Picture This - Channel 4

[Don Hoey]

Stevie has just pointed this out to me that could be of interest to UK members.

Channel 4 on Sunday evenings starting tonight at 7:00pm. 1 of 3 hour long programs.

Six unknown photographers compete for a major publishing deal plus the opportunity to have their work exhibited in an internationally renowned gallery. Each week the photographers are set a series of challenging assignments starting with taking portraits of each other.

Don

[Canis Vulpes]

Thanks for that Don, looks interesting.

[andy153]

Thanks Stevie and Don, I'll mark the Radio Times now.

[Canis Vulpes]

Excellent programme, really enjoyed it. It has all the ingredients of X-factor and strictly come dancing but with a photography theme as some great images and ideas.

The guys who portrayed (if thats the word) the lady as a street cleaner was absolutely superb. The photographer looked around with no ideas then BANG he saw a street cleaner and set up the scene. Photo could have been better, I would have liked to have seen more jewelery on the lady to labour the point of 'lady muck' - still given the time as location I think he was BRILLIANT.

[Lello]

I agree, Great Program.
I would have liked to have seen more of their portfolio's, (the photo's the sent in to get them to the final)

[Joe]

missed the first one!
oh bu@@er




.....Ah!

repeated again on channel4, tuesday 5-6am....
so the recorder is now set
happy again

[Don Hoey]

Stevie taped it but we have not had a chance to see it yet.

Don

[Derekb]

Caroline picked up on the fact the portraits were supposed to reflect the subjects personality...

"so the guy taking the streetcleaning shot (lady scrubbing) thinks she is a scrubber then?"

I fell off my chair

[Joe]

I just watched a recording of the repeat show in the early hours of this morning.
Thoroughly entertaining...and lo and behold Martin Parr is there again!

If I had to be critical of the show, there's just one thing I found irritating...
I hate it when after each commercial break there's a 'recap' of where the show is up to....my memory isn't so bad I can't remember what was said and seen three minutes (or in my case watching a recording a few seconds) ago.

Otherwise, fantastic.

Question, I'm sure I've seen this format before...has there been a similar show on in the past where 6 potential press photographers were put through their paces?
no, I'm not thinking the celebrity one with Janet StreetPorter and that tw@t mr Paparazzi

[Canis Vulpes]

Now the series is over, what did we think of it?

Show 2 was a little flat in my opinion with no real great photos and no disagreement with the judges.

The final (last night) was superb with both finalists offering brilliant photos. I am surprised the former alcoholic won as I had doubts she could produce anything other than from her pain as a drinker. One of the judges even suggested this but she still won...low and behold she had the opportunity of another shoot, guess what the theme was - yep alcoholism!

Having said that she does produce great and original pics but I think she needs to change direction.