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Question - Is it necessary to register myself as Photo Light World member? |
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Answer - No, as a non-member you have the opportunity to explore, read, view and study the site without registration. Sign up for PLW allows you to upload photos to a gallery of your own for comment and grading. |
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Answer - You are not required to be a photographer in order to participate in the Site. Anyone, male or female is welcome to join. register and to participate. There is no initial photographic knowledge required. Any opinion, review or grading of a photo is welcome as long as it’s suitable and fair and in accordance to the site rules and regulations. |
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Answer - On the home page press Sign up for PLW , fill in all the details and the Date of Birth which is mandatory. There are five possibilities that allow one to conceal private details, these details will not be displayed to any internet surfer or member or the site. Please note that you may enter your name in Hebrew text. Select your username that must be entered in English. Note that if the Username is already in use you will be required to choose another. Enter your email address as to allow you to receive site announcements/messages. We recommend that when uploading your avatar photo it should be done to the following parameters: 500 pixels in height, 330 pixels wide, and no more than 100kb in size. If you are fortunate to win the ‘photographer of the week’ award, your avatar will be displayed on the home page. If you do not have an avatar photo or do not want to display it, it is possible to choose the ‘Photo Light World’ Icon as your default avatar. The option to add an avatar only exists via your private information page. |
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Answer - After receiving a confirmation from \'Photo Light World\' via email, and activating your member account by pressing the activation link, you will be able to enter the site with your username and password. |
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Answer - After the initial login, there is an option to change password. Enter the account Settings where an option to change the password is available. |
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Answer - After you log in, press the "Add photo" button on main page. Here you can read instructions to help you upload a photo. |
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Answer - Of course!!! After you upload the photo go to My Photo Light World You will see a page with all your photos. Press on the photo you want to make changes to. Above the photo you will have two options: Edit and Delete. Pressing EDIT will lead you to a page where you\'ll be able to change the parameters of the photo. Pressing DELETE will open a confirmation window where you can confirm your choice. |
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Answer - Selecting any thumbnail photo opens the larger photo that could be up to 950pixles height or width. On this page it will be possible to review the quality of the photo and read its details. At the bottom of the page is the text box where you may enter your comments. This is not mandatory. Please note that when entering a comment there is an option to remain totally anonymous whereby the comment will be displayed on condition that the owner of the photo approves the comment. Furthermore please note that when remaining anonymous, there is no opportunity to grade the photo, therefore, to be able to grade a photo you need to be identified.
We again refer to the Site rule that stipulates that: any opinion, review or grading of a photo is welcome as long as it is suitable and fair. Furthermore, a comment, opinion or/and grading may only be directed at the photo and not the photographer. |
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Answer - If the owner of the photo has permitted the photo to be graded and/or permitted classification grade (T.A.O), these two options will be displayed on the right hand side under the photo in a table (at the time when the photo is shown at 900 pixels with the details pertaining to it.)
The first of these options is divided into marks that range from 1 to 5 outlined by three sections:
The low mark colored in Bronze,
The middle marks colored in Silver,
And the highest mark colored in Gold.
Select on one of the indicators to select the grade.
In the second table are three boxes that refer to the T.A.O quality (T = Technical; A = Artistic, O = Originality).
When clicking one of these boxes, it will add 1 additional point to the photo that will be included in the total points.
The photo can be given all three T.A.O marks by clicking all three check boxes as nothing prevents the photo from comprise of all 3 qualities. After all the grading has been selected, select the ‘Send Comment’ button which will post the comments and the grading. There after these two tables will no longer be seen. Please note that the photo grading is anonymous and no one is able to distinguish who has graded the photo. |
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Answer - The \'Photo of the day\' attains it\'s title by the grading that it receives during it\'s first 6 hours on the site (The time is automatically measured from the moment of uploading). The "Photo of the day\' will be displayed on the home page for the first 6 hours and/or will be replaced by another photo that attains a higher rating in its first 6 hour period on the site. |
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Answer - The ‘Photo of the Week\' achieves its title by the grading it obtains over a period of one week, and will be displayed on the home page. It is possible that the photo will not be the \'Photo of the day\' but will be ‘Photo of the Week\' as the photo receives a high rating after its first six hours. |
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Answer - Photos that accumulate the greatest amount of points during a day/week/month will be added to the top 50 photos group.
10 photos will also be displayed as the first 10 photos of the TOP 100 photos that have also accumulated the most amounts of points during a day/week/month. The positioning of the photos will change as per the given grade at that moment. |
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Answer - Top Gold photos are the top 10 photos that receive the most amounts of 5 point (gold) votes. They are graded in descending order from the least to the most amounts of votes. |
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Answer - Every new member will receive a Beginner status and this is presented by the White square with the blue border next to his name (an Empty Square). This can be seen by selecting the members name or viewing their profile.
The second square is 1/3 Blue which indicates an advanced status.
The third square is 2/3 Blue which indicates an master status.
The forth square is totally Blue which indicates a photo guru status.
Every member may vote their opinion on a member\'s status by selecting the appropriate Square that fits the photographer\'s quality of the photos reflected on the site. This should be done in a disciplined and fair manner.
Recommendation: One should only grade the photographer after the photographer presents the photos on the site. |
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Answer - Every vote that is selected on one of the squares will be included with the rest of member\'s votes and therefore affect the member\'s rank. |
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Answer - No! Once a month, there is an opportunity to vote on any user\'s status. Any member may vote at their digression upon the quality of the photographer/artist photos therefore having an effect on the member\'s status for that month. This creates dynamic change and an amateur photographer can become a sought after and professional photographer and visa versa.
Please note that \'Status\' voting is done anonymously and is concealed. |
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Answer - There is no obligation to comment, post a reply nor vote or grade a photo. A vote or grading of a photo is to compliment the comment that was written and to add to the assessment. It\'s all up to the user\'s inclination. |
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Answer - The commentator\'s name, comments and replies can be viewed and read by any site member or internet surfer.
The Voting and Grading of the photo will be concealed. |
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Answer - The top 100 writes that reply and comment on the site are the "Top Writers" and are listed in n descending order. |
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Answer - The photo that has received the most amount of comments and will be displayed in the list in descending order. |
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Answer - It is possible to view by descending order, photos that have been graded by T.A.O. These views can be ordered by Technical, Artistic & Originality points. |
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Answer - Under this category one can see the most viewed photos by the total viewer count. |
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Answer - Yes. Links are welcome as long as they comply with the site rules and regulations. Links to pornographic sites or/and any harmful material that is harmful to the site will be deleted without notice. |
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Answer - Yes, and it is recommended that one does pass as much information as possible.
One can always send a private message or an Email the site managers or category managers regarding any topic. Furthermore, any member can find his way into any forums and add their input as well. |
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Answer - When selecting the red heart-plus icon, it will include the photo in to yours favorites group. The photos will be displayed in order in the "favorite photos" page where there will also be the option to remove the photo from this page. |
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Answer - The envelope is part of an internal mailing system site members can use.
When the Envelope flashes, it indicates that there is an awaiting private message.
Pressing the grey envelope next to the user’s name will allow you to send him a private message. |
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Answer - The comment of the day is a relevant, interesting and constructive comment. Users may elect another user’s comment for the comment of the day by selecting the "comment of the day" link that is displayed below the comment. |
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Answer - At the bottom left of any photo that is opened to its large size, are icons that can help express your comment.
The moment that an editing icon is selected, a caption is displayed containing its description along side it.
The basic and simplest tool that you will find is the Black White background conversion tool.
Selecting this tool will allow you to view the photo on a background that scales in shades from black through to white, reselecting the tool will revert the photo to its original background color. By using this tool it provides the opportunity to see the photo differently and allows you to gather other opinions of the photo. You can not send the photo background variation to the photo submitter. The option mainly exists to gather further opinions that could be included to your comments.
The second tool is the “Golden Square” which can also be integrated with the crop tool. When selecting the icon three vertical lines and three horizontal lines divide the photo into nine areas. These lines help point out highlights within the photo or/and divide the photo into geometric areas that could highlight factors pertaining to the composition.
The third tool is the Crop tool. This tool can be used to indicate areas on the photo, or a suggested crop. When selected, a message is displayed under the photo “Suggested crop change”. When selecting this tool a thin lined frame is set on the borders of the photo with direction arrows on each of the lines. The lines can be moved freely by selecting the arrows and thereafter moving the lines. When the final crop size has been concluded, select the “Suggested crop change” which will enter the crop co-ordinates to the comment. After the Comment is posted, the suggested crop will be displayed as a scissors icon with the comment text. Any user that views the comment will be able to click on the scissors icon and therefore view the cropped photo which accompanies the users comment. When reselecting the scissors icon, the photo reverts to its original form. |
Any other questions can be addressed to us via contact. |
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