Monthly Photo Awards at P.ca

**Mad Aussie** · 01-28-2009, 01:24 AM

I was wondering whether a way to attract more forum action might be for Marko (and perhaps guest photographers Marko knows) to pick out a photo from the 'Critique' or Show Your Photo' forums each month, and do an indepth review on the photo.

The photo would be a photo that Marko feels is a particularly good effort and then would discuss the photos particular elements he likes (composition, lines, patterns, technique etc etc) making it a positive review.

This would encourage members to show more photos and could be used almost like an Award. Something like ... "Photography.ca Marko's Monthly Choice Award"

Perhaps an additional idea (perhaps in a board of it's own) would be a "Members Monthly Choice" where a poll is put up with several photos to vote on.
This might even be an opportunity for a different member to be chosen each month to make the choices of, say, 5 photos including 1 of their own if they want.
Marko can set the poll to only show the results when the poll expires (I think Vbulletin does that).

**Marko** · 01-28-2009, 10:59 AM

I LOVE this idea M.A.. Let's try to build on it.

Will all members appreciate the in depth critique though from the show forum?

any other additions to this idea?

Thx
Marko

**Mad Aussie** · 01-28-2009, 02:48 PM

Will all members appreciate the in depth critique though from the show forum?

I don't see why not. As I said ... the idea is to deliver a positive critique, choose only photos that qualify for that in your mind. I realise every photo probably has some negative critique possible depending the person reviewing but in this case the photo should be good enough to ignore those.

That being the case, who wouldn't want their photo highlighted and the better attributes within it highlighted?

I realise also that some of us may take a long time to ever get a photo highlighted and some may be regulars but that's just how it is. A good race driver makes the podium often and a slower one has to work on his skills to get there one day. Same same for us. In this way we can watch and see what does make the Award (and why) and learn from this.