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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 819186" data-attributes="member: 13556"><p>I've witnessed plenty of "People's Choice" competitions that I strongly disagreed with. That's why I recommend joining and participating in print competitions at a PSA sanctioned photography club. </p><p></p><p>These print competitions use standardized scoring criteria conducted by judges who have likely finished several PSA classes concerning photo production and standardized photo judging. The judging criteria are standardized and published. Typically, there are three judges scoring prints, and if there is a discrepancy of a certain amount between the scores of any two of the three, the photo is rescored and further discussion is held if the discrepancy stands. For most of the prints I've seen judged, any difference between any two judges is no more than one-half of a point, out of a five point total, which is permissible in the contest rules. The final score of a print, or photo, is the sum of the scores of the three judges. </p><p></p><p>After the competition, the photographer can usually ask for critiques of their photos. To be effective, unless a photo scores a perfect fifteen points, any one or all of the judges can offer their opinion of the photo by breaking down their score, and offering advice on what they believe would have improved the photo. Comments are kept "professional" and pertain to the photo, and often include praise for what the judges like about the photo. Often, the photographer is the one who gets personal with the score, and takes what they consider a poor score as an insult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 819186, member: 13556"] I've witnessed plenty of "People's Choice" competitions that I strongly disagreed with. That's why I recommend joining and participating in print competitions at a PSA sanctioned photography club. These print competitions use standardized scoring criteria conducted by judges who have likely finished several PSA classes concerning photo production and standardized photo judging. The judging criteria are standardized and published. Typically, there are three judges scoring prints, and if there is a discrepancy of a certain amount between the scores of any two of the three, the photo is rescored and further discussion is held if the discrepancy stands. For most of the prints I've seen judged, any difference between any two judges is no more than one-half of a point, out of a five point total, which is permissible in the contest rules. The final score of a print, or photo, is the sum of the scores of the three judges. After the competition, the photographer can usually ask for critiques of their photos. To be effective, unless a photo scores a perfect fifteen points, any one or all of the judges can offer their opinion of the photo by breaking down their score, and offering advice on what they believe would have improved the photo. Comments are kept "professional" and pertain to the photo, and often include praise for what the judges like about the photo. Often, the photographer is the one who gets personal with the score, and takes what they consider a poor score as an insult. [/QUOTE]
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