Who has the best **Portfolio** on the site in your opinion

[markinlondon]

I agree with Backalley, but only to an extent. The "everyone is the same" approach can have a dark side, too, as Kurt Vonnegut suggested in his hilarious short story _Harrison Bergeron_ (which is online, in case anyone has a spare 15 minutes).

Thanks for reminding me of that story, Hoot. I now have a vision of Joe as Handicapper General 🙂

I don't like competitions or awards on a general basis as they lead to rigid artistic criteria. This can be seen at any UK camera club exhibition or in the Reader Portfolio pages of AP. If I see one more Velvia landscape with polariser, sunset grad and warming filter combined I'm not going to be responsible for my actions. Personal taste is the only arbiter really.

Mark

 

[taffer]

Sometimes we just look too much at our own belly, DSLReX has a lot less traffic than this one, but some portfolios there are just outstanding, and technically, it is the *same* site.

That gallery I pointed out has not only really beautiful ladies but an impressive set of work when you look at it as a whole portfolio.

 

[jlw]

Sometimes we just look too much at our own belly, DSLReX... technically, it is the *same* site.

Oooh, them's fightin' words! Technically, a DSLR and an RF camera are the "same" thing (hey, they're both cameras, right?) but we RF nutbars find it worth distinguishing between them.

Certainly if you're just looking for collections of good pictures, though, that's a great place to look.

 

[Pherdinand]

no,no, this is no good question. Sorry flipflop i know you did not intend anything bad, but people are different, both producing and looking at the images, so some might get hurt if they turn out not to be popular.
Just look and choose the 'best' portfolio for yourself, i would say.

 

[bmicklea]

how about a feature that would let us add a list of "galleries I like" to OUR OWN profile info?

I didn't see much made of this comment - for what it's worth I think it's a great idea. Undoubtedly it would become fascinating to see the degree to which people's favourite galleries were like or unlike their own, for example.

 

[taffer]

But you already can add a single photo to your favorites....

 

[vladhed]

Hi,
Just wondering who's work you look to for inspiration. This is purely from your point of view...whos work do you find the most moving.

Thanks

When I get my scanner I will be posting !! Xmas is almost here!

While I echo a lot of the sentiment that has already passed on this thread, I do like to sort the entire photo gallery by # of views and # of comments and check out the stuff that _everyone_ has looked at in full mode.

I find this generally is a good way to see the "best of RFF".

Having said that, I find AllenG's street photography amazing, ToddHanz seems to be consistently good at a whole range of styles, and...I could go on and on to the point of being pointless, but safe to say that my list probably includes *you* (the reader).

cheers!

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

So far we have stayed away from judging and competetiveness here at RFF, and I think that it is a good idea to continue to do so.

Also, let's not imitate the use of "hero" icons or "frequent poster" icons. That is so stupid!

I agree. It is natural, though, the need to measure and pit everything. (Nikon vs. Canon, Leica vs. Nikon, Lakers vs. Pistons, Brazil vs. Argentina).

It was a good-intentioned question, however. But, to my knowledge, this is the very first time ever that this kind of question about the galleries was ever posed here at RFF...

 

[Bryan Lee]

Why not, Ill jump back in here with some disagreements. Let me say first that right now Im into the 50s and 60s news type photos and documentary stuff. It is a real struggle for me and Im just not that good at it. Ive lost some great pictures just fumbling around and making very stupid mistakes.
While that statement is true enough this is where the disagreement starts. Where I live I see guys passing themselves off as photographers for many reasons, perverted, government agendas, and some because they are too dumb to realize the being a tourist does not make you a documentary ethnic historian. The later is a real problem for me and is like someone going to the zoo and taking pictures of monkeys for a week and claiming expertise in wildlife behavior.
Now for my take on it, Just because someone has enough money to pay girls to take off their clothes and buy unlimeted amounts of gear does not make them a great photographer in my book. I realize there are many in the fashoin model industry making a living off taking pictures and thats fine, but not my thing. On the other hand where I live is well known for sex tourism and many of these types are loaded with camera gear. Photogaphy is second only to teachers for people with hidden sexual agendas from my experiance and this is just because you dont have to spend money on gear to be a teacher. What does it realy tell you about a women when she is young and beutiful and naked in a picture? "uhgm Here is my card, You are beutiful, You could be Americas next top model, Yes Im a pro photographer down here at the mall looking for new talent and Your Hired!" What purpose does it serve to have pictures of naked women or even women in different states of undress? If it is for a sexual stimulent or intoxicant? men dont realy need a picture for that. I dont know what is worse, A photographer who takes pictures of bimbos all day or a bimbo that likes to get her picture taken all day? While this maybe a little crude its just my take on things.

 

[Bertram2]

While I echo a lot of the sentiment that has already passed on this thread, I do like to sort the entire photo gallery by # of views and # of comments and check out the stuff that _everyone_ has looked at in full mode.

I find this generally is a good way to see the "best of RFF".
H!

All you will find out is that nudes sell best, but not what is best of RFF. 🙄

bertram

 

[hoot]

But you already can add a single photo to your favorites....

Yeah, but currently, your favorites aren't visible to other users, are they?

 

[Pherdinand]

"If it is for a sexual stimulent or intoxicant? men dont realy need a picture for that. I dont know what is worse, A photographer who takes pictures of bimbos all day or a bimbo that likes to get her picture taken all day? While this maybe a little crude its just my take on things. "
Bryan Lee, with all the respect, who are you to decide what "men" need? ANd then, i see nothing worse in either two situations [but that's only my tkae on the things]. JUst because sadly 'sex tourism' is blooming where you live, you should nbot generalize on this matter, i think.

 

[taffer]

Yeah, but currently, your favorites aren't visible to other users, are they?

Ahh ok, thanks now I see the point.

 

[Bryan Lee]

"If it is for a sexual stimulent or intoxicant? men dont realy need a picture for that. I dont know what is worse, A photographer who takes pictures of bimbos all day or a bimbo that likes to get her picture taken all day? While this maybe a little crude its just my take on things. "
Bryan Lee, with all the respect, who are you to decide what "men" need? ANd then, i see nothing worse in either two situations [but that's only my tkae on the things]. JUst because sadly 'sex tourism' is blooming where you live, you should nbot generalize on this matter, i think.

I dont realy understand your point, but I will try and respond anyway. Men dont need pictures to get turned on, They are by nature sexualy aggresive and naturaly try to mate and reproduce with just about any female that is available. Just go to any bar in Dallas or Miami and see how many unatractive women by fashion magazine standards have to go home by themselves or go to any third world country where birth control is not used and see how many women dont have kids. How about poor American women that are overweight and have multiple children by multiple fathers, they are not lacking of men because they are not models. Have you ever realy dealt with very many women who are models or strippers, They usaly arnt sitting around talking about international politics. Unfortunatley bimbo is about the best word I can come up with. My whole point was and is "Im just not impressed with photographs of nudity or fashion type images". As far as sex tourism and photography goes just do a few internet searches of Bangkok and a few choice words and see the kind of crap and images people have all over the net or check the crime reports about child molesters and see how many of them on arrest have nude images of children and or expensive video/photogrphy gear. I could be more precise in my wording here but I dont want to offend others on here with nasty descriptions. The latest case here is ongoing and involves the infamous Gary Glitter.

 

[FrankS]

"Im just not impressed with photographs of nudity or fashion type images".

That's perfectly okay to feel this way. What is not, is the way you seem to want everyone else to share your viewpoint.

Child porn is abhorrent, abominable, accursed, awful, bitchy, bitter, blasted, catty, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, damned, despicable, despiteful, detestable, disgusting, evil, execrable, forbidding, foul, gross, heinous, horrid, infamous, invidious, loathsome, malevolent, malign, mean, obnoxious, odious, offensive, ornery, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, resentful, revolting, shuddersome, spiteful, uncool, undesirable, vicious, vile.

What 2 adults decide to do (photographer and model) is a different issue.

 

[Pherdinand]

I thought i was straight, sorry.
What I meant, 2 things: 1: You can't decide what MEN need. Like, men in general. For getting "turned on", for decorating their wall, for whatever. You can only decide that for yourself. Maybe I'm sick [unhealthy] and i do need such things to "function" properly. Maybe i do like hanging an image of a 'bimbo' on my wall. You should not decide if that's wrong or bad.
2: Call her a bimbo, a stripper, a model - it has nothing to do with the "sex tourism" you talk about. No reasonable person would disagree with you w respect to the "sex tourism". But as Frank said - if two adults decide that one of them will photograph the other one naked or semi-naked or doing funky things, for penthouse, for the louvre, or simply for having fun, there's nothing wrong with that.

"Have you ever realy dealt with very many women who are models or strippers, They usaly arnt sitting around talking about international politics. Unfortunatley bimbo is about the best word I can come up with. "
Nope. Not with "very many" and not "dealt". I did talk to two strippers (they are lesbians, by the way) and i have to tell you they have an amazing way of thinking and world inside them, they are not talking about politics no, but many other things, much more useful ones imo. As to models... there are plenty of models who proved their intelligence or ability to perform in something else too. Think Anna Kournikova, etc. Of course there are "bimboes" as well... but maybe your standards are much higher than mine.

Finally... it's like with cameras. Maybe you don't NEED nude pictures...but it's cool to have some (more).😀

 

[Bryan Lee]

"Im just not impressed with photographs of nudity or fashion type images".

That's perfectly okay to feel this way. What is not, is the way you seem to want everyone else to share your viewpoint.

Child porn is abhorrent, abominable, accursed, awful, bitchy, bitter, blasted, catty, confounded, cursed, cussed, damnable, damned, despicable, despiteful, detestable, disgusting, evil, execrable, forbidding, foul, gross, heinous, horrid, infamous, invidious, loathsome, malevolent, malign, mean, obnoxious, odious, offensive, ornery, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, resentful, revolting, shuddersome, spiteful, uncool, undesirable, vicious, vile.

What 2 adults decide to do (photographer and model) is a different issue.

The key words there are "SEEM TO WANT". I do have strong oppinions on the subject matter and Ive voiced them. If others disagree Im cool with that. If others wish to look at nude pictures, porn, or even old Sears Catalogs that is a personal issue. As far as what people post in their gallary that is open for discusion and is what this thread was started about. My mini-rant wasnt directed at any paticuler poster in the gallery but more of a rant against the kinds of stuff you see everyday on the internet and the kind of stuff I dont ever want to look at on here. This is for the most part a proffesional forum and I would hate to see it turn into a I know more bimbos than the next guy nude photo gallery.

 

[FrankS]

...a rant against the kinds of stuff you see everyday on the internet and the kind of stuff I dont ever want to look at on here.

The owner of the RFF site has decided on rules about what is and is not allowed to be posted in members' galleries. It is not for you to decide. You may choose to look at or not look at whatever you wish here.

I think you are kind of over-reacting about the nudity/glamour thing. 🙂

 

[back alley]

all i know is...that whenever we talk about the 'best' here...my gallery is never mentioned...

 

[RML]

Aaaah, nudity! Now we're talking! But are we talking nudity as in the nudes they enjoyed painting in the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th century, or perhaps the nudes we see on ancient Greek vases, or maybe the nudes we so craftily sculpted during the Renaissance or from Africa, or could we be discussing nudes from the early modern humans...? No no, wait! It's nudes like in the Kama Sutra, right, and like we see on temples in India, right...?