I'm not dismayed. Surprised by some choices, but that's true of every selective show or website I've ever dealt with. Paul On Mar 21, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Jack Davis wrote:
> My incidental comment: We've all been dismayed by the inconsistencies > in judging. A photo which may have been honored with a first place > ranking in a well attended inventory of work assembled by a respected > gallery, would reasonably be expected to show well in most judged > exhibits. Not the case. > > Jack > --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> Yep. Either the people who do the pickin' like 'em or they don't. >>> Fairly simple. Their taste doesn't correspond exactly to mine, and I >> >>> suspect others feel the same way. But, hey, it's their gallery. >> >> Precisely. >> >> Furthermore, I've come to realize that I *already know* which shots >> of >> mine *I* like best ;-) Part of the value in a selective gallery (or >> a >> photography contest) is specifically in gaining some insight into >> what >> *other* people like. Sure, any artist has to please himself/herself >> first and foremost. But if the only person you please is yourself >> you're not going to get anywhere. Moreover, if you're only pleasing >> yourself you clearly aren't communicating with, or connecting to, >> anyone else with your photographs. You can't possibly expect to >> please >> everybody, but that shouldn't be taken as an excuse to reject or >> ignore >> all other opinions. >> >> Another thing that's useful about selective galleries or contests is >> that they encourage you to think about *why* you disagree with the >> official selections. Thinking about why you like what you like (and >> how >> to achieve it) is a crucial part of growing and improving as a >> photographer. Even learning about opinions with which I may disagree >> is >> valuable. >> >> If the Gallery accepted every shot I submitted and put it in their >> Premier Collection it would be a huge ego boost, but I wouldn't learn >> >> anything. >> >> In light of all this, it certainly would be helpful if they provided >> some commentary to explain why photos were declined, but I can >> understand that there's no possible way they would have time for >> this. >> The note on the web site that says they'll provide a reason for >> declined shots was clearly intended to refer to technical issues like >> >> "not taken with a Pentax camera". They'll eventually remove that text >> >> or at least fix the wording, but this gallery is a huge undertaking >> and >> these projects never have all the staff they need. Heck, two weeks >> ago >> their list of Pentax cameras didn't even include the MX (for shame!) >> and last time I checked, their lens list didn't include the original >> "K" series. >> >> After weeks/months of being too busy, I'm determined to get out and >> do >> some shooting this weekend and I think the Pentax Gallery has played >> a >> major part in motivating me. Come to think of it, it's having shots >> declined by the Gallery that's the biggest motivator. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
