10-4-06 – Style

The style That I usually sell is highly layered. Is this permissible for this contest.

I don’t think it will become a photoshop contest but lets admit it, If you want to emulate Ansel Adams you have to dodge and burn because that is what he did. He would spend months making image after image each a little different.

agreed…

Should we put a small image of what atrist we are trying to copy above or below our submission?

Depending on who or what specific style I end up emulating (haven’t fully decided yet), I’d thought of including a link or something like to online galleries.

I think this style theme is a great idea, but definitely will stress some folks. I’m guessing that would should relax the criteria for this one, allow post-processing that wouldn’t otherwise pass muster – might as well let people traipse a little toward that shadow world of graphic design that covers just over the horizon and follow highly stylized photographers, too. Not that I’m worthy of being emulated in the least, but if, say, a friend of mine wanted to copy the style of many of the photos on my own website – the more public side of my work – they wouldn’t be able to under the normal rules, nor would they be able to for more legit folks such as wedding photographers who touch up their photos and add postprocessing effects that wouldn’t be permissible under the farktog rules. So to generalize and head off conflict, I say we allow for anything goes, except for the normal bright line stuff – copyright, three entries, etc. What say you?

Do you think it would be OK to submit a few pics that reflect my style (whatever that is) without having them based on another’s work?

That’s exactly what I’m going to do.

Do you think it would be OK to submit a few pics that reflect my style (whatever that is) without having them based on another’s work?

That’s exactly what I’m going to do.

Unless I get to do some learnin’ real quick, I think I’m going to submit logomancer-style. Step back, folks…

And, hey, shouldn’t you be in a duffel bag somewhere? Not that I saw anything…

PS: Happy autumn (more or less) everyone!

PPS: How come the html doesn’t kick in? How does one post imgs here?

Actually I was wondering that myself. Some film styles could be emulated in digital, but probably would need heavy photo editing work. I’d hate for it to just become a PS contest, but I’m also wondering if relaxing the rules a bit for this one might make sense…

Should one interpret “with as little alteration as possible” to fit how much alteration was done in the original photographer’s style?

Depending on the style, it may not be like the orignial stylist took their shot straight out of the camera, either- or Adams would have, instead, published his famous Wallet-Sized Reference Card, “The Print.” (Included free, no doubt, in the liner notes of his longer, bound works…) I’d think I’d want to do some extra work on skies, etc. if I were trying to do his style than I would do for my own.

Then again, if I were shooting “in the style of a Washington Post photographer,” it’d be pretty much no Post-Processing, just about all of it camera angle.

I’d think I’d want to do some extra work on skies, etc. if I were trying to do his style than I would do for my own.

Then again, if I were shooting “in the style of a Washington Post photographer,” it’d be pretty much no Post-Processing, just about all of it camera angle.

You bring up a good point with this contest, as it may be quite difficult for an otherwise successful Farktographer to get in a high-vote entry because of the demands of the contest. When a person sees a photo, they’ll probably be trying to answer how it fits a style. But: What constitutes “style”? Is it supposed to emulate somebody? Anybody? If not, then how does it fit a cliche “style”, like “Trees”, “Birds”, or “Trains”? Are such things stylistic enough? It may be a technically good photo, but it doesn’t obviously fit a style, so why vote for it? Point is, photo selection may need to be very philosophical this week to get a good total.

Note that staplermofo said that the photo “should scream ____”, with my emphasis on “scream”. The winner of this contest will probably post a photo that when people come to judge it, they’ll take one look at it and immediately think, “OK, that’s supposed to be of ‘X'”. That’ll be easier done than said for staplermofo, as he’s the best in the business with photographing staplers (which is an obvious style), and all of his three submissions will no doubt be of them. I have the impression that it’ll be him versus chakalakasp going for no. 1, with chaka running away with it — if he chooses wisely. For other submitters? I don’t know. Just in case, I’ve selected three photos (actually I’m wavering between two candidates on the third one) that I hope will have people thinking, “[Intended style]” without a beat.

Because of this odd kind of mentality involved in this contest, I wouldn’t be surprised if the winner has an obscenely high total (say, around 80), and tenth place would have something like 15 votes. Nor would I be surprised if an unknown does very well (perhaps we could have a few one-hit wonders), or if a photo that would normally rank in the middle of the pack end up as a shockingly high vote-getter because it “screams” something in a way that wouldn’t deserve a vote otherwise (if this kind of situation could exist).

This should be one heck of a contest, and could become one of the all-time greats.

(Now that I think about it, the more I think about chakalakasp and what he may enter, the more me entering to win is pointless…)

But alas, they were all shot with a crappy 35mm point and shoot camera, and the resolution of the (almost certainly plastic) lens would make Adams spin in his grave

Nor will a technically brilliant but soulless photo win.

Oh, and speaking of wins, congratulations on your “Cute Kids” contest victory! No need for a recount, as you ran away with the title this time…