NME Photography Awards

Deadlie

One for all the music photographers out there!
According to the NME page, it's been extended to this Sunday (as opposed to last Sunday), so time to get your entries in!

Details here.
My shot here.

It's not entirely vote based, so I'm not really after votes. Votes are for the 'People's Choice' aware (which seems to be sewn up already), and the top voted image gets €250 worth of Nikon equipment. It seems to be well judged, going by the previous years' winners (Pennie Smith was a judge one year), so it's well worth a go!

Good luck!

TTWNF

thanks for the lowdown..... just entered a few!

thebaz

thanks Sean , put a few of Glastonbury shots up on :-
http://www.nme.com/ratemy/309333/nme-professional-music-photography-awards-2013

TTWNF

Hi guy's, how long before your photos were uploaded? I've uploaded mine last night but haven't got any confirmation back yet..

thebaz

TTWNF wrote: »

Hi guy's, how long before your photos were uploaded? I've uploaded mine last night but haven't got any confirmation back yet..

I got no confirmation , just saw my image there today on nme - not a massive fan of that online voting thing , first one I've ever done

TTWNF

thebaz wrote: »

I got no confirmation , just saw my image there today on nme - not a massive fan of that online voting thing , first one I've ever done

yeah same here, can't see mine up there yet though!

Deadlie

I entered last Saturday, they all went up Monday morning. I'd imagine they don't get looked at over the weekend and once they're cleared on Monday morning they pop up!

homerun_homer

I posted mine a few weeks ago and forgot to go back and check. I've no chance in hell of finding them now the way the voting system works. There's so much to filter through (a lot of rubbish too) and it keeps logging me out and delaying logging in after a few votes so I've given up on trying to find mine.

Given all the categories they had for submissions, they should have split them up for voting also.

TTWNF

homerun_homer wrote: »

I posted mine a few weeks ago and forgot to go back and check. I've no chance in hell of finding them now the way the voting system works. There's so much to filter through (a lot of rubbish too) and it keeps logging me out and delaying logging in after a few votes so I've given up on trying to find mine.

Given all the categories they had for submissions, they should have split them up for voting also.

i'm gonna assume mine are in there somewhere. sure it's the taking part that counts! :-)

Deadlie

I got an e-mail to say I'd been shortlisted!
I'm not holding out much hope with the picture I'd submitted, but it's great to make it to the final stage.

Anyway, just a heads up to you all, as the e-mail was in my spam folder, so it might be worth your while checking there if you entered!

BlastedGlute

Your shot is outstanding!

Deadlie

Thanks. It turns out they didn't pick that one - they picked THIS one instead. I don't rate that one as highly! I only added it, because I thought, 'Sure I can add 5, so why not!'

:pac:

homerun_homer

What shot of yours did they pick?

BlastedGlute

That's a bit odd, although i have to admit i kinda like the expressions and composition here. Great stuff dude!

homerun_homer

homerun_homer wrote: »

What shot of yours did they pick?

Had a total brain fart when I asked this one. NME are probably focusing on their buzz bands and favourites.

Deadlie

Odd choices all 'round, really.
Can't see me beating that Arctic Monkeys shot. They've been using it as their ad for the thing and all! This would be my choice for live, too!

Effects

Was I right in noticing it was a different shot of Health that won the competition? Lovely shot by another Irish photographer, David Sexton.

Deadlie

Yup. Sounds lad and a belter of a photographer!

It was a great night, lots of schmoozing even more beer.
Great to meet the NME staff photographers too. Really inspirations people!

Boom_Bap

Delighted for my good friend Davey Sexton

Details of winners and snaps on -> http://www.nme.com/photos/all-the-winners-from-the-nme-photography-awards-with-nikon/324285/1/1?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nmephotographyawards#3

AnimalRights

"All The Winners From The NME Photography Awards With Nikon"
Sums it all up really.

and referring to someone liking the Dave Sexton shot I assume you meant the bearded vocalist?
If so I think way to much clarity/sharpness and the shadow covering almost half his face doesn't help and it just look's to unnatural.

The festival pic by Josh Groom I found the best and most natural. (very little PP)
Most of the other pics I found poor.

AnimalRights

homerun_homer wrote: »

NME are probably focusing on their buzz bands and favourites.

I couldn't agree more, all I see is indie type bands AND mirror image photographers.

AnimalRights

#16 winner of portraits by Jamie Brown well a nice pic appears to be overblown but it's also hard to be sure because of the quality of the
pic on that site.

The other Dave Sexton pic #18 called Live is decent but again hard to judge on such a small file.

Boom_Bap

This is David winning shot

AnimalRights

I seen that afterwards....that is def the better of the 2 as I said above.

AnimalRights

Why I could never ever take modern NME seriously
"The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 500-401
#483. Elvis Costello And The Attractions, 'Blood And Chocolate' (1986) Demon Records. The King of America returns to his snarling punk records, to deliver his most stark and menacing releases of yet."

Back in 77-81ish they knew their stuff now I might as well be reading the Evening Herald's music column.

thebaz

AnimalRights wrote: »

Back in 77-81ish they knew their stuff now I might as well be reading the Evening Herald's music column.

back then in school , thats what I wanted to be, a journo for the nme (many years later, i wish I at least applied , and kickstarted some kind of career) - it was an amazing mag back then , with some brilliant journos & snappers;