Sports/Action more details

1.) Name of photographer - Jordan Murph

General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- sports

List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio -
-sort of repetitive with the photos and content
-one photo is missing a main subject/object
-some photos have bad composition
List two things the judges like-
- great action shots
-really good composition and lighting to make a photo unique and intriguing.
What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
-Overall i really like this photographer because they have really good sports and action shots. The photographer includes photos with really cool lighting and it makes the photo more dynamic. 


2.)
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
They mentioned that he had good composition and didn't include pictures that repeated the same thing or concept. Good job at capturing motion photos and he had everyone in the photo performing an action.

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
Strengths include a unique point of view and interesting photos with new concepts. Weaknesses are that some of the photos look a bit staged and posed for. Other than that this is a really strong portfolio.


3.) Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
They went back through all of their favorite portfolios and narrowed it down to whose portfolio made more sense and told an interesting story. They made sure that the story was made obvious with all the photos included and that there wasn't any photos that were just thrown in the portfolio.

Part 2:

1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.There's one photo where a boxer is in the midst of getting punched and the judges say that it is in an awkward position and I agree with them. I also agree that this is an overall interesting photo because of the content and motion.
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong. 
One photo i do not agree with the judges on is a photo with a race car going at a really fast speed and part of the photo is blurry. The judges say that this photo is not dynamic and they don't like the content. However, I really like this photo and think the photographer uses a unique angle to make the photo interesting.