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Photographer

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

(I'll be back, starting with the top of page 3, sometime late on Wednesday 12/12/12)

Post, and I'll rank your portfolio compared to everyone else who posts.

All are welcome (though I'm ranking based on overall photo quality, not specifically whatever your contribution to the photo was). I'm also only considering non-18+ images, so don't bother posting if most of your port is nudes.

You can find everyone's current rank here: https://www.sendu.me.uk/modelmayhem/photo_ranking
Keep checking back to see how you're doing!

One of the problems with trying to rank portfolios is that it becomes impossible to do consistently after a while. When you're looking at the 100th portfolio, can you really remember how good the 7th portfolio you looked at was? You could have 100 tabs open and try and compare them all that way, but you'd go insane. You'd also only be comparing small thumbnails, which too often don't tell the whole story.

To solve this, I'll pick the best and worst photo in your portfolio. I'll then feed them in to my web tool. The tool will let me automatically compare each new photo against every single other photo I've previously picked, one at a time. It will show me the new photo and one of the previous ones full-size side by side which will make it very easy to decide which of the two is better. A photo receives a point every time it is chosen as 'better'. Your portfolio rank is then based on the total points your 2 photos have received so far.

Now, the ranking is still just my personal opinion, but at least it is my opinion applied fairly, consistently and accurately over time. And since the web tool shows you how I ranked all the photos, you can decide for yourself if you agree with my opinion on photo quality, and therefore decide if the ranking means something to you.

Let's have some fun, and good luck!

Dec 08 12 02:50 pm Link

Photographer

Dan K Photography

Posts: 5581

STATEN ISLAND, New York, US

This is going Hi-tech. I am in. You know what would be interesting if you are putting up a website. How about putting everyones ranking on there side by side to compare people's opinions easily?

Dec 08 12 02:52 pm Link

Model

Axioma

Posts: 6822

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Ohmylord, the "Ultimate" one - how can one walk away from this!
Do it big_smile

Dec 08 12 02:52 pm Link

Model

B E A R

Posts: 474

Riverside, California, US

Okie

Dec 08 12 02:53 pm Link

Photographer

Dan K Photography

Posts: 5581

STATEN ISLAND, New York, US

Axioma wrote:
Ohmylord, the "Ultimate" one - how can one walk away from this!
Do it big_smile !

Well mine was the "definitive" one so I am not sure how that ranks against ultimate.

Dec 08 12 02:54 pm Link

Photographer

Ben Hinman

Posts: 596

Westwood, California, US

Interesting. Pray tell, how would you rank these famous artists from history?
Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Manet
Monet
Andy Warhol
Rene Magritte
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Leonardo DaVinci
Donald Judd

Not from 1 to 10, i presume. wink

Dec 08 12 02:56 pm Link

Model

E e v a

Posts: 1724

Nashville, Tennessee, US

I'm in. Sounds pretty interesting....and scary!

Dec 08 12 02:57 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Dan K Photography wrote:
This is going Hi-tech. I am in. You know what would be interesting if you are putting up a website. How about putting everyones ranking on there side by side to compare people's opinions easily?

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
Obviously, since you're the first to post, you get #1! How long can you stay at number 1 though?...

Dec 08 12 02:57 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Axioma wrote:
Ohmylord, the "Ultimate" one - how can one walk away from this!
Do it big_smile !

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
#1 - but again, how long will that last?!

Dec 08 12 03:02 pm Link

Photographer

gmillerimages

Posts: 10

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Ok, Go for it!!

Dec 08 12 03:05 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Bear wrote:
Okie

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
#2 ... but will it last?

Dec 08 12 03:06 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Ben Hinman wrote:
Interesting. Pray tell, how would you rank these famous artists from history?
Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Manet
Monet
Andy Warhol
Rene Magritte
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Leonardo DaVinci
Donald Judd

Not from 1 to 10, i presume. wink

They'd have to have MM portfolios and post in this thread to find out...
Did you want to be ranked? Leaving you off for now.

Dec 08 12 03:07 pm Link

Photographer

J O H N A L L A N

Posts: 12221

Los Angeles, California, US

Ok - see if I can make last place on two threads.

Dec 08 12 03:09 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Samantha Emme wrote:
I'm in. Sounds pretty interesting....and scary!

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
For now, you take over the #2 spot

Dec 08 12 03:11 pm Link

Photographer

jesse paulk

Posts: 3712

Phoenix, Arizona, US

alrighty

will things be changeable if portfolios change? :p

Dec 08 12 03:12 pm Link

Model

E e v a

Posts: 1724

Nashville, Tennessee, US

Sendu wrote:
Starting rank:
For now, you take over the #2 spot

Remind me to delete that picture after this hahha ;D
Thank you!

Dec 08 12 03:12 pm Link

Photographer

Jeffrey M Fletcher

Posts: 4861

Asheville, North Carolina, US

Okay then.

Dec 08 12 03:14 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

gmillerimages wrote:
Ok, Go for it!!

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
#5

Dec 08 12 03:17 pm Link

Photographer

MikeyBoy

Posts: 633

Milltown, Wisconsin, US

....Hit me up Sparky ! smile

Dec 08 12 03:18 pm Link

Photographer

MacLeod Designs

Posts: 3309

Mooresville, North Carolina, US

sure why not

Dec 08 12 03:19 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

John Allan wrote:
Ok - see if I can make last place on two threads.

Best:

(sadly your real best is 18+ by a slight nipple slip)

Worst:

Starting rank:
#3 (and while your ranking might drop, you won't end up last...)

Dec 08 12 03:24 pm Link

Photographer

JIOPIX

Posts: 1183

Brighton, Ontario, Canada

I'm curious.

Dec 08 12 03:26 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

jesse paulk wrote:
alrighty

will things be changeable if portfolios change? :p

No, to keep the ranking and scores consistent, I can't allow entries to be removed. If someone deletes a photo I chose from their portfolio, my link to it will 404, but that entry will stay in the rankings, and I'll continue to compare new entries to it (I keep a private copy of the full-size).

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
Straight in at #1!

Dec 08 12 03:30 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Jeffrey M Fletcher wrote:
Okay then.

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
A surprise (for me) #2!

Dec 08 12 03:35 pm Link

Model

Caitlin Michele

Posts: 56

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Hit me

Dec 08 12 03:36 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

MikeyBoy wrote:
....Hit me up Sparky ! smile

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
#6

Dec 08 12 03:41 pm Link

Photographer

J O H N A L L A N

Posts: 12221

Los Angeles, California, US

Sendu wrote:
Best:

(sadly your real best is 18+ by a slight nipple slip)

Worst:

Starting rank:
#3 (and while your ranking might drop, you won't end up last...)

Argh - my own fault - I've known I should ditch that 2nd image hiding at the bottom of my portfolio for awhile now.

--> EDIT: Can I get rid of it on a technicality?? If you look closely there is a bare breast with nipple showing.

Dec 08 12 03:44 pm Link

Photographer

Sendu

Posts: 3530

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

MacLeod Designs wrote:
sure why not

Best:

Worst:

Starting rank:
#4