Arkansas Adventure
I just returned from Little Rock, Arkansas - where I served as a judge at their state photography convention. I had a great time, but it was really a lot of work. Imagine sitting in a dark room, staring at photographs all day- then assigning them a score from 1-100. Anytime there was a disagreement about how a print should score, we had to discuss it - pointing out the good and bad points of the image. The thing is, all the people who have entered the competition are sitting in the room observing, listening to your comments about their work. You have to walk a very fine line between giving someone an honest evaluation of their work, while not insulting them or crushing their desire to ever enter again!
All in all, it was a great experience. There are a bunch of very talented photographers in Arkansas, so we saw plenty of stunning images. I’m really looking forward to next month, when I will be doing this again in Orlando at the Florida State Convention. It is truly an honor to have a chance to give back to the photographic community and help other photographers improve their craft.
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