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Many photographers don’t consider writing to be of any benefit to them. But they are oh so wrong. If you want your photographs to be published in a magazine, exhibited, posted on the internet, or published in any form, good writing skills will rocket you there. There's no mystery to good writing skills, anyone can learn. This course can show you how.
This is the first book of its kind that really shows how to photograph nudes like a professional.
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Connecticut Community Care is sponsoring a photography contest for seniors aged 65 and over. Photographers may enter up to three photos in categories including people, travel, nature, landscape, seascape, creative and sports.
Do you have a winning shot? Send in your best photos—in categories like Animals/Wildlife, Travel, and Weather—for a chance to win a National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to the Galápagos Islands! The winning photo will also be featured in National Geographic magazine.
I’m going to try something new this summer. I’m always looking for “Fresh Faces” for my portfolio so I decided that having a contest would be a great way to find some! So Here’s how the contest will work. Send in a snapshot of a child that you would like to enter in the “Fresh Faces”.
Just take a Before & After picture of yourself (or of an accomplice!) and post it to your blog. First place winner will receive a $250.00 Yummie Tummie gift certificate. Second place winner will receive a $100.00 gift certificate.
You have met the real Mary Mayhem yesterday and soon we will be uploding a real hot video of the real and virtual self of Mary Mayhem. In the mean time, I would like to announce the photo contest – Rezzable Immortals.
Hey teens, pack up your protractors and say goodbye to grades. Summer is here, and Roanoke County Public Libraries want you to “Express Yourself,” so get ready to unleash your inner artist with cool, creative projects. A Designer T-Shirt workshop and the Project Teenway Competition challenge fabulous and fashion forward teens to transform everyday materials into haute couture. Serious artists, casual shutterbugs, and sufferers of wanderlust alike will enjoy creating Altered Art Travel Journals or expressing their vision of America by entering the Picturing America Photo Contest (grand prize $50 gift card to Best Buy!).
The Ohio Township Association is putting together a township calendar to sell at its annual conferences and online. The top 12 photos will find a place in the calendar and receive a free copy of the finished product to display in their township.
The Great American Photo Contest is growing by leaps and bounds, bringing joy to more people nationwide than ever before.
I am so excited about the upcoming Happy Customer Photo Contest! Now, I could never pick a winner because I love all my Happy Little Customers just way too much. So, it will be YOU who gets to decide!
Here’s a project for the photography nerds in the house: D.C. Public Libraries Then & Now contest.
The Humane Society of Pike County is currently sponsoring its second Annual Pet Photo Contest.
This week’s photo contest is all about your “dark side” — and no, this has nothing to do with Star Wars … unless you somehow found a way to channel the misery and pain from that movie into your Gothic wardrobe.
Arts Council of York County:
We are now accepting applications for this year’s photography competition. Submissions are due June 5, so download this year’s guidelines/application and break out your camera!(Please read guidelines carefully before entering).
Theme: Environment
Categories:
* How climate change has impacted your life
* The extent it has impacted your life, and those around you
* Measure taken to prevent/limit climate change
* Scenes (i.e. photographs of the natural environment)
Students who have taken advantage of study abroad programs available through the University of Wisconsin-Platteville had the opportunity to enter the fourth annual International Photo Contest, sponsored by the UWP Study Abroad Office. In total, 25 students submitted 64 photos from their travels around the world. The photos were displayed during a three-day exhibit in the Pioneer Student Center from April 21 to 23. A total of 138 votes cast by students, faculty and staff during the display helped determine contest winners.
Basic tips for better photography and contest entries
1. Choose subjects that are especially interesting or appealing. “Less is more”, experiment by keeping
your photo very plain except for the subject.
2. Look for repetitive patterns to add interest to a photo.
3. Try photographing reactions to events rather then the event itself.
4. To increase the impact of your photos, try photographing a special expression, create exceptional
placement of the subject or find a beautiful location.
5. Anticipate and plan photo opportunities before a “great” shot might happen. 6. View and learn from other photographer’s work and change the technique to create your own
unique style.
7. Create a photograph from someone else’s perspective. For example, a baby’s view out of his crib or
the view a dog would have looking out of a doghouse.
8. To increase creativity try new angles, different times of daylight, filters, subjects or colored lighting
to create different effects.
9. Use lighting to your advantage to create a mood for the photograph. Late evening sunlight creates
a wonderful atmosphere for subjects, or use backlighting to create a different effect.
10. Color photographs can be made to exhibit a warm (red or orange colors) or cool (blue colors) feeling
depending on lighting.
11. To best compliment your subject, try to place your center of interest anywhere but the center of the
image. By offsetting your subject, your photographs will appear more interesting and compositionally
pleasing.
12. Look for visually interesting textures or subjects that others may overlook, such as a close-up of a
horse’s eye rather than the traditional photo of the entire head, or a lighted pattern on the waves
rather then a traditional seascape.
13. Lighting may be improved by using silver, gold or white reflectors, or bounce your flash off the
ceiling. Direct flash often creates “red eye” and harsh shadows.
14. A photograph is of light bouncing off a subject. Keeping this in mind, experiment with as many
light sources as possible to create the best lighting for your subject and to create the desired
mood.
15. Study photography books, magazines, websites and product catalogs to keep current on the newest
trends and equipment available and to learn new ideas and techniques.
16. Set aside time for your photography. In a busy world, photography can be an enjoyable hobby.
Invest in yourself and schedule times in your appointment book for your interests and hobbies.
17. Try to bring out the personality that makes up any and every subject
18. With digital photography, don’t be afraid to take many shots of just one subject. A special photo
usually takes many shots to create, and with digital, the ability to erase the mundane ones is a
great advantage.
19. Use a tripod or a monopod to increase the details and lessen the blur in your photos. Professionals
are rarely without one.
20. Try using foreground objects to “frame” landscapes or seascapes.
21. Keep your backgrounds simple to help push the viewer to focus in on your subject.
22. Crop out as much background as possible to help direct the viewer to your subject in the photo,
unless the background has compelling information important to your composition such as a scenic
sky or other important element. Close-ups may provide the most visual impact, as the subject matter
is taking up most of the composition.
23. Your photograph should provide a compelling reason for the viewer to look at it. When selecting
photos for competition, only pick the ones that “jump out” at you from the bunch. They will offer
the most visual interest for the viewer.
24. A change in aperture is a great technique for creating depth of field.
25. The photograph should have an interesting or thought provoking title.
26. Try to keep your expectations realistic when entering competitions. It is better to win and to have
not expected it, then to not place after hoping for a big win.
27. Set goals and a timeline for your photography career. Entering competitions is a great way to encourage
and challenge you to create new quality photographs.
28. Winning in competitions gives your professional resume and photography added credibility and
valuable recognition.
29. You can’t win if you don’t enter. Enter as many competitions as you can, but be certain that you
are able to retain the copyright of your photographs.
30. Enter competitions in numerous categories to help stretch your creative abilities.
31. Judging in photo competitions is somewhat subjective, so a print that didn’t win in one competition
may win in the next. If you don’t win, and you feel your print is great, try a different competition
and the next judges may agree with you.
32. Try to avoid the last minute massive rush of entries at the competition deadline. Procrastination
may mean a missed deadline and a missed opportunity.
33. When you win in a contest, be sure to notify your local newspapers (with a press release), they are
often looking for “good news” stories and the free news coverage will only increase your credibility
as a photographer and you will gain valuable recognition.
34. Learn from viewing winning images in competitions to understand why the judge may have selected
them. You are likely to find many positive qualities, try to incorporate these qualities into
your work.
35. Choose subjects that clearly fit the competition’s themes.
36. In competitions ornate borders can actually distract the judges’ attention away from your subject
and lower your print score.
37. When entering series of photographs, be sure that all the images are equally appealing. One weak
image in a series can pull the score down on the entire set.
Important things to look for in a winning entry
1. Impact
• An extraordinary photograph with strong visual impact.
• The image should “grab” the viewer and demand attention.
2. Creativity
• A unique way of looking at a subject or object.
• Fresh and imaginative approach to the subject.
3. Style
• The photograph should be original in style.
• Does the image stand out from the others?
4. Composition
• Placement of subject well executed.
• Posing of subject interesting.
5. Print Presentation
• Print presentation should be flawless.
• A well-presented print will score better than one that is sloppy, bent or dirty.
6. Color Harmony
• The photograph should follow an interesting color palette, such as complimentary, analogous or primary
colors, or other interesting combinations.
7. Center of Interest
• A photograph’s center of interest should be presented in such a way as to complement and draw
attention the intended subject.
8. Lighting
• Photograph should exhibit good control of lighting with detail throughout the image, even in highlights
and shadows.
• The photograph should have nice contrast, with a quality white and true black.
9. Subject Matter
• The subject should have a special quality that will interest the viewer.
• The photograph must have the appropriate content for the category that has been entered.
10. Technical Excellence/Print Quality
• The photograph should be printed in the highest quality possible. The better the quality, the more
likely the photograph will catch the judges admiration and increase the score.
• Proper exposure to convey a mood.
11. Technique
• Photograph should have quality technical execution.
• Correct exposure for the subject matter or mood of photo.
• Excellent composition, contrast and clarity.
12. Story Telling Ability
• The photograph should give enough interesting visual information for the viewer to take interest, then
be able to tell a story either complete, to make the viewer want more, ask questions or simply create a
starting point.
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As part of the initiative to promote gender equality in education, UNESCO Bangkok – along with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SA) – is pleased to invite entries for the Photo Contest 2009 on the theme of: Reversing Realities: Seeking Gender Equality in Education.
It’s a great time to spread the word about the people and places that make Michigan great.
So grab that camera and get busy: Give us your best shot of a memorable Michigan sunrise or sunset, the towering pine forests of northern Michigan, or kids frolicking in one of our Great Lakes or visiting a state landmark.
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