FAQ
Click! is not a contest…
…it is a study in crowds. It should come as no surprise that this title made it into one of my blog posts (there are many colleagues of mine chuckling about this right about now). That said, we are releasing the Click! website today and you’ll find it is designed much like the gallery. Images are displayed by size relative to each other given the query you are looking at—lists and scores (not something we equate with subjective subjects) are avoided. Some images fared better than others, but it’s all relative depending on what you are looking at and what questions you are asking.
All 389 images are on the website. In addition, the 78 images that will be in the gallery can now be viewed—see “In the Gallery” on the Click! menu. Keep in mind, the sizes on the website are more variable than the sizes in the gallery, so if you see your image in that 78, the sizing in the gallery will be slightly different.
Coming up we’ve got more guests writing for the blog, including two of our consultants, James Surowiecki and Derek Powazek. Our own Chief Curator, Kevin Stayton, will be posting in the coming weeks and we may have a few more surprises along the way. For now, check out the website. The results button on the right side of the page will take you there. Bear with us if you find it slow, we are expecting a bit of traffic today. Need a little introduction? Check out the lo-fi screencast. Click! will be on view beginning this Friday (June 27) and we are making good progress installing the show (see below)!
And now, one quick note of thanks about this website. I count myself lucky that I work with an incredibly dedicated and talented team who loved this project as much as I did and made sure Click! was awesome via the web. Mike, Paul, Jen - I can’t say this enough: you are awesome, you rock my world and this site is rockin’ because of your dedication. Jessica, Joe - you make life around here fun, easy, and accurate to boot. It’s a pleasure to come to work every day—thank you.
Lance and Tomoko hanging the show. We are about half way through.
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June 25th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Will there be a reception or some other event to mark the opening of the gallery?
June 25th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Hi,
I am one of the participating artist; and I am curious to discover if there is a way for me to gauge my ranking. While I understand that CLICK! was not a contest, I am, nonetheless, curious to discover where or what percentile my photograph ranked. I already know it was not in the top 20….
Thanks.
Also: should I even consider adding this experience to my CV?
June 25th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Hi Tom,
There is no reception or official opening, but the show will be open starting this Friday. I’m tempted to do an informal meet and greet at the upcoming Target First Saturday, stay tuned to the blog for an announcement if we do it. It would be nice to meet everyone and say hello and I’m giving a couple of gallery talks that night in the space, so it makes sense to have an informal gathering at the party.
Hi Cacy,
We felt very strongly that this show was not about actual numbers or percentiles. There are various queries you can run to see basically how your image compared to others, but beyond that we are only providing the information that is currently on the site. I have no clue on the CV question…that’s not my area
June 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
This is one of those life altering moments. I am so honored and privileged to have been ‘Clicked’ into this exhibit. Thank you to all who evaluated. Shelley Thank you for organizing this and the biggest thanks to the Brooklyn Museum.
As a quick aside, this past Sunday I started the process to buy an apartment in none other than Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
June 25th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hi Shelley,
That is an excellent idea. A meet and greet would be a lot of fun. I would like to meet some of the other photographers as well as thank you personally for all the work you’ve and others have done on this project. I am very proud to have participated in it and extremely pleased that I made the final cut (”The Last Smokestack”)
Tom
June 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Tom
I would love to meet you too…I did Changing Reflections of Brooklyn….
There is no way I’ll miss this First Saturday…
Patty
June 25th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
An event at the upcoming first saturday would be great - I’d definitely check that out. It would be nice to meet all the other photographers.
My photo is this one:
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/highlight.php?id=230
Nathan
June 25th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Shelley, this is so. ex. citing. Congratulations!
June 25th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Shelley, thanks again to you and everyone at the Brooklyn Museum who was involved in this project. Congratulations to everyone who will be shown in the gallery.
First Saturdays are always fun and this one would be an amazing experience. I’ll definitely be there.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:23 am
I would love to meet all the photographers… Shelley please keep us posted.
I thought the my comment section & found it amusing - some were quite negative. I guess some people did not fully understand the symbolism behind my photo or title. Regardless, any feed back is good feedback & I’m happy my photo will be part of the show!
Here is my submission:
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/highlight.php?id=54&t= gallery
June 26th, 2008 at 5:02 am
I’m so thrilled to be a part of this! (My photo is this one: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/highlight.php?id=350)
I’ve enjoyed clicking on everyone’s photos.
I will be out of town for First Saturdays, but agree that a meet-up is a great idea. Sorry to have to miss it!
Thanks again for making this happen!
June 26th, 2008 at 10:06 am
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June 26th, 2008 at 10:38 am
I think a “Meet and Greet” at the upcoming BMA First Saturdays would be excellent. I participated in the curatorial process for Click! and would love to have the opportunity to congratulate all the selected artists in person. Many of the photos were quite amazing.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I have a question regarding this process of selection using Click - I believe it is a valid concern.
I have read through the posted statistics and I noticed that 389 photos were submitted and “on average, each evaluator looked at 135 works”.
I think that this would skew the results. Photos that were unfortunately posted beyond the midpoint probably lost out because of that fact alone which taints the results. Was that taken into consideration?
In my opinion, I believe that in the future the initial entries should be reviewed by a panel of people with mixed levels of expertise. Probably about 100 photos should be selected for the general reviewing and voting - and the photos should somehow rotate so that the photos do not open up to the same specific photo etc.
Thank you;
James Hanlon
P.S. Congratulations to everyone who submitted as well as those who made the final cut - I have enjoyed and learned from your entries. Thanks!
June 27th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Hi James,
This is why all entries were randomized and the randomization was based on least seen, meaning our algorithm would keep pushing images up that had been seen the least to ensure all entries were seen an equal amount of times. This random order was not set per person (meaning, the order was not pre-determined for each person), it was set per image and was solely based on what images had been seen at any given time.
Shelley
June 28th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Hi Shelley,
I wanted to say a big thank you and the Brooklyn Museum for organizing this project and I look forward to similar projects in the future. I had a great time participating in the project.
Best regards,
Stephen Sandoval
http://stephensandoval.com
http://pursuebliss.com
June 29th, 2008 at 12:54 am
My impression at the start of this project was that all viewers were to view all entries. That didn’t happen. That skews the results and questions the logic of this endeavor.
The results should only reflect the choices made by the reviewers who actually took the time to view ALL of the entries.
That ain’t “sour grapes” - that is logic.