate from art filters? Taking a sooc BW image to deep blue for shadows, for instance?

ivar

Smithy wrote:

Looking at the subject for Challenge #2, I'm wondering about a sequence I did recently. I accidentally shot a very high-key photo, total blow-out, but ran it through a couple filters, and really enjoyed the result. Do you think an artistic filter (dry brush) kills a photo for a challenge like this?


edit...

What about coloration, separate from art filters? Taking a sooc BW image to deep blue for shadows, for instance?

If you think it fits the theme, you can enter it I'm not too worried about what goes and what doesn't go with the theme; If you think it goes, it goes.

Smithy

ivar wrote:

If you think it fits the theme, you can enter it I'm not too worried about what goes and what doesn't go with the theme; If you think it goes, it goes.

Well, it kinda depends what voters think too... but here goes nothin'. It's the best I'm likely to have in the next several weeks, anyway.