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jcryan55
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Hi...all,
Just like to hear some opinion about an event that I have been trying to nurture.
Some of us at COL has been toying an idea to do a B&W photo challenge for almost 1 year. Tentatively, we're calling the event "Grey Matters".
Here's the game plan....
1. All particpants will use only film given by event and no digital cams allowed.
2. It's a 4 hour thing where you get the topic to shoot for every hour that past. Total 3 topics.
3. At the end of event, you submit the film that you take to the organiser.
4. Organiser will get the film developed and the 2nd, 3rd and fourth exposed frame of the developed film will be printed to 5x7 inch prints.
5. The following week, all works will be judged by a panel of 3 reputed B&W photographers or workers. No such thing as getting sponsor's staff who know nuts about photography to judge.
6. All works will be anonymous to the judges and the photos will be judged on the merits as a set and not individually.
7. Finalist works will be exhibited after the event and winners of the event will be honoured.
We are thinking of doing it small scale so that we can manage the event better. As we're trying to make things simple, we may not want to get any sponsors involved. Anyway, most camera makers may nit be interested to sponsor as they're promoting more digital then film these days.
A joke was we hope to do the Challenge with less than 20 persons....lesser hassle and logistics. We're not trying to beat the other big scale photo contest.
Objectives of this event:
1. Allow personal creativity to be the focus of this contest. becos nobody got better advantage when everyone is using the same film without any post shoot manipulation opportunities.
2. Hope to force one to think before you snap as you are judged for each topic per hour per frame. One butterfinger and press the trigger could dash yr chance of winning if you did not think hard enough.
3. All works are judged as a set instead of individually. So, sorry, no chance of fluke shots. And more importantly, it is judged by experienced people who have profound knowledge with B&W, not amateurs.
4. We hope to showcase more serious B&W works and hopefully raise the standard of B&W photography in the local context. It's herd instinct,...when u see better works and be with people who take a serious view of their images, you will learn more and become better.
If such a photo event take place, will you take part? Tell me what you feel....
There's also a discussion in the COL forum at www.ecircleoflight.org/showthread.php?t=656
Just like to hear some opinion about an event that I have been trying to nurture.
Some of us at COL has been toying an idea to do a B&W photo challenge for almost 1 year. Tentatively, we're calling the event "Grey Matters".
Here's the game plan....
1. All particpants will use only film given by event and no digital cams allowed.
2. It's a 4 hour thing where you get the topic to shoot for every hour that past. Total 3 topics.
3. At the end of event, you submit the film that you take to the organiser.
4. Organiser will get the film developed and the 2nd, 3rd and fourth exposed frame of the developed film will be printed to 5x7 inch prints.
5. The following week, all works will be judged by a panel of 3 reputed B&W photographers or workers. No such thing as getting sponsor's staff who know nuts about photography to judge.
6. All works will be anonymous to the judges and the photos will be judged on the merits as a set and not individually.
7. Finalist works will be exhibited after the event and winners of the event will be honoured.
We are thinking of doing it small scale so that we can manage the event better. As we're trying to make things simple, we may not want to get any sponsors involved. Anyway, most camera makers may nit be interested to sponsor as they're promoting more digital then film these days.
A joke was we hope to do the Challenge with less than 20 persons....lesser hassle and logistics. We're not trying to beat the other big scale photo contest.
Objectives of this event:
1. Allow personal creativity to be the focus of this contest. becos nobody got better advantage when everyone is using the same film without any post shoot manipulation opportunities.
2. Hope to force one to think before you snap as you are judged for each topic per hour per frame. One butterfinger and press the trigger could dash yr chance of winning if you did not think hard enough.
3. All works are judged as a set instead of individually. So, sorry, no chance of fluke shots. And more importantly, it is judged by experienced people who have profound knowledge with B&W, not amateurs.
4. We hope to showcase more serious B&W works and hopefully raise the standard of B&W photography in the local context. It's herd instinct,...when u see better works and be with people who take a serious view of their images, you will learn more and become better.
If such a photo event take place, will you take part? Tell me what you feel....
There's also a discussion in the COL forum at www.ecircleoflight.org/showthread.php?t=656