The World's Biggest Book of Photography Competitions, Awards, Grants & Places To Sell Your Photos Online Edited by Steve Donovan is a huge collection of hints, tips and how to's for amateur photographers wanting to strike it big in those all important photography venues.
Photography awards may be a thing of dreams for many; problem is many people who pick up a camera don't even have a clue how to really take a good picture. Many that do get the picture right may or may not know what they are doing to get that picture that really has friends and family saying it is good.
With the advent of digital photography and the price of really good digital SLR cameras now in the reach of the average photographer many do aspire to enter and win contests. I have seen the contestants at local 4-H county fairs hoping for that ribbon that shows to everyone they can actually do good with that little digital marvel and create something that someone else actually likes.
I have also seen others who think they know what they are doing and have no clue about photography and talking pictures, they simply snap away and hope for the best. While everyone can eventually take a good picture if they simply shoot at everything around them getting a good picture and actually using it to win a contest takes work.
It also takes some knowledge and you do need to know something about not only your camera but about lighting, rules of photography and what interests others. While entering a contest may seem like the furthest thing from many people's minds you can actually have fun and learn a lot by entering.
You can also learn a lot and get a lot of help not only in entering contests but in your photography by reading this book, it has a lot of information on photography, taking good pictures and how to enter contests. The World's Biggest Book of Photography Competitions, Awards, Grants & Places To Sell Your Photos Online is a great way to get into photography as well as just learning more about photography and what makes a great picture compared to just taking pictures.
For anyone interested in winning contests, submitting photographs for contests and competitions as well as getting grants for photography this is a great book. While the Biggest Book of Photography et al. does not have pictures of what makes a good photo it does cover all you need to know by ones who have been there about entering contests and selling their photography. Get the right information about contests, judging and events in photography from the judges, people who have been at plenty of photo contests and more.
Not only is it explained about why you should enter contests it gives in clearly listed form by approximate if not exact dates of competitions, the various information about the competition, country, organization and address as well as website for the contests. This list is a yearly calendar of events for photography contests that can have you busy for years to come entering contests to get the recognition as a photographer.
This is a comprehensive list for many countries as well as organizations, magazines and companies holding competitions and grants for photography. You also get the grants, fellowships and funding bodies section that gives places to submit for other methods to get money as well as recognition for your work in photography.
The book is great and all the information is here including the huge Top 100 Tips from Professionals and Judges for entering and winning contests that really tells you the facts of these contests and what judges look for. The entire compilation helps you not only find the contests but lists clearly things the judges are looking for and has many tips and hints for getting the attention of those judges.
That is what a photography contest boils down to, you have to grab the attention of those judges and show them in a split second that your photo is unique, different and above all a winner. Having the same people that have judged competitions in the past give tips and in their own words reasons behind their choices will help you with specific tips to getting that recognition and winning.
Photography can be a hard process and entering contests can be difficult and time consuming, having hints and tips from people in the field and that have worked at those contests makes for a great guide. Getting actual information from judges makes the most sense so you can work toward your own goals in photography and make the most out of your entries or just take better pictures.
The World's Biggest Book of Photography Competitions, Awards, Grants & Places To Sell Your Photos Online is well worth the cost of only $7 and makes for a great and helpful guide to photographers. The book helps in entering contests, gives hints and tips for taking better photos as well as getting specific places to enter those photos for the recognition and rewards.
I highly recommend The World's Biggest Book of Photography Competitions, Awards, Grants & Places To Sell Your Photos Online as a comprehensive list of hints, tips and photography contests for photographers of any caliber.
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