| ID | 1st Impression | Assignments | Judges | your critique | Feedback |
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| 23 | I think the idea for this show is really great. I like how the photographers have different levels of experience and how they have a number of different assignments to shoot before they are voted off. | First
assignment: portrait. I think this is an appropriate topic to start with
because it's a pretty basic skill for a photographer to have. I liked Karen's
approach with Aaron, I feel like it was the simplest. I also liked how some
of the photographers used other random people and got them involved. I didn't
like Lucinda's approach. I would have tried to capture the guy more than
trying to capture myself through him. Second assignment: celebrity portrait. This is a good assignment to build off the first one. I really liked Jay's approach to this shoot. I liked how he brought in a prop that looked like the cover of the celebrity's most famous book. I feel like he really captured her. Third assignment: capturing the essence of holiday in Britain. I really liked the idea of having to take pictures of strangers and making the photographers get out of their comfort zones. I didn't like Aaron's approach of photoshopping the sign into the photo because the subjects he shot had no idea that they were going to be representing "children on crack." I just think it was really unethical. |
I liked that the judges asked the photographers certain questions on their images to better understand the portraits instead of just criticizing the work. I mostly agree with all of their critiques also. I liked how they talked about the technical aspect of the photos in the critiques in an effort to help the photographers learn from their mistakes. | I liked Karen's and Ed's work the most. Ed obviously had more experience and I feel like he really has a good handle on what he's doing and can really capture the individual in a portrait. Karen (Caroline?) is less experienced but she's trying hard. I really liked her portrait of Greer and feel all her portraits were really simple and beautiful. | |
| 24 | I think this video is really interesting. After taking this class and seeing how hard it is to find a specific subject and capture a great photo of it, makes this video and competition much more interesting. Something I found interesting was that none of these people seem very experienced. For example they have never used a studio camera, but the thing that stood out a lot to me was in the beginning the one woman didn't even know how to set the correct exposure (when she was photographing her partner in the stone window). It was reassuring to see that even these people got a little nervous when approaching strangers or photographing something they couldn't control. | I think
the very first assignment was really challenging-I am not sure what I would
have done with this assignment. I think the biggest challenge is that the
judge said he is looking for simplicity and I think people will try to go
above and beyond to try to impress. The reason I think this is so challenging
is because they have to try to capture their partners personalities-but
in their style. I definitely think the assignments were appropriate because they should be challenging otherwise what is the point? I thought it was a little unfair that they got to use photoshop to retouch their photos if they wanted, if they are trying to find the best photographer they should be able to do it without the use of photoshop. |
I think that even though the contestants thought they were to harsh, I personally agreed with most of their comments. Constructive criticism is key to becoming a good artist- if you can't handle it then you are not cut out for the industry. | I personally really liked Ed, I thought he was the most experienced and confident when approaching people for photos. If I had to pick someone right now of who should win it would be him. As for the people that got sent home (Carolyn & Jay) I think the judges were smart to let Carolyn go because she had no experience and talked back to the judges when they critiqued her- but I am not sure if Jay was the other one that should've gone home, I think he did better then some of the others that stayed. | |
| 25 | The video was a bit confusing at first because I wasn't aware of all the people involved in it and the exact steps followed. However, once I realized they were supposed to work in partners and try to capture their partner's essence, I understood it more. It must've been hard for the photographers who are used to taking time to set up their photos to have to work under such a fast paced schedule. Also, it is good that the show made the point to include photographers of varying experience. Some people like Ed have been working for years, whereas Jay just picked up a camera less than a year ago with no formal training. Having people to help the photographers as they go along through the assignments was a smart idea to help the judges keep and eye on what is going on. | The first assignment of partner portraiture is appropriate because it is one of the most basic skills a photographer needs to be able to do. The second is probably my favorite assignment of celebrity portraiture. A full studio is used and the photographers only have a short amount of time. I wasn't aware of who the celebrity was, but she definitely gave the photographers a run for their money. She was difficult and wasn't afraid to let her own opinion known. For the final assignment, the photographers had to capture holiday (vacation) in Britatin. I personally would have had a lot of trouble with this assignment because I am terrified of asking strangers to pose in photos or take their pictures without them knowing. I would have chosen to use people I already knew and photograph them. | The judges strived to give at least some positive feedback and reinforcement. They liked to ask the photographer their reasoning for taking their picture and what they think of it, rather than being the only ones doing the talking. I would respect these judges opinions and their own levels of personal success. They look more at the photographers overall potential versus their photographs of the moment. | Ed has the best shot of winning the competition in my opinion. The way he approached the woman and asked her along with her children to help him, shows that he is fearless. He knows exactly what he wants to achieve in a photograph and goes after it. Also, he had a clear idea of how to photograph the celebrity. As far as elimination is concerned, Carolyn definitely needed to go. She was the least talented of the group and never really had any solid ,successful ideas. I think they made a mistake though in eliminating Jay. He had a lot of potential and impressed me despite not being formally trained. | I enjoyed the show. |
| 26 | The show is decent but seems to lack focus. There's a wide range of photographers, both on a personal level and with each individuals experience with photography. The judges seem generally nice, professional, and have a good deal of photography experience. | The assignments seemed bland. Although photography can make such situations very interesting and sometimes exciting, few photos actually made these assignments worthwhile. I think as the show progresses, the assignments will become more interesting and challenging, which will hopefully provide with images that can match or surpass the level of interest of the assignments. | The judges know what exactly the competition requires and they understand the level in which these photographers come from; from no formal training to studio experience. They go about their critiques with professionalism but try to be more kind about how they deliver their thoughts. | Although Ed Thompson seems to have more experience than the others, I think he might be too confident in his abilities and needs to open up to a more creative process. I think Elizabeth Gordon has potential and seemed to have the strongest images in the final critique. I agree with the two people the judges chose to eliminate, however, Jay Mawson could've made it farther with more experience before the competition. I personally thought that Aron Brown had a narrow focus and ideas for the assignments and his photography wasn't appealing. | |
| 27 | I think this was not a very good video to show in class. I think the photographers were horrible. They did not know enough about their cameras to even be considered photographers and the judges were not harsh enough and I think they should have been harder on the photographers. | I think the assignments were appropriate. They were simple but yet tested the photographers abilities and pushed them out of their comfort zones. | I think the judges critiques were not harsh enough, I feel that they should have let loose and let the photographers know how bad their photos really were. | I think the best one was the woman who was the alcoholic. She had confidence but not too much to make her look cocky. I think the worst one was the woman with frizzy hair. She took horrible photos and didn't know her camera at all. I think instead of eliminating the tall skinny guy, I feel they should have eliminated the chubby bald guy because his intentions for the photographs and the way they came across did not work together. He tried to be disturbing and the more he tried the less it worked. | I think this video is completely irrelevant to this class and should not be shown again. It was more of a reality show and photography should not be seen like that. |
| 28 | Well the judges didn't seem too harsh actually for a reality show. The photos did not seem very good overall, not so say that they were terrible, I just thought they would be really professional, and less of a first time photographer look. Some of them approached the exercises with good intentions, others didn't do much with what they had. | The assignments seem straight forward. As far as getting some deep image from a portrait of somebody you don't know, I don't know if I would be able to accomplish that. Some of the approaches were interesting, others were boring. I think if I were to shoot the famous woman I would have removed the background. It seems too confining and little of interest. I have no idea who she is, so her face alone didn't do much for me. | The judges could have been much more critical on the work. | I actually liked the images of the guy who had the look that the judges felt were not pushing anything much. He had the portrait where the environment said more than the subject. I kind of liked the layout of his work. | |
| 29 | I think the show was a cool idea. The photographers were not that special, but they were fairly good. The judges did not seem that opinionated. | I think the assignments are appropriate for portrait photography. Some of there approaches were really interesting. I really liked the fact that they had a partner for the first portrait. If I had to do the assignment on the water front, I would have probably would have found some people and would have a tea party on the beach in the rain. | They really did not make an impact on me. They were not that mean. They did make some interesting statements, but they did not show them enough to make an opinion about them. | I think Aron Brown should win the competition. He is a good photographer and know what he is doing. The judges did eliminate the right people, they were not strong enough. | |
| 30 | i think the premise is good and simple; to find the best photographer out of a bunch who tried out. I think they picked the right judges. They all have something about them that can aid the contestants. I feel that the photographers are ok, i think some might not be at their full potential though. | I think
the first assignment of portraits was good. I think portraits are a leading
thing in photography. I feel like it would be a great start into doing things
in photography. For the second one, the celebrity portrait, I think it was harder. But with taking portraits, I think they would be able to control the shoot easily. Going in confident and know what you want is a good way to go in when you do a portrait. For the final assignment, shooting in different conditions and grabbing random people is another way to build confidence. You have to be able to talk to people and you won't be always taking pictures of people you know. And weather is always a factor. You won't always get the weather you want so you have to be able to work with what you have. |
I think
they picked the judges well. They all have something that adds to the competition
that they can give to the photographers for them to use. I think that their critiques were good. They weren't to negative, but what negative remarks they got, were more advice than anything. So in the end it is helpful for their future in photography. |
At the
moment I feel that Ed is the best. He came into the competition well endowed
in the art of photography and as worked a lot in it as well. I feel that
he will go far, He just needs to not play it safe. For who they sent home, I have mixed feelings about it. The woman I do feel like she should've been sent home. I didn't really like her approach to her images. But for the guy I would've like to see him not go. I felt like he had a better approach to is photographs than the guy who photo shopped a sign into his image. |
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| 31 | Is another
version of the next top model or some equivilent. I do not like these types of show in general. Public humiliation is not something that generally entertains me. |
Their
approaches are different and eclectic. Assignments are appropriate and interesting.
I have no idea how i would approach the assignments. Like some of the contestants,
I require a bit of time for preparation. |
Judges actually seem fair and honest, unlike American reality shows. | I like Lucinda's work, however she does not appear to be the judges favorite. I feel Carolyn definitely should have been eliminated, not only was her work poor, but she was unwilling to accept the critisism. | |
| 32 | Response to the Video: I wish it was a little more dramatic. I think if it was more informative and if they gave the photographers more time to take some better photos it would be more interesting because everything seem forced. | The Premise: Reality show...about photographers. Six photographers...have them do assignments for a week and then kick 2 of them off. Another week...and la la la.... | The
Photographers: Some of them are really creative. .... In the second challenge
they all seems very awkward with Greer...They all seemed very rushed throughout
out the show. They seemed lost. Some used a lot of photoshop to change their photos. |
The
Jugdes: Alex Proud...wants the photos to sell....I don't like him. Martin Parr: Very informational and insightful. Brett Rodgers: She didn't talk enough. |
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| 33 | It seems like a show I would watch, I really like the young girl photographer, Lucinda. I like that throughout the show the judges are talking about what they do and do not want to see.. and then the clips of exactly what the photographer is saying is shown, it's really quite funny. | The first assignment was cool but I don't feel that the photographers really tried to know their other partners, they made them look how they wanted them to look instead of how the people really were. When they were made to shoot Greer, I felt that Greer was really hard to work with and the fact that none of them knew how to use the camera was horrible. The last assignment about photographing the beach, was interesting. I'm not sure all of Aron's work was that is good. He seems to need text or juxtaposition in all his work. I would have done the portrait assignment with the partner differently, I would have talked to the person gotten to know them and tried to get their personality to show through the photograph. But I would have loved to shot the beach assignment and really captured the people in the distance maybe walking away, or head on. Something to make the beach look inviting even though it was raining out. | I liked that the judges really explained the problems or the things that worked in the photograph. I think they were rather nice when doing the critique, unlike Carolyn said. | Yes I feel Caroline should have gone, I did not like any of her photos. Jay was okay I feel like he could have had some better shots. I really like Lucinda's photographs and I hope she wins. She has great personality and her photos are very interesting and informative. I liked Ed as well he had some interesting photographs and I liked his approach to people. | If I had the channel I would defiantly watch the show. |
| 34 | Anyone can be a photographer if you have the right eye to creating a good subject matter and composition. Some of the photographers had previous experience and some havent. This video was a good way to see the lives of some upcoming photographers that we can relate to. | Portraiture is one of the important subjects of taking photos. You have to learn how to take a photograph a person and portray their personality. I found this was a good assignment. The photographers had to come up with ideas for their impressions of the model which takes practice. It takes some time to think on who the person is and how to portray them. It also helps them learn how to take control and not have the model take control. Also to adapt to their surroundings to take a great photo. | Judges will always be harsh and it seem like they manipulated their photographers thoughts.What their main idea for the photo was, the judges make it seem like it made no sense. Some seemed like they really tried hard to come up with a good concept. To the judges they just thought they over do it or do it too simple and cliche. | I thought some of the photos that were good, they thought bad.. and the ones bad.. they thought ok. I feel that everyone judges differently and has a different view on art. I agree with the first choice elimination but not the second. I feel that not a lot of creativity was taken in some of her photos. I feel that he's new and original and you dont have to have years of experience.. it could be that one photo that takes you far. I think the bald guy should have been eliminated instead since his work wasnt so thought provoking | |
| 35 | all the contestants take pictures in all different ways. and its cool to have this contests in photography to get artist started | being confident is a major part of photography especially while photography people. i would of gone about it like ed he got to know the person a little bit to see what they were interested in before taking there picture. i really liked the thought behind the picture of one the the photographers being tied up tring to get something. | i agree with everything that was said about the pictures. all the photoshoped picture i didnt like becasue it looked over worked. what they said wasnt to nice or to bitter it was the right amount of info | i agree with the decission to kick off caralin but i think it should of been lucinda instead of jay and i think Ed was the best photographer. | can we do something like this in class when its a nice day and have three things to shoot during two hours of the class period then the next hour talk about it |
| 36 | I think the show has potential. It is a competition for photographers in which they are given assignments and later critiqued by judges. As the contest goes on photographers are eliminated leaving one winner. There are three types of Judges, the overly critical, the insightful, and the middle man (or middle of the road judge). The contestants range from very experience to little experience with no formal training. All and all I think it makes a good mix for a show, after all people love reality tv and competition. | Portraiture:
take the other contestants portraits, a portrait of a celebrity, and portraits
of people on holiday in london I think the assignments were very appropriate, they tested the photographers in a fair way that exposed them to the different kinds of portraiture. When photographing the other contestants I would have tried to get a better sense of the person I was photographing and place them in a setting that was significant to them, rather than over projecting myself in the image. |
Martin
Parr- Favorite judge, offers insightful critiques that are not overly critical
like Proud's comments Brett Rodgers- I feel like she is the Paula of the judges in that her comments are often in the middle, not overly critical but not overly helpful either Alex Proud- looking for marketable photographs that will sell, judge is over concerned with the sale of photography rather than the artistic aspect of the images Joy Gregory- mentor |
Aron
Brown: I do not enjoy his photography, the cropping is poor as well as the
content, I don't think he does a good job of portraying the messages he
is trying to get across Ed Thompson: I like his photography the most, I think he has an advantage being that he has been working in photography for so long, but I found his photo of Lizz to be boring Lizz Gordon: I felt as though Lizz has potential, but is just not there yet, she has to push her photos to the next level Carolin: eliminated - had to heavily photoshop all of her images which lacked strong content Lucinda: I liked her portrait of Jay and thought it really shared the emotions of the model with the viewer Jay: eliminated - I enjoyed the photos of the children, but the others were bland I think the Judges eliminated the correct people and I hope that Ed is the winner of the competition. |
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| 37 | The biggest thing that I noticed about this, was that it was a generic reality tv show. You have several people, they go out and do their thing, and if it isn't deemed good enough they're tossed off the show until they get what they want from those remaining. It reminded my rather badly of American Idol in the manner in which the judges critiqued, although to some degree I think it was a bit harsh. | I think the assignments were quite appropriate in many aspects, although to me the portraiture assignment turned out the very worst results. I believe the assignments themselves were carefully matched and decided, because they are all things that one will have to do in some form of photography that is used in today's culture, be it field work, candid, portraiture, or photographing a celebrity. As to the approaches of the candidates, I believed the portraiture assignment was done very poorly by most of the photographers. They each had some idea or thing about themselves or the culture around them that they wanted to portray, and they basically used the person in the photo to express that idea, but they didn't truly consider the fact that it was a PORTRAIT, and they were supposed to be capturing the essence of the person they were photographing, not the idea. If it was me doing that particular assignment, I would have attempted to photograph the person, not an idea I had about that person. | The judges reminded me very obviously of American Idol. There was one who was sympathetic, one who said their opinion straight out, and one who actually looked at the subject with a real critical eye. Their critiques had very good and very strong points about the photographs, the subject matter, and the photographers who were taking the pictures, and in some ways they took into consideration the experience of each photographer rather than just looking at the photo and saying 'this is good, this is not'. I thought that this was a very good point. | I thought the one who actually had some training and did this not as a hobby but as part of his career did very well because he had experience, he knew what to do to get the subject talking and get the motions and gestures in the celebrity photograph, he did very well in the photo he took regarding the oceanside scene, and was willing to be photographed himself. But I do not agree with how at ease he seemed to be in the entire thing, just letting things come and go like they were nothing, particularly with the portrait. Although he pursued it with the right intentions and the right idea to some degree, he didn't recognize that it really did look like the fashion photographs you find any time you open up a magazine these days, and I think that the fact that he didn't pay attention to todays trends and try to go against them is his biggest downfall. As far as the judges and their eliminations, I think they were somewhat justified in what they did, after watching how each person set up to take their photographs and seeing novice mistakes that would get a professional fired just in the way that they set up the photograph, the contrast, the lighting, and many other things. Many of them had very ingenious ideas, but they didn't go about pursuing them in the right manner. | Personally I despise reality television shows and I attempted not to let that bleed into my criticism of them. I hope that it has not affected my response to the show in any manner. A lot of people get into the whole, "Ooh, who's going to win, who's going |
| 38 | Initially, I was not excited about the premise because for the most part I hate the whole idea of "reality" TV and generally try to avoid it. But I do like the idea of a very short, fast photo competition. So I did like the way the competition was put together in that the assignments had to be done very quickly. I thought all of the photographers did have a lot of talent, even though some may have been more polished and more experienced than others. | I thought that the assignments were well thought out to give the judges an overview of how each photographer handles portraiture. The only thing that I thought was lacking was more of a candid approach to some of the assignments. The Brighton Beach shoot could definitely have used a more candid approach that none of the photographers took. I would have enjoyed going to a beach to capture the essence of a "holiday trip". I think the fact that the beach was windy and rainy would make the idea of a holiday portrait more enjoyable to me simply because of the irony. I would have approached the assignment by spending as much time as possible wandering the beach and looking for regular people going about their day. To see people having to deal with the weather while shopping or doing whatever other activities could be found on the beach would have made a successful assignment. | For the most part I did appreciate the critiques of the judges. They were not overly harsh, in that they talked as much about each photographer's strengths as their weaknesses. Although I did not totally agree with the judges' critique of Jay's photography. I found his work interesting and while I may have cropped more of the open space out that he liked to leave, especially in the Germaine Greer portrait, I still thought that he had a lot of potential. | As I mentioned above, I did not like that Jay was cut from the competition. While his work may not have been the strongest in the portrait contest, I think he showed a natural eye for photography and out of all of them showed a great potential for growth. So, I would have liked to see Jay stay in the competition and possibly win. If I was going to cut someone besides Jay, I would have cut Aron. While his work was technically impressive, I thought he tried too hard to make some kind of social commentary. I like to be given something to think about in a photograph, but I don't like feeling as if a photographer's point comes out and obviously slaps me in the face. | After viewing this episode, I found that I did enjoy it overall. Even though I am hesitant to watch reality TV, I found this competition very interesting and would like to find out who wins in the end and what kind of work they are able to make throughou |
| 39 | That was cool and i wish they have one in the United States, its like top model or american idol but for photography its awesome. I would have liked it better if they took six people right out of college and gave them a chance, that would be more entertaining. | I was shocked that half of them didnt know basic things about the camera, and it annoyed me.i would have done the portraits, and i would have talked to them for a little while and took a picture about them and portrayed themselves | I think they were spot on with there critiques | The best one i think was Lucinda or the other guy that had the most experience but he played it safe, and the worst were the two people they kicked off and i think the next person is going to be Aaron. | That was awesome |
| 40 | This show is interesting to me and I would watch it from home. It reminded me of a Bravo show that challenges its different professional artists and critques their work. I enjoyed learning how each of the photographers worked and seeing what kind of interest they meant to capture. The judges were sort ambiguous in the episode until the end. | I felt these different challenges on portraiture were a great way to find which photographer was best in their game. These challenges were all meant to see how the photographer would be able to work under different conditions. Some of the approaches seemed too distant from the subject, while other photographers did better in a different challenge to capture a great representation of the person in their portrait. Had I done the first challenge I might have consulted more with the other artist to see what would be a good way to portray them. | I felt the judges were not too harsh but did hit important points about the work and questioning why the artist chose to take the portraits the way they did. When they bullied on the subject of photoshopping an image I thought of you. I remembered how you focus on the importance of making the actual photo the best it can be with lighting and composition so that little editing would be needed. | I felt that Ed had been the best photographer of these challenges. He really embodied the character of his subjects and had some formal training. HIs portraits for all the challenges impressed me. However when it comes to eliminating I would have eliminated Aaron because I felt he was trying to hard to get controversy in his images and did not to well with capturing the subject. | |
| 41 | This video has to be a reality/competition show from England. I feel like all the photographers are completely different from one another. They all see the art of photography different and have different views obviously than the judges. I thought the judges were a bit harsh on one guy, the last one to be judged. I think he shouldnt had been eliminated because he showed potential and in my personal opinion was better than the bald guy, Aron Brown, I thought he should've been eliminated. | I thought all their were a bit hard, but hey in the photography industry only the ones with the guts the ask people and to do innovative things, things out of their reach of hand are the best. The street photography i thought was hard mainly because of the weather, but if you have the skills anything can be possible. You have to then be strategically onto the way of taking the picture. That's why i believe its so hard to be a photographer, well at least a respected and talented one. It's not something that can be acquired immediately, i believe it takes talent, years of talent and a good eye to engage with the subject and convey a context as well as a story. If i had to pick an assignment and i was an aspiring photographer i would've definitely done the same assignments as they did, plus other ones as well like people engaging with each other, and narrative pictures, pictures with meaning are the most interesting pictures in my opinion. | I thought the judges critiques were all valid except for the last guy. I thought they were too hard on him. Also, the lady who got eliminated deserved to get eliminated because i think she depended a little too much on photoshop for the ultimate outlook of her pictures. I think photoshop can be used to adjust lighting and the vibrancy of a picture but 2 of her pictures were too manipulted, they looked completely different from the original picture. I think she doesnt have what it takes to be a true professional photographer because she complained to much about the conditions she was under while taking the pictures when the rest of the contestants were under it as well and they didnt complain about. They were professional about it, and they worked with what was given to them. | I thought it was unfair the last guy got eliminated, but i still didnt consider him a winner of the show. I personally dont like any of their styles, but if i had to pick it would have to be the guy who photographed the famous lady as she spoke back to him. Apparently this was his comfort zone, that he was playing safe, but i actually thought his concept was interesting. | I really liked what the judges said about picture taking. They said that a picture should be natural not forced. I really like it because then you can see through a picture and understand the context of the picture or what the photographer was trying to c |
| 42 | I love the idea for this show! SO much reality television is total trash, but this had purpose and meaning. I like that the prize is their own show and a book of their work, rather than just a monetary prize. The photographers they chose all came from different backgrounds, stylistically and educationally, which was a great idea and really added more interest to the video. The judges themselves seemed well educated about photography and were really interested in the work of the photographers. Overall, I really enjoyed this show and I wish I could watch the whole season! | I feel that each of the assignments (the portrait, the celebrity portrait, and the essence of holidaying in Britain) were great exercises for capturing people. They tested the limits of each photographers skills and knowledge and really pushed them to achieve more. It seems that the more the contestants strayed from their comfort zone the better they did. I do however hope that they will have assignments in the future which are not solely about photographing people. If I were to do the first portrait assignment, I would have stuck more to what the assignment asked; capturing the essence of the person. I would have questioned my partner on some of their interests, their likes and dislikes, their fears, etc. I would have then set up a photograph which epitomized their personality. If time was a constraint, I probably would have done close ups of their face with no background and perfect lighting to capture them without the walls that they might otherwise put up. With Germaine Greer, I would have loved to put her in a bath tub, although I don't know if that would have been possible in the studio. As far as the essence of holidaying in Britain, I would have tried to get more depressing pictures which highlighted the less than vacation-like weather. Perhaps people by the angry waves all sopping wet and grumpy. | While the judges seemed to have a lot of knowledge about photography, I feel that they could have been much more specific and clear in their critiques. They only said one or two things about each photographer's work. If the photographers wanted to improve their photography this really was not helpful. I wanted a formal analysis and a conceptual analysis of each photograph, not one or two offhanded remarks. Also, I feel that Photoshop should have been outlawed right from the beginning. It seems like the photographers thought it was acceptable to use, but then the judges disliked every photoshopped picture. | Overall, the judges did eliminate the correct people. Both Carolyn and Jay were not completely comfortable with the assignments and did not push themselves enough. I did really enjoy Jay's photo of Germaine Greer though, which the judges did not like. So far it seems that Ed was the most successful with his pictures, however I wish he would push himself to take pictures not in his steadfast style. I feel that the other three could be equally successful once they become more comfortable with the pressured that come with professional photography. Right now, I am unsure who should win. | Really cool show! I would like to see more of it! |
| 43 | From the first moment I watched this episode, I realized that half of the photographers had real talent and half of the photographers had "so-called talent". From the first assignment, I was able to see which photographers paid attention to lighting and composition, two key factors, and which ones paid attention solely on the subject matter, which, in my opinion, is fairly secondary. The judges focus on which photographers have an eye for detail, which is an important trait to have as any artist. The judges are renowned enough to be judging the young photographers and I believe that they were wise choices for the show. | The first assignment was a wise choice for its placement amongst the others. It not only gave each photographer free range to express their individual styles with fairly simple subject matter, but it also gave them the opportunity to work with each other in achieving successful photographs. I was however a little perturbed about the second assignment. Working with both unfamiliar tools and a celebrity is quite a challenge for any photographer, and I believe that the judges should have probably chosen this assignment for a later episode. Considering that the weather was difficult to shoot in for the final assignment, I still believe that it was a wise choice to incorporate street photography into it. Candid photography is not a simple feat, and I believe that most of the photographers handled the assignment well. My favorite photograph from that assignment was of the boys with the ice cream and soda. | The judges were not as harsh as I had first expected. Instead of being overcritical about the work, they offered their suggestions and personal insight into their work. The critiques were quaint and fairly simple, and I believe their methods were easy to comprehend. It is unnecessary to overanalyze photography, especially if the photographer works with subject matter that is unfamiliar to them. | I really think that Ed should win the competition. From seeing his previous work, it seems like he has been working with photography much longer and has more of a trained eye than the rest of the photographers. Caroline and Jay had interesting ideas and concepts behind their photography, but I do agree with their eliminations. They did not exactly execute their ideas fully enough and should have taken more stride and confidence into what they were photographing. | |
| 44 | what that one guy said about street photography. If you show confidence then people will not question you. | I think the assignments work with two extremes. One was to see how they worked taking pictures of a very fussy celebrity. The other was to take street photographs of people. I think Jay did the best in both the street photography and the one on one shoot. Everyone else seemed to be shooting down the center. | I agreed Aron's image was way too comic, though he did step up a little in the sexist image he created. Lucinda always has great lighting in her photographs. | I believe their reasons for eliminating carolyn were just. I did like how she photoshopped the image but in the end she had way to many excuses. Jay was the best of all the photographers as far as I'm concerned. If he had only used the picture he originally chose as his best then I maybe he would have stayed in the competition. If i had to pick a person to replace jay, it would have been Aron. In the end, his stuff came off as way to cheesey to me. The photographs reminded me of a college gag website where you can enter photos of your drunken frat buddies doing idiotic things. |