Stock Photos, Royalty Free Stock Photography, Photo Search

  Home  Arts  l  Business  l  Competitions  l  Entertainment  l  Gaming  l  Lifestyle  l  Money   l  Sports  l  Travel 
 

 


 

Art Listings
 

How To Win Photography Competitions

Author: Tj Tierney


Most photographers fail to win any competitions because they fail to submit the correct type of image. The following is article is based on understanding what is needed to win.

Entering photography competitions are a great of improving your skills as a photographer. There are also great ways of making more money if you win and will help to build your name as a great photographer. But many images fail to meet the grade because of simple things.

The first and most important tip to follow is understanding the rules. Many photographers enter great images but seldom get placed. All competitions have a theme and the image that you are entering must follow this theme. To win any competition you must try to connect with the judges

The reason that companies hold so many different photo competitions is quite simple; they are looking for images that portray their business. So the first step is to do research on the company holding the competition. Find published material that the organisers are using.

We will all agree that reading material and competition rules will be very boring, but knowing the rules down to the final detail may help you in selecting what images to submit. Also some completions will have small print stating that images cannot be used by other companies. Lots of photographers get caught out and

The second most important item is that your image should be perfectly exposed, with vibrant colours. Lots of photographers submit images that are technical poor. These images have no chance of winning. If your image is poorly focuses or is lacking in colour it won’t be placed.

The third item on the list that should be taken in consideration before you submit is the composition. Make sure every part of the image is perfect. Distractions in the foreground or anywhere else in the image will be ranked poorly.

The forth item and I would think the most important thing to do is to think outside the box. Be creative. Most competitions will get hundreds of well take images. Take a look at previous images that won the same competition as see where you can add an extra bit of something.

Remember that if you image is chosen as the wining shot it will be used by the orginazers for marketing. Your image should be capable of representing the company orginazing the photography competition.

Now you need to find photography competitions that are suited to the type of photography that interests you and start submitting. Photography competitions can do a lot for a photographers career - some say it’s the taking part that counts - but with the large amounts of cash on offer, I think they are worth taking seriously.


TJ Tierney is an award winning photographer and a freelance writer. To find out more information visit his photography site and photography forum His site also contains a free photography directory.
Occupation: Landscape Photographer
TJ Tierney is an award winning Irish Landscape photographer. He frequently writes for the travel site http://www.trovoo.com and the photography site http://www.goldprints.com to view or buy some of his images visit his gallery at http://www.goldenirishlight.com

Advertisement

Stock Photos, Royalty Free Stock Photography, Photo Search

Royalty-Free Stock Photographs

High quality photos for about $1.00 or so each - certainly a HUGE saving off the typical $50 stock photos you are probably used to at other sites.  

Sell Your Photos if You're a Photographer

BigStockPhoto pays out up to 500% what other low cost stock photo sites pay you per download.

Buy or sell your photography here

 

 

refocus-now.com

Contact l Privacy Policy l Site Map  l About Us      Bookmark and Share

We are not responsible for the content of third party websites

 

 Stock Photos, Royalty Free Stock Photography, Photo Search