P3D Re: PSA Salon judging

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrea wrote:

>>Plus, new ideas, points of view and interpretations are needed to keep
>>things interesting.

Derek Gee replied:

>At the DSS, we like new ideas, we just don't believe that a prestigious
>International Salon is the place to be debating them.  These things need
>to be decided well ahead of time.

What does that mean?  What debate?  Judging is not a science
or we would have computers doing it.  It is a matter of personal
interpretation.  A "new" judge brings his or her own point of view,
which can be a big plus for the survival and development of PSA.

>George was questioned by Bill Turner because he had only judged one 
>competition at the DSS ever, and after thinking about it, George agreed 
>that he was inexperienced.

I am inexperienced in the sense that I have never judged an 
International PSA Salon, but in addition to the one DSS competition I 
have judged all the Ohio Stereo Photographic Society competitions last 
year and have participated for 5 years in the DSS competitions and 
have been entering PSA Salons for 4 years now.  If I ever wanted to 
judge a PSA Salon I have to start from somewhere.  I thought that 
Detroit was a good place to start because it is the closest to 
Cleveland and I can easily drive there back and forth in one day.  

What experiences would make me qualified enough to judge my first PSA 
Salon?  More club judging is really not an option for an active
participant in club competitions.  As BobH said, a stereo club is 
place where those who take pictures are judged by those who do not 
take pictures.

George Themelis


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