Just got published (well, sort of)
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-DeaDLocK- said:Better to have been published and slated, than never to have been published at all
A picture of my cat, one of a few which I submitted many months ago to Photography Monthly magazine for their "Judgement" section, was published in the March issue.
It got slated.
Now lets see the pic so we can all take the piss
Well they said it was technically okay (except for the blown highlights, which were a lot less though in the submitted pre-processed version of the photo), but they said it was basically "twee", for lack of a better word.
They said it was an okay shot of a pet cat, and that was about it. So much so that any shot of a pet would garner the same response.
I think it's slightly unfair, because some subjects are just classical and should be judged on their own merits. There are millions of pet shots, but there are also millions of silhouette sunset shots with windmills in the foreground, but they love those.
But I may receive a voucher or two, so heck, it was worth it!
They said it was an okay shot of a pet cat, and that was about it. So much so that any shot of a pet would garner the same response.
I think it's slightly unfair, because some subjects are just classical and should be judged on their own merits. There are millions of pet shots, but there are also millions of silhouette sunset shots with windmills in the foreground, but they love those.
But I may receive a voucher or two, so heck, it was worth it!
I'm sure there is a saying about critics - something to do with them all being failures in the field that they are now critics of.
Photography is subjective, and as long as they didn't criticise the technical elements of the pic then who cares if they like the content? send them a picture of a big loggy turd in a toilet and tell them that's what you think of their review.
Photography is subjective, and as long as they didn't criticise the technical elements of the pic then who cares if they like the content? send them a picture of a big loggy turd in a toilet and tell them that's what you think of their review.
[quote=-DeaDLocK-]A picture of my cat, one of a few which I submitted many months ago to Photography Monthly magazine for their "Judgement" section, was published in the March issue.
It got slated.
The problem with competitions is you need to understand what they want? It’s like a exam it’s no good knowing all the material if you don’t answer the question!
The best approach for competitions is ask yourself what are they really looking for not what do I think they want. One other thing to watch and you see this a lot in pictures pretending to be “wildlife” is the reflection of the window in the cats eye. I see many “wildlife” images where you can see the filament in the studio lights or windows so don’t be too critical of you own work be proud of it and get out there and practice, practice and the practice some more!
>> Edited by happy snapper on Sunday 19th February 09:12
It got slated.
The problem with competitions is you need to understand what they want? It’s like a exam it’s no good knowing all the material if you don’t answer the question!
The best approach for competitions is ask yourself what are they really looking for not what do I think they want. One other thing to watch and you see this a lot in pictures pretending to be “wildlife” is the reflection of the window in the cats eye. I see many “wildlife” images where you can see the filament in the studio lights or windows so don’t be too critical of you own work be proud of it and get out there and practice, practice and the practice some more!
>> Edited by happy snapper on Sunday 19th February 09:12
happy snapper said:Appreciate the comments, but this wasn't a competition of any kind.
The problem with competitions is you need to understand what they want? It’s like a exam it’s no good knowing all the material if you don’t answer the question!
The best approach for competitions is ask yourself what are they really looking for not what do I think they want. One other thing to watch and you see this a lot in pictures pretending to be “wildlife” is the reflection of the window in the cats eye. I see many “wildlife” images where you can see the filament in the studio lights or windows so don’t be too critical of you own work be proud of it and get out there and practice, practice and the practice some more!
It's a regular column in a photography magazine whereby they criticize any photo you send in - it doesn't have to fit any particular mould or theme nor feature any particular subject; each photo is taken on its own merits and you send in anything you want. Mine was an indoor shot of a pet cat - no more, no less.
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