A big huge "Congrats!" goes out to Jayne Wirebaugh and Kari Douma for winning the amateur judge print competition this year. Their photos received top honors for Best of Show chosen by a group of non-photographer judges.
How often have you heard from a judge at a normal print competition, "It's a nice photo, and I'm sure the client loved it, but it needs more for competition." The judges used in this competition were some of our clients instead of the usual critical PPA type judges. So what these judges (clients) were looking for was somewhat different. Hint: they love big smiles and cute babies!
I heard a couple of times from our client judges, "I'm not sure what it is, but I just don't really like this photo." My guess is that there might have been technical issues with the images, meaning that they were breaking too many of the "rules." To me, it's just a reminder that although rules are made to be broken, the rules play an important part in our images.
Our clients really are our ultimate judges. They're the ones that pay our bills and keep us in business. This event was a great way to hear what our clients are saying about our images when they look at them with a critical eye.
Monthly Competition
This month's winner for the monthly competition was Jodi Jarka. The theme for May was "Perspective." We're used to seeing the world at eye-level, so this theme was a reminder that as photographers we can show things from a different angle, or perspective. It's important for us to see more creatively.
Jodi's winning image, which she could've probably used for next month's competition, features an interesting angle of her client. The rounded mirror gives a fish eye look to the image. Images like this are all around us; we just have to see them!
Next month: Reflections
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