Tom, can't you just imagine the "judge" reacting with.."Ooo..that's different and look how sharp. Let's put that in th 'YES' bin". I was very well done!
Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good post. > > Ego-wise it's hard to take when a favorite photo gets rejected, > especially > when it's met popular acclaim elsewhere. That's OK cause the > judges/viewers > at Pentax aren't the ultimate judges of my/your/our work anyway. > > I submitted a photo that I took on a whim. It's not my ususal kind > of > photo. I'm still not sure I like it. But they did. > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5754901 > > Tom C. > > > > >From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery > >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:26:10 -0400 (EDT) > > > >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 > >[email protected] > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
