Mark Roberts wrote:
John Francis wrote:
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 10:11:42AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
Other changes for next year:
Each photographer will be able to submit up to 3 images, *one* of
which will be selected for inclusion in the book (the submission
period will probably run a bit longer).
I think this is a bad idea.
If I wanted to submit entries to a juried competition, I would do so.
But I want control over which of my images is going into the annual.
If there's only going to be one image selected, then I'm only going
to submit one image.
Equally, if the pictures are going to be selected based on merit,
I don't think that it's right to guarantee that *any* image will
make it into the book.
The reason this decision was made was because of the difficulty we had
in many cases matching up selections and trying to produce a coherent
book.
At this point we still intend to guarantee that any PDML member who
submits a shot *will* get into the book. Therefore, anyone who wants
complete control of which of their images is used can still get that
control by just submitting the one shot they want. Several
photographers, like Godfrey, did just that for the first book, so for
them nothing will change.
There's your control: Choose your photo and it's in.
In other words:
1. We expect greater participation for the next book, so each
photographer will only get one photo.
2. Any photographer who is *voluntarily* willing to sacrifice a little
control for the greater good of the final product and the
representation of the PDML in it, *may* submit up to three photos from
which the editors can choose.
Late to this thread...given the outcome of the first, I'm happy to hand
over editorial control to the editors for the second book.
Derby
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