Portfolio Analysis - how judges pick winning portfolios and sports photos

Video #1

a. Name of photographer – Travis Haughton

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Stories (Overcoming things)

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – 1.Hate pictures of signs 2.Try to include all faces 3. Make sure your picture matches the caption

d. List two things the judges like- 1. Nice colors, angles 2. Not to busy backgrounds

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I didn’t like how many kids there are, very redundant.

I did like the details he picked up, the different textures.

Video #2

a. Name of photographer – Carlos Delgado

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Stories and sports 

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – 1. No considerations for backgrounds 2. To heavy with levels. 3. Does not like the subjects looking straight into the camera

d. List two things the judges like- 1. The “story content” (good ideas) 2. Likes the simple background

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? The overall impression was good but the levels where a bit much. I did not like the all the editing, too much. I liked the ideas of the story as well, very thought provoking.

Video #3  

a. Name of photographer – Josh Birnbaum

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Sports and stories

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio – 1. Wish you could see faces a bit better in places 2. Cropped weird in places 3. Needs to pace pictures through the “story” better

d. List two things the judges like- 1. Content is amusing 2. Likes how close or tight the people are in the picture

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? My overall impression was that he had good content. I did not like some of the awkward angles.. I loved the details and colors.

Winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes)

a.    What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?  Nice color composition Almost all the faces had emotion, everyone was doing something.

b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?

Strengths: Got right in with the motion, good color and angles Weaknesses: Some times things where a bit busy and we could see more of the pic to get more of the story

Watch the contest recap video at the very bottom.

a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner. The judges went through and picked out some with more emotion, less clunkers, picked out things that where not the “same feel”, and picking out pictures the were “tight” with different themes, picking something that “rewards diversity”, also picking someone who was a good editor.

Photo

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it. – The photo is a blurry shot of a red bobsleigh going down the white tracks. I agreed with the judges about the bobsleigh photo, it was a bit too blurry which distracts a lot.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong. – The photo is the girl on a track team getting attacked by a goose. I do not agree with the judges when they talked about the goose photo. Although the photo is amusing, the photo is not the best it could have been so much better.