I just received the judges'comments on our KAB awards entries. It is interesting to note that THE most common criticism of our pieces was "bad lighting" on soundbites. The judges also noted bad audio, bad soundbite framing, and the use of autofocus. Does any of this sound familiar?
Interestingly, they had mostly positive comments about shooting, reporting and story structure.
But this makes it clear: You will have a tough time winning awards if your stories aren't technically "clean."
That surprises me a little bit. I would have thought the judge's most common comment would have been "no lighting."