Beemer B773ER
Tire Trailblazer
Hi Everyone,
Well after the positive discussion of this idea within the Automotive Photography thread, I decided to create a seperate thread so that we can discuss any rules, restrictions, extra ideas and anything else that comes to your mind that can help move this idea closer to fruition.
I could have just gone ahead and created a thread for the idea, but I thought it'd be best to try and establish some ground rules so that we all have a common understanding of what the idea (and the eventual thread) will be all about.
Firstly, for those who haven't read the brief discussion within the Automotive photography thread, the idea of a 'Photo Feedback & Tips' section revolves around the idea that any member who has taken a photo can post it up on here and gain the feedback of fellow members (in a polite manner) and also be given any tips/advice/suggestions to further improve the photo. The tips/suggestions should be said in an encouraging and positive manner because the driving force behind this idea is to better all of our photographic skills and abilities.
I feel we should at least create some ground rules. These rules are just my suggestions, so of course feel free state any rules you think would help, because that's the purpose of this Discuss an Idea thread.
My rule suggestions:
1. Each member should be limited to a mximum of 4 photos per week. You can choose to post one photo at a time, or all 5 at once, it's up to you. (There's no need to play sheriff and actively keep a keen eye on anyone who posts more than 5 photos, and also no need to keep a tally each week for each member, but rather, I know that the members who will participate in this thread are very understanding, enthusiastic and appreciative, so they will fully respect any rules created. We may just need to kindly remind newbies to the thread about the rules).
2. There shouldn't be any specific criteria in terms of the quality of the photos since we have varying degrees of talented photographers, BUT, each member should take a second thought before posting their photos, and to try and only post the photos which they feel are their best. This not only benefits other members because we won't need to sort through 'poorer' images, but it also benefits the member who is seeking any feedback because there's no real point in not posting your best photos because you won't truely be advancing your skills. I guess the only exception to this rule would be if you are trying a new style/genre/technique of photography and you can't quite grasp how to do it properly, then you can post a 'poor' or low-quality photo to gain advice on how to improve it. Eg: Learning the HDR technique can be tough, so anyone new to the idea will inevitably take some poor images first, and then a number of members here can help that member with tips to improve their HDR technique.
3. Put a restriction of the resolution of the image. So I guess we should adopt the same rule as that of the photo competitions.... but a little part of me feels that maybe we could increase the resolution to maybe 1280x960 since the purpose of this thread is to give ideas for improvements, and to do that, at times we may need to see greater details. On the other hand though, keeping the resolution size the same as the photo comps' means members can get advice, improve that same photo and post it up in the photo comp without having to worry about any resizing issues such as loss of image quality. What do you guys think?
I can't think of any other important rules because I don't want to overly restrict the creative nature of this idea....and the main reason why I feel we don't need a whole list of rules at the moment is because after being involved in discussion with the various members on GCF who are interested in photography, it's fairly clear to me that they are all really nice people, and therefore will respectful any basic rules, and also they won't abuse the purpose of this idea because they are all looking for ways to improve their photographic talents.
Of course if this idea really takes off and we get a lot of newbies to the forum who aren't familiar with the 'culture' and 'community' that we have here, then we may need to create a few more rules (similar to the Photo comps), but I feel in the meantime this idea should work very well.
As stated, feel free to suggest any other rules/restrictions you feel may be needed for this thread to work well, and as always, feel free to comment on what I have written above.
Again, this thread is purely a DISCUSSION of the idea of a thread dedicated to Member Photo Feedback & Tips. Please do not post any photos in this thread seeking tips. Once members have had a chance to participate in this discussion thread, we can then get this idea started with a proper thread where photo can be posted.
Let the discussions begin. The sooner we get this discussion out of the way, the sooner we can create a proper thread and get started on photo feedback and tips. I really look forward to getting this idea going with all of your help.
Well after the positive discussion of this idea within the Automotive Photography thread, I decided to create a seperate thread so that we can discuss any rules, restrictions, extra ideas and anything else that comes to your mind that can help move this idea closer to fruition.
I could have just gone ahead and created a thread for the idea, but I thought it'd be best to try and establish some ground rules so that we all have a common understanding of what the idea (and the eventual thread) will be all about.
Firstly, for those who haven't read the brief discussion within the Automotive photography thread, the idea of a 'Photo Feedback & Tips' section revolves around the idea that any member who has taken a photo can post it up on here and gain the feedback of fellow members (in a polite manner) and also be given any tips/advice/suggestions to further improve the photo. The tips/suggestions should be said in an encouraging and positive manner because the driving force behind this idea is to better all of our photographic skills and abilities.
I feel we should at least create some ground rules. These rules are just my suggestions, so of course feel free state any rules you think would help, because that's the purpose of this Discuss an Idea thread.
My rule suggestions:
1. Each member should be limited to a mximum of 4 photos per week. You can choose to post one photo at a time, or all 5 at once, it's up to you. (There's no need to play sheriff and actively keep a keen eye on anyone who posts more than 5 photos, and also no need to keep a tally each week for each member, but rather, I know that the members who will participate in this thread are very understanding, enthusiastic and appreciative, so they will fully respect any rules created. We may just need to kindly remind newbies to the thread about the rules).
2. There shouldn't be any specific criteria in terms of the quality of the photos since we have varying degrees of talented photographers, BUT, each member should take a second thought before posting their photos, and to try and only post the photos which they feel are their best. This not only benefits other members because we won't need to sort through 'poorer' images, but it also benefits the member who is seeking any feedback because there's no real point in not posting your best photos because you won't truely be advancing your skills. I guess the only exception to this rule would be if you are trying a new style/genre/technique of photography and you can't quite grasp how to do it properly, then you can post a 'poor' or low-quality photo to gain advice on how to improve it. Eg: Learning the HDR technique can be tough, so anyone new to the idea will inevitably take some poor images first, and then a number of members here can help that member with tips to improve their HDR technique.
3. Put a restriction of the resolution of the image. So I guess we should adopt the same rule as that of the photo competitions.... but a little part of me feels that maybe we could increase the resolution to maybe 1280x960 since the purpose of this thread is to give ideas for improvements, and to do that, at times we may need to see greater details. On the other hand though, keeping the resolution size the same as the photo comps' means members can get advice, improve that same photo and post it up in the photo comp without having to worry about any resizing issues such as loss of image quality. What do you guys think?
I can't think of any other important rules because I don't want to overly restrict the creative nature of this idea....and the main reason why I feel we don't need a whole list of rules at the moment is because after being involved in discussion with the various members on GCF who are interested in photography, it's fairly clear to me that they are all really nice people, and therefore will respectful any basic rules, and also they won't abuse the purpose of this idea because they are all looking for ways to improve their photographic talents.
Of course if this idea really takes off and we get a lot of newbies to the forum who aren't familiar with the 'culture' and 'community' that we have here, then we may need to create a few more rules (similar to the Photo comps), but I feel in the meantime this idea should work very well.
As stated, feel free to suggest any other rules/restrictions you feel may be needed for this thread to work well, and as always, feel free to comment on what I have written above.
Again, this thread is purely a DISCUSSION of the idea of a thread dedicated to Member Photo Feedback & Tips. Please do not post any photos in this thread seeking tips. Once members have had a chance to participate in this discussion thread, we can then get this idea started with a proper thread where photo can be posted.
Let the discussions begin. The sooner we get this discussion out of the way, the sooner we can create a proper thread and get started on photo feedback and tips. I really look forward to getting this idea going with all of your help.
