tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post1274996117810278016..comments2023-03-27T09:25:08.088-04:00Comments on a small voice: The award is not the rewardScott Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07563306507898656084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post-30910584904454454702010-06-21T18:22:57.024-04:002010-06-21T18:22:57.024-04:00Thanks Brian!
Yeah, I'm increasingly uncomfor...Thanks Brian!<br /><br />Yeah, I'm increasingly uncomfortable with the term "award-winning." Readers aren't stupid. Awards just aren't that relevant to our audiences except in their capacity to measure our professional standards.<br /><br />Feedback is important to help you evaluate what you're doing. Some of the most important work we do isn't always popular, so there's got to be a balance between measuring feedback from your audience and your professional peers.<br /><br />However, the greatest reward in this job is when you hear people – your audience – talk about your pictures. Or better yet, talk about what your actually trying to communicate instead of the picture itself. Our work should be the beginning of discussions about our communities.<br /><br />That's the REAL reward.Scott Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563306507898656084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post-10417897385704618762010-06-21T17:45:02.225-04:002010-06-21T17:45:02.225-04:00Oh yeah, congrats on the awards Scott.Oh yeah, congrats on the awards Scott.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512343900171629001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725092491907422831.post-55107894212209892722010-06-21T17:44:22.952-04:002010-06-21T17:44:22.952-04:00I always have a good chuckle when I see job listin...I always have a good chuckle when I see job listings or house ads touting the "award-winning" paper. Readers don't realize that every paper in the country is "award-winning" and really, they probably don't care. After all, contests are for us not them.<br /><br />I'm sure photos in your paper or mine have just as much impact on our readers as the photos of major metro photographers have on their readers. And really that's what is all about, impacting our community.<br /><br />But hey, it is nice every once in a while to get recognized by ones peers.<br /><br />BrianUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512343900171629001noreply@blogger.com