You don't need model releases for a gallery. You only need one if the picture is to be used for commercial purposes. Paul On Aug 28, 2007, at 6:47 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
> Good point Ann, but if that's the case they should state it. > I've had a portrait accepted & there was no issue with a release. > > Kenneth Waller > http://tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ann sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery voting > > >> Bruce - >> It also involves, I would thing - model's releases and the fear of >> the >> bride not wanting her photo >> out there on line..... >> >> I would never enter a portrait of anyone in a photo contest, myself, >> unless I had a full release from >> the subject and it wasn't a posed for shot someone asked me to >> take for >> them. >> >> I think they are being cautious.. >> >> ann >> >> >> Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >>> Probably just my own complaining, but I do continue to see a large >>> slant towards outdoor (scenic) and street photography. One real >>> downside >>> to >>> 'artists' voting before the judges even get a crack at it, is those >>> biases can come out. For example, after seeing about 400 >>> dragonflies >>> and butterflies I tend to be a little harsher in my judgements. I >>> also tend to be a little critical of photos of art - statues, >>> paintings, etc. As near as I can tell from timing of >>> acceptance/rejection, it appears that there is a tally of votes on a >>> photo - when it reaches a threshold of either accept or reject, the >>> photo is taken out of the voting. The rejects are simply rejected >>> without judge intervention and the accepted are then put on hold >>> (not >>> actual status) waiting for the judges to decide. >>> >>> So technically excellent studio or wedding work will largely go >>> unnoticed unless it involves a beautiful girl. >>> >>> Case in point - I had submitted the recent bridal portrait shot I >>> show >>> here, prior to showing on the list. It was rejected within hours - >>> which would indicate the judges had not even seen it (the judges >>> take >>> much longer to get to a photo than that - usually days). I then >>> showed it on list here and got a very strong positive response to it >>> from people I would consider pretty critical. So I decided to >>> resubmit it to see what would happen. This time it took a little >>> longer to reject, but it did get rejected in a time frame that would >>> lead me to believe the judges did not see it. >>> >>> I guess the real problem with a gallery like that is no one wants to >>> see quality work of other humans unless then know them. Since they >>> don't know them, it needs to be more like a NG shot of a beggar or a >>> small child which all of us relate to. >>> >>> Anyway, just some thoughts. > > > -- > 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
