lex_photo

Ah another Prairie Home Companion fan perhaps? Some times my home town feels

like that except for all the women being strong, the men weren't all good looking, and

all of us kids weren't above average (at least not me, maybe that's why I left?). - Lex

If you are on the page with the photo and click the options tab there is an option to

delete that photo and only that photo. I hope this helps - Lex

I'm a newbe at this, but maybe shooting a smaller section so there are fewer drops,

and more focus on the drops that are in the frame might draw attention to them instead

of the over all photo? I didn't quiet get it in my try, but the lower right hand corner was

along the lines that I was thinking. I hope this helps - Lex

Hi all.

My friend introduced me to Lulu the other day and I was wondering if anyone had experience using

them to publish their art work, not the photo books, but prints? I've read on some previous threads

that the photo book printers aren't especially high quality, but has anyone used them for framed

work?

Thanks for any input

Lex

I'd say just go for it. It's your opinion, and people seem pretty vocal here about telling

you if they think your critique is off for one reason or another. I feel that I've learned

just as much from the critiques on my critiques as I have from other people's critiques

on my photos. If you want to practice giving critiques you are more then welcome to

look at my photos :) (I'm always happy to get any advice at all) and I'm sure mine

could use a lot of work. I hope this helps, I'm sure others will have more to say, and

different opinions on the topic. - Lex

No problem I do wish that I had a bit more control over the layout of the website, and I

think I could if I new more html... Ah someday I will try to figure that out. - Lex

I use blog spot just to put up photos more for friends and family, and to keep in touch,

but it's incredibly easy, and I think it looks pretty good. Anyway, I hope that helps - Lex

This is wonderful, I love the new look and I think (and hope) that it will encourage more

interaction on the site. Great job you guys! - Lex P.S. I need to start contributing more to get

those batteries, and I like the rose color!

Well, when your program is running for an extended period of time and you can't do

anything until it finishes but you have to be at your computer... I go rate and comment.

What if once a year people can nominate other members of PN whose comments were

helpful, or who took the time to e-mail and really help you improve. I'm sure people will

be nominated multiple times which would help decide the winner(s). The winner(s) could

then be featured, get a years subscription to PN or something along those lines? Would

this help with the voting? Nothings ever going to be completely fair and people are always

going to try to cheat the system, but would something like this help?

- Lex

Bob I think your idea is fantastic. Is there a way that you could then also have the photos of

the leaders displayed some where for extra exposure? I think the extra exposure would be

one more incentive for people to try to raise their ratio.

Maybe to help with the quality you could rate the raters, i.e. have a how helpful was this

comment 1 - 5 button. Although this might be a lot of unnecessary work for the benefit.

- Lex

I think what Josh is saying is correct. If everyone who sent a photo for ratings and

critiques gave out either anonymously or non- anonymously say 10 ratings and 5

critiques, then in an ideal world being evenly distributed everyone would receive 10 ratings

and 5 critiques for every photo. Even in a non ideal world, one would think that everyone

would still see an increase in both.

I tend to rate anonymously not to have those whom I rated to come and rate my photos,

but because I see it as my responsibility to rate others since I'm asking for ratings myself. I

don't want my "mates" to rate me highly, that will not help me improve, but I would still

like ratings so that I have a general idea of how my photo was received.

If everyone were to give a critique or rate a photo every other time they sent a photo to

the critique form, then not every photo would receive a rate or critique. I recently had a

photo which received no ratings (only 32 views) and I have had many photos which have

received no critiques, and it sounds like I'm not the only one.

It seems to me that limiting the number of photos you can ask for critiques on will not

change the behavior of not giving ratings or critiques. I think either rewarding those who

take the time to critique and rate would get a better, more helpful response.

Just my opinion. - Lex

I feel your pain, A photo of mine recently received one critique and no ratings. I loved getting

the critique, but no ratings? No 3/3's? I don't think it deserved a 2/2 or 1/1 but you never

know. Maybe they should make it mandatory to rate and/or critique to be able to request a

critique?

If it's for you and friends and you are a mac user, iphoto lets you order straight from Mac.

I've made a few books and they seem to have come out well.

Good luck

Speaking as an ex skater, I don't like the new scoring system and prefer the previous.

That's just me, I figure (hahaha Like figure skating... okay bad joke) that with photos here

at PN, You're not going for a medal or a chance at winning a contest, so who cares if you

take out the high and the low. In fact I have a few photos that would then have no ratings

what so ever! I have to assume that the people who gave me the ratings felt that my photo

deserved it and then step back and try to figure out why. I find it helps me remove myself

emotionally from the photo and I can re examine it with new eyes. I will always agree that

a critique helps more then the ratings, but the ratings are nice to have when no critiques

are given. Just my two cents. - Lex

Welcome to PN. Your rose photos are very nice and I'm sure will be a great addition to the

flower section. There are some really great people on this site with lots of wonderful advice.

Those that aren't you can ignore fairly easily and are some times good for a laugh. See you

around - Lex

I want to find these photos of birds that are getting the 6 or 7's that every one seems to be

talking about. My two didn't receive those marks (not that they should have) except from one

person who I think gave the rating more for the title then the photo (again I'm not

complaining). Either way there are a lot of great portfolios that I have found in a similar

fashion as Dave has.

I shoot jpeg when I am running our of room on my memory stick and want to take more.

That will soon be solved when I get a new larger memory stick!

I agree with Pat. The ratings that seem to get "lost" aren't true ratings any way, so be glad

that they are gone. I also am not a member yet and as a poor starving grad student (like the

starving artist but with more books and less social skills, see PhDcomics.com) I'm very

thankful for the opportunity to be apart of this community. Although I don't always like the

ratings that I receive, I find them to give at least some sort of feed back when I don't receive

any critiques. Thank you Josh and all for all the time you put into this website.