Judging UPY

Tobias Friedrich · Issue 130, Jan/Feb 2023 · pp. 47–48

Judging UPY by Tobias Friedrich As a photographer it is not always easy to find out how good (or bad) our images really are. Our own shots are quite subjective and we tend to overrate them if a lot of effort went into creating them. The more effort we put in to an image the more we tend to like it afterwards. Asking the opinion of other people who are usually friends or family will most likely result in a positive answer. Getting honest feedback is therefore not too easy. I started competing in underwater photo competitions very soon after I bought my first decent camera. It was not so much about the glory but mainly to get a feeling how good my images are in comparision to other photographers. This really helped me in the beginning of my career to be more selective and to see what works and what does not. Although I won a lot of competitions in the past there was also frustration about …