Runner up:
Alyssa Schukar
The general focus was the stories of the people she took a shot of.
Most of the pictures had the same lens and didn't get up close and personal.
Some of the pictures have ben done better before.
Some stories weren't that clear.
Judges liked the Haiti picture and what was captured.
They enjoyed the girl who fell over the hurdles and that they can see the opponents legs next to her.
Nice graphic with the kids in the stairway.
My overall thoughts are that Alyssa's pictures are original and don't really have a connection with the viewer besides a couple of photos.
Runner up:
Travis Haughton
Stories
Pictures were too tight and needed to be looser.
Words in pictures took away from the photo.
If you see a halo around a person after a lot of photoshop, that's not good.
Nice sports pictures.
Picture of girl drawing a cross was nice but needed a little more.
My impression of this photographer is that some of his pictures are really nice and good to see but some of the pictures you can't tell what the story is and are just pointless.
Runner up:
Josh Birnbaum
The general focus was stories of the people in wheelchairs.
The photo story did not have a strong beginning photo to draw the viewer in.
Lots of original photos.
Did not capture that "moment."
Nice sports pictures were taken.
Some moments that were captured of the the young kids having fun were nice.
My overall opinion was mostly like the judges, the beginning photos were light a fluffy, but so much more can be captured in the photos of the people in the wheelchairs and not have a original photo.
Dustin Snipes:
The judges loved how the photographer was always right in the middle of the action to capture the moment of the people in the shot. How everyone was doing something the photos was nice for the judges to see. I saw that the photos were all action shots and they were nicely taken and you could feel that suspension in the pictures. However, I did not enjoy the photos from birds eye view of the swimmers and the football players. I thought it was kind of bland.
Recap:
The judges had to narrow down the number of portfolios and choose the one who best told a story and who captured the right moments in the right time. The winner had 15strong photos and none were bland.
Individual Images:
Part 4: I agree that the story with the Greyhounds because you could see the connection between the breeder and the dogs. It was a story worth seeing and I really liked the composition of the photos.
I disagree with the curling photo story. I thought the pictures were well taken but I thought the story was tasteless and original.
