Portfolio Analysis- how judges pick winning portfolios and sports photos

1. Watch 3 of the 11 Runner-up videos, and answer the following on your blog for EACH:

a. Name of photographer - Alyssa Schukar 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- poor conditions/ illnesses 
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -

• Using only one lens to take the pictures
• All of the pictures were at a certain distance
• The pictures all convey the same feeling.

d. List two things the judges like- 

• They like some of the backgrounds in her pictures(Haiti/ Caribbean photo)
•  How the girl fell off the hurdles and all you can see was her legs. 

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? My overall impression that I got from these most of these photos were very dark toned, I did not like how there were a lot of the same people through the shoot. I liked how she included some happy photos in the video. 



a. Name of photographer - Melissa Golden 
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- photoj (portraits, old people mostly)
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio - 

• It had way too many photos of the same people over and over again
• When you look at the portfolio all you get from them is the same feeling of each picture
• Some of the pictures weren't quality pictures.

d. List two things the judges like- 

• Some of the cool toned portraits
• Otherwise they didn't have any other interest or positive comments.

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I personally didn't have a great interest in this portfolio, I dint like how there were so many pictures of old people in this portfolio.


a. Name of photographer - Daryl Peveto
b. General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- portraits/old people
c. List three problems that the judges noted with the portfolio -  

• Very blurry pictures
• Pictures with meanings
• Some of the pictures of seniors.

d. List two things the judges like- 

• A picture with balancing colors in it
• Some of the portraits Daryl took.

e. What is your overall impression of the photographer? What did you like or not like? I like this portfolio, I love how each picture has some sort of meaning to it, yet there were so many of those pictures, I like how there were filters on the pictures.




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? They saw a ton of pictures from different angles, lots of the pictures were action shots, and they ware good quality photos.
b. What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses? He is very unique in most of his work, yet the person looking at the picture can tell weather they used photo shop or not.

3. Watch the contest recap video at the very bottom.

a. Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner. The judges kept narrowing the list of portfolios down, picking out the most strong photos, that had a variety of unique photos and that are good quality photos.



Part 2- Individual Images

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it. I agree with the judges about a surfing picture. The judges explained if the photographer could have waited a little longer in the picture it would have been a perfect photo, and I completely agree with the judges.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong. I do not agree with a photo with someone being pegged by a goose, it doesn't interest me like it does the judges, there is no meaning to the photo and it just isn't a necessary photo.