Portfolio analysis - how judges pick winning portfolios and sports photos

a. Name of photographer -Alyssa Schukar

b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-Sad things (Bulimia, etc)

c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -They wanted more happy things, more strong singles, and they didn't feel the up closeness 

d. List two things the judges like- The Haiti picture, and the girl falling from the hurdles

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I liked the fact that the photographer brought the importance of  bulimia into light, but I didn't like that her whole portfolio was based on sadness and depression


a. Name of photographer -Travis Haughton
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Young children
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio  The back of one person's head in one picture was dominating the frame, it was hard to tell what the picture was focused on, and there was a merger in another.
. List two things the judges like- There was a lot of pictures with light and good composition, and a lot of them were not staged. 
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I didn't like the fact that a lot of them seemed too staged, if that's a thing.




a. Name of photographer -Jordan Murph
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)-Sports
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -They didn't like how in some there was a lack of light, and there was little composition to some of the pictures, as well as the fact that there were silhouettes
d. List two things the judges like-They liked the volleyball player in mid air, and the picture in the studio.
e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I really liked the pictures that this photographer took. They were really good and seemed well timed








2. Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:

a. What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
The colors and compositions that the student used, and in every photo, everyone was doing something.
b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
I saw that the photographer's use of blur panning was really good, and that helped him win the competition, and in my opinion, there weren't any faults with this kid's photographing skills. 
3. Watch the contest recap video at the very bottom.

a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.

In order to choose their winner, the judges had to go through all of the pictures sent in by the contestants, and count all of the good shots that each one had taken, and the one with the most, would win. 

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it. 
There is one photo the judges talk about, it is a wrestler in a headlock, facial expression on point. But what the people have to say about it was that all the background behind it made the photo messy, and that it was unnecessary. I agree, because what's not needed should just be discarded, and the picture wasn't really that great in the first place
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong. 
In one image, there is a car, racing through the track, it's blurry behind it and there is a lot of light. The judges said that it wasn't dynamic, but I thought that there was a good ratio of dark to light, and it was a good balance.