It's tough when we see the PSES category with low entries. In this case: one. The judges were all in agreement that there need to be more entrants in such an important category. The one entry contained good images overall but there was a lot of discussion about how to make it much stronger. Judges agreed that they would like to have seen more than the performance photos, indicating that they'd like to see a stronger STORY focus perhaps on one or two impersonators and behind the scenes that would tell us something about why they choose to pursue their passion. That said, the images presented of the performances are excellent captures. We loved the cell phone in the foreground with the big "Elvis" lights in the background also. We'd just like to have seen more photos that delve into who one or two of these guys are off stage to make this more than a collection of event photos - and more of a narrative storyline. The two off-stage images in the collection were not strong. We were thinking if this is an annual event, the photographer might make a plan for next year to take a more indepth approach.
Judges Comments
It's tough when we see the PSES category with low entries. In this case: one. The judges were all in agreement that there need to be more entrants in such an important category. The one entry contained good images overall but there was a lot of discussion about how to make it much stronger. Judges agreed that they would like to have seen more than the performance photos, indicating that they'd like to see a stronger STORY focus perhaps on one or two impersonators and behind the scenes that would tell us something about why they choose to pursue their passion. That said, the images presented of the performances are excellent captures. We loved the cell phone in the foreground with the big "Elvis" lights in the background also. We'd just like to have seen more photos that delve into who one or two of these guys are off stage to make this more than a collection of event photos - and more of a narrative storyline. The two off-stage images in the collection were not strong. We were thinking if this is an annual event, the photographer might make a plan for next year to take a more indepth approach.