Why is the TRP the holy grail of photo.net?

5 years ago, people might buy a print from you, today, they will buy a camera. No matter how good you are, they can do better, and kick you out of the TRP.

<p><i>Photo.net, and other sites like it, are a closed loop. Outside of family and friends, this appears to be the sole source of feedback for many raters.</i></p>

<p>We definately have a shortage of psychiatrists in this country :-)</p>

"We definately have a shortage of psychiatrists in this country :-)"<br><br>

Move to <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=330294">London</a> :)

<i>5 years ago, people might buy a print from you, today, they will buy a camera. No matter how good you are, they can do better, and kick you out of the TRP.</i><p>

I suspect that is a reflection (and extension) of Clay Shirky's <a href="http://shirky.com/writings/weblogs_publishing.html">Mass Amateurization</a> hypothesis, although written about web publishing, the concept is perfectly relevant to modern digital photography. <br><br>

 

<i>By comparison, the TRP raters are only mildly impressed by images that have actually sold as fine art prints or been given awards by jurors from the Smithsonian, Corcoran Gallery, various university art curators, etc.</i><p>

Perhaps I should start making 30 photographs of Campbell's soup cans. :þ

Naw, it's been done. You're not sufficiently irreverent to pull off something like that.

 

You might enjoy this:

 

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/Of-Cameras_and_Art.shtml

im rather new here and havent really rated that many photos. to me the TRP as yall put it is like a selection of the best photos on here. I use many of them as inspiration and guidlines for my own work. but like others have said... if you can get your work into the top, 100 even, its quit an accomplishment in my eyes because it means people really like your work and are acrediting you with the honor.

 

makes sense? probably not but oh well.