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Altered Reality Definition
Altered Reality images for the purposes of the Richard Wolf Competition, are images that clearly do not look like anything one might actually see. The image must begin as the maker’s photograph of a real subject, whether captured digitally or scanned from a negative or slide.
In this competition you are encouraged to exercise your imagination and stray as far from that real subject as you like, using design elements, colour and light in non-traditional ways to produce abstract, impressionistic and experimental effects not achievable by standard photographic means. You may do this with in-camera techniques and/or also by manipulating your images afterwards using digital post-processing software.
Artwork and computer graphics created by the member can be incorporated as long as the photographic content predominates. Merely using these techniques is not enough, however; they must be used artfully to produce an effective image. Therefore creative photography has these elements — new composition, altered reality, and emphasized alteration.
Examples of creative techniques include: panning, zooming, lens distortion, special effects filters, montages, creative collages, strong Orton effects, multiple exposures, posterization, diffraction, “black light”, bas relief and unusual/unrealistic colorization.
Examples that would not be acceptable in this competition are: images that are merely black-and-white, infrared, or sepia, or images merely captured from an unusual angle or with a fisheye lens, unless something more has been done to the image to exaggerate the effect or combine it with other effects.
The title is an important component of the evaluation process. Without suitable titles, judges may be at a loss to understand what the image is about – substantially harming its impact. You are encouraged to assign image titles that will assist the judges in assessing the subject or purpose of your image, or in an imaginative manner that will contribute to the creativity of the image presentation.
Screening
We screen the images so all the images you are judging have been accepted by the TDPC competition team. However, if you, as a judge, have concerns about an image, you can address your issue to the competitions team for guidance. The images are sorted in random order, regardless of membership division (novice, intermediate, advanced). We do not display the divisions for judging.
Judging Page (Rating form)
When you first open this page, it will take a few moments (possibly up to a minute or more, depending on the number of images and the speed of your internet) for all of the images to load into your browser. If you do not clear your cache between sessions, this page will load immediately in subsequent sessions.
Using the rating form (Help information)
Please take the time to read the "Help" information available by clicking on the "Using this rating form" button just above the images, particularly if this is your first time using this judging interface.
If you have used this judging interface before, you can click on the "Show More/Show Less" button below to toggle on/off more detailed information.
Judging Deadline and Awards
After all three judges complete the scoring, we will combine the scores and award placements. The trophy is awarded to the highest single scoring image in the competition. For divisional competitions, the trophy is awarded to the highest score in that division, for all other competitions the trophy is awarded to the highest score in the competition, regardless of division.
If there are ties for the winner, we will send you a link to a judging form asking you to indicate your choices for tie-breaking purposes.
Once the judging has been completed, we will send each judge a full report of scores and comments by all three judges and a judging analysis so that you can compare your results and comments with the other judges.
We ask that you complete your scoring no later than 9:00 pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, (sooner if possible) after which we will advise you whether or not we require your further input to break ties.
Judging Notes
- Each "Save All" button saves all unsaved items. A red outline appears around these boxes indicating which images you have changed but not yet saved. It is recommended that you save often (every few images) so that you don't lose any unsaved entries.
- A small box at the bottom left of your screen keeps track of how many items you have completed.
- You may also sort the images by using any of the available sort buttons at the top of the columns
- Reloading the page will revert it to the original order
- You are able to change your scores and edit your comments until you have completed your scoring form and press the "finished" button
- If you have any images that you have not scored, when you press the "finished" button, it will prompt you to score those images
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You are encouraged to sort the images by score and review your assigned scores before clicking 'finished'
If you have any technical issues or any questions, please email competitions@tdpc.ca for assistance
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