Portfolio Analysis

Name: Anthony Souffle
General Focus: sports and emotion photos.
3 problems:

1. basic photos
2. some lack individuality
3. shot was taken a little too late

2 things the judges like:

1. strong pictures
2. perfectly timed shots

Overall Impression: The photographer is good but some of the photos were definitely not contest winning material.

Name: Deryl Peyeto
General Focus: people and patterns
3 problems:

1. subject is unclear
2. photo has no clear story or meaning
3. Too many senior portraits

2 things the judges like:

1. clear photos
2. photos that are unique

Overall Impression: I liked that the photographer went to other countries where life is different and took pictures but he definitely should not have included those senior portraits in his portfolio.

Name: Melissa Golden
General Focus: telling a story through a series of pictures.
3 problems:

1. boring pictures lacking interest
2. blur in the wrong places
3. no clear point of interest

2 things the judges like:

1. strong portraits
2. pictures that can't be recreated

Overall Impression: I wasn't too impressed with this person's pictures because most of them were basic and boring.

Winning Portfolio: Daniel Snipes

What the judges saw as strengths: The judges liked when there was a clear subject and an interesting composition. They also liked it when there was a ball in the sports photos.

What I saw as strengths: The photographer had some very interesting patterns and was very good at capturing the timing on his pictures perfectly.

Winner Deciding Process:
The judges weighed out the contestants and compares the amount of good photos to bad photos by looking at the portfolios as a whole. They go in and see who's pictures are the best and diversity in their photos. The winner was chosen because he had absolutely no bad photos in his portfolio.