The Votes Are In!

The votes are in and two of my four entries scored high enough to earn merits! The two images that scored the highest were Heaven on Earth (the trees) and Kiss Me Here, Kiss Me Now (Paris).

I can guess why the remaining two images did not score as well. If you have ever taken a basic photography you will be taught that for an image to be considered “good” there must be visible detail in the shadow and highlight areas of the image. These criteria must fall into the minds of the judges in order to give some level of continuity.

Now, if you know my work, then you know I like my images to be a bit on the dark side. In fact, the use of shadows is a key element in my images. So, it really is no surprise to me that the remaining two images did not score as well.

So the question becomes, should I conform or should I continue to produce what I like? I think from now on, when I submit entries to a photography contest, I will submit half of the entries to meet all of the text book definitions on what good image should be, and the other half will be printed precisely to my own standards. Nice and dark.

Aric C. Hoek – The Master of Shadows
Solaris Studios
713-524-3303

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