425. Whom should I ask for a second opinion about whether a particular photo of mine qualifies as TTG?

The final decision of whether or not to attach the TTG label to a photo is always the responsibility of the photographer who will be making that guarantee.

But photographers are free to ask whomever they want about the advisability of attaching the label.

A. On whom NOT to ask whether a photo is TTG or not:

1. Not this website: teg.photos is solely an information resource.

As explained in this brief, teg.photos never acts as a “judge” or “overseer” or “watchdog” for the appropriateness of the TTG label’s application.

As is made clear on the Contact page, any inquiries to teg.photos about specific photos will go unanswered.

2. There is never any central authority that can make judgment calls about the TTG label’s appropriateness on specific photographs.

Photographers and viewers should disregard any suggestion from anyone that there is a central authority or body that “certifies” a TTG photograph, just as similar claims about the “Nonfiction” label on books would be dismissed.

B. On whom to ask whether a photo is TTG or not:

1. If the photo is headed for a TTG-ready provider, photographers can try asking the provider.

Whether a response will be forthcoming is likely to depend on the nature, size, and openness of the provider.

See also the guidelines for submitting and for publishing TTG photographs.

2. For more in-depth discussion than is likely when asking a third-party image provider, the best choice would usually be to ask other photographers whose work you’ve seen and whose opinion you respect.

It would be easy to set up a specific “TTG or not?” online forum. The infrastructure for it is already there: photographers around the world post every day in forums photographs for others to comment on.

Some photographers may be afraid to ask others “Do you think this photo is TTG?” in situations when they know the answer is likely to be “No.”

But there are other reasons to not want to ask others, such as concerns about image theft (more) or a simple reluctance to show others one’s personal work until the photographer deems it ready to be seen.

Photographers with questions about whether a photograph is “any good” should ask their moms.