Portfolio Analysis

Part 1 - Portfolios

a. Alyssa Schukar
b. stories
c. 1- missing emotion 2- each picture is kind of similar 3- most pictures weren't optimistic
d. 1- They liked the background of the picture of the man sweeping 2- They also really liked the picture of the girl that fell during a track meet
e. My overall impression is that the photographer could have done better showing the emotion in the stories

a. Travis Haughton
b. stories and sports
c. 1- too much photoshop in some images 2- too tight 3- can't tell what the message is
d. 1- they liked the first picture because it didn't look staged 2- they also liked the sports image of the baseball player coming after the ball
e. My overall impression is that the photographer should have captured the entire frame for most of the pictures.

a. Justin Mott
b. stories and photo journalism
c. 1- bad selective focus 2- portfolio building needs work 3- about 2 of the images didn't really tell a story
d. 1- good point of view and good use of composition 2- interesting and unique stories
e. My overall impression is that the photographer did a really good job of trying different things which captured very interesting pictures.

Winning Portfolio:
a. The judges liked how Dustin was always in the middle of everything that was happening. They also liked how everyone was doing something in one of the pictures.
b. I liked how creative some the pictures were and how the photographer used a lot of good composition. I didn't really see that many weaknesses.

Recap Video:
a. The judges ended up narrowing it down to 2 portfolios and were looking at the structure of the portfolios and which photographer had the most outstanding pictures. The winner had 15/15 great photos and good editing skills also.

Part 2 - Individual Images

1. I agree with the judges that the picture story of the dogs tells the entire story.
2. I dont agree with the judges that the goose picture is the best picture because there were so many other pictures that I feel were more interesting.