Comments on: Click! The Book

By: Patty

Patty — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:47:14 +0000

Just picked up my book on Saturday….
It was such a honor and joy to have participated in this experiment and have my photo displayed in Brooklyn.

Again my thanks to Shelley and BMA for making it all happen.

By: Shelley Bernstein

Shelley Bernstein — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:00:01 +0000

Hi Maria, the book contains the 78 images selected for the exhibition.

Clem, just to be clear – when considering a work we asked people to consider two things (both of these were mentioned on the first page when you started and on the “consider this” area) – 1. how well did it fit the theme and 2. was this an exceptional image – consider the techniques used and the aesthetics. We did only provide one sliderbar, but we expected people to think about both issues and then give it an overall rating based on those two considerations.

By: maria yuksek

maria yuksek — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:10:57 +0000

little question: Does anybody know if the click book contains all the images or just the ones selected?

By: Gary Sloman

Gary Sloman — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:40:51 +0000

I agree with Clem. There is another popular shot, an excellent image, from the 70’s that also received a high rating. I took the challenge quite seriously, which turned out to be more difficult than it sounds. Perhaps that is why so few of the entries actually fit the criteria. I think that many relied on the statement as a crutch, rather than let the image tell the story.

I suspect that a normally curated show would have eliminated many images from the outset on the basis of failure to fit the criteria. But for this exercise, the crowd rules.

By: Clem Labine

Clem Labine — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:59:57 +0000

Crowds may be wise, but I’m not sure crowds read directions very well. Most seemed to give high ratings to Marcia Bricker Halperin’s photo “Dubrow’s Cafeteria, 1979.” But I thought the instructions directed us to rate photos on how well the image illustrated “The Changing Face of Brooklyn.” To this photo-evaluator, an image created 29 years ago doesn’t speak to the changing Brooklyn of today. “Dubrow’s Cafeteria” is an arresting photo — but does not address the stated criteria in a meaningful way. Or am I missing something?!?!?!?