Assignment (Sports/Action more details)

Part 1.) Portfolios
Name of photographer:
Melissa Golden
General focus of portfolio:
Elderly people
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) Out of focus
2.) Motion
3.) Blurry
List things the judges like:
1.) The up close photo of the elderly man
2.) The girl baseball player sliding to the base

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought some of the photos were great but not all of them. My favorite was the photo of the guy on the motorcycle. 

1.)
Name of photographer:
Sam Adams
General focus of portfolio:
Sports, bikes
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) Composition
2.) Does nothing
3.) titled
4.) telephone lines
List things the judges like:
1.) Moody
2.) Action
3.) Shadow

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought his video was cool, I really liked the last story of the biker up in the air, I just wish it would of ended differently.

 1.)
Name of photographer:
Justin Mott
General focus of portfolio:
ill people
List problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) out of focus
2.) Blurry
3.) Cutting people off
List things the judges like:
1.) Point of view
2.) Good light
3.) Good Composition
4.) Positioning

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought this video was great there was a lot of good photos but some needed work to be done. I liked some of the photos and the first picture video.

1.)
Name of photographer:
Jordan Murph
General focus of portfolio:
Sports
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio:
1.) No eye contact
2.) Bad opener
3.) Artificial
4.) The odd photos thrown in the slide
List two things the judges like:
1.) Composition
2.) Fun
3.) Shadow
4.) Good light

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
I thought the video was fun and cool there was just a couple of photos that looked like they didn't belong.

2.) Dustin Snipes
What does the judges not as strengths?
good positioning, type, color, and composition
What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
being creative, enjoyable and  fun, No
3.)
Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
No bad pictures, No clunkers, Beautifully done, Not too much, Not boring, Good editor, Not striking the same note, and Rewarding diversity

Part 2.) Individual Images 

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
The photo of the wrestlers, the judges said don't get lazy or sloppy when cropping. I agree with them because, if you don't need it in your photo then get rid of it.

2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
The photo of the sumo wrestler going up the escalade wasn't that good of a photo there were better ones.