How to take part in a photo contest

There are many photo competitions held in many places every year. There are more film competitions and more chances to win prizes. As long as your work is really wonderful, it won't be buried. Through the film competition, you can not only test your level, but also make many friends. Of course, winning rich prizes with your own photos can also bring returns to your photography investment.

1, learn to examine questions

To participate in photography film festivals and competitions, you must first examine the questions, just like taking an exam. One of the best ways to improve the hit rate is to read the entry rules carefully, organize your own works according to the theme of the film competition, and put them into appropriate groups at the same time.

2, clear rules

Now many photography competitions have begun to accept electronic image manuscripts, which is good news for many photographers. But there are also many problems, one of which is whether the works can be processed by image processing software. Some competitions allow the original files of images to be changed to participate in competitions, such as art competitions; However, some film competitions or groups in film competitions are not allowed to change the original video materials, such as documentary competitions.

For example, the travel photography contest held by Ctrip. I hope people can truly record what they saw and heard on the road, so the photos I asked for have not been post-processed and have not participated in other competitions. If your photos are post-processed, or you have participated in other photo competitions, don't contribute!

3. Understand the submission rules

Before submitting the manuscript, you should know the basic requirements of the contest organizers for digital photos and accurately control the size of electronic files. Taking digital photos to the film festival does not mean that the higher the resolution, the bigger the image size. Because the image is too large, it will affect the transmission and processing speed of the image. Generally, the organizer of the competition will stipulate the file size of digital images transmitted online, such as controlling them within 500k and so on.

4. Legal issues in photo processing.

For amateur photographers, the most important thing in the submitted works is the right to portrait with photos of people. Strictly speaking, if there are people in the photos of folk customs taken during your trip, you can't use these photos for publication or take part in photo competitions without the authorization of the portrait owner. The resulting legal disputes usually end in the photographer losing the case.

If you want to make these photos more widely used, you must carry a power of attorney for portrait with you like a professional photographer and have your subject sign it.

5. Choose your own entry

When choosing photos for the competition, it is important not to neglect the editing of your own photos. Although gold always shines, the value of gold placed in the soil is different from that of gold made into works of art ... The three principles of the New York Institute of Photography on good photos can not only guide you to shoot, but also guide you to choose wonderful photos.

Three principles of good photos in New York Institute of Photography;

First of all, a good photo must have a distinct theme.

Second, a good photo must attract people's attention to the subject.

Third, good photos must be concise.

The three principles of the New York Institute of Photography about good photos are also three questions that every professional photographer must think about before pressing the shutter, and they are the secret of every successful photo. Under the guidance of these three principles, your photos may soon stand out from many entries.

6. Save the original image.

Because the file size of works participating in film competitions is usually adjusted later, it is very important to preserve the original images. The organizers of many competitions will eventually ask the winners to provide original images. If you can't provide the original image, unfortunately, your work will be disqualified. In addition, if there is a copyright dispute in the contest works, the original image will provide you with the most important legal protection.

Participating in any photo contest should be as interesting as the slogan of our Olympic Games.