{"id":166865,"date":"2019-08-26T15:58:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=166865"},"modified":"2019-08-26T16:13:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T23:13:26","slug":"photography-crowd-sourcing-the-wisdom-of-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/photography-crowd-sourcing-the-wisdom-of-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Crowd-Sourcing the Wisdom of Crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two notions that can help us as photographers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Crowd-sourcing’ and ‘wisdom of the crowds’.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

But what is missing? A ‘double blind’ component (the primary innovation in arsbeta.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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arsbeta.com<\/a> rating page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The basic notion of crowdsourcing<\/a>: leveraging the ‘wisdom of crowds<\/a>‘ for some sort of beneficial utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example the biggest problem I see in photography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No way to get real feedback on your photos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When I say ‘real feedback’, I mean to say meaningful feedback. Not to just get a ‘like’, but to get a constructive critique<\/a><\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you can improve your photos in a substantive and meaningful way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What makes ARS great?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Screenshot of how to commission a critique with ARS COIN<\/a> \/\/ arsbeta.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My ideal of a social media network for photographers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Double blind<\/strong>: You don’t know who the photos belong to, and the people you critique don’t know who you are. My thought is that ‘double blind anonymity’ on the internet fosters honesty.<\/li>
  2. Wisdom of the crowds<\/strong>: I believe every photographer (regardless of how experienced or inexperienced they are) has valuable feedback and input to give. <\/li>
  3. Crowd-sourcing<\/strong>: Instead of using our valuable energy to just watch silly YouTube videos or mindlessly scroll through Facebook<\/a> or Instagram<\/a>, why not use your energy to help empower others (while also benefitting yourself)? By giving critiques on arsbeta.com, you actually improve your photographic intelligence, which ultimately helps you!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Mandatory critiques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    A big new change on arsbeta.com<\/a> was to make giving critiques mandatory. My thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Critiques is what makes photography feedback so great. Giving a critique adds a lot of ‘friction’, but I still think it is a ‘net positive’ for photography.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    Example critique from arsbeta.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Try it out! Start uploading your photos to arsbeta.com<\/a> and also start giving constructive critiques to others. The simple rule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Give others critiques how you would like to be critiqued!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    arsbeta.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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