Competition Assigned Categories/Challenges for NWHPC 2009

 

next Event March – Cropping – “ When submitting a photo to a photography competition, it’s tempting toselect a photo you’re particularly proud of, or one that shows off a vast amount of different thingsat once. That’s not necessarily the best strategy. Remember that what you’re trying to do is to a)stand out from the masses of other photos and b) tell a story. You should submit a photo of"before" and a photo of "after" cropping – you are required to submit two photos—perhaps a 4x6 of the “entire” photo in addition to your matted photo with the cropped image only. (Only the finished product need be presentation quality. You may simply tape the “before” photo onto the mat.)

January – Night - [Event Completed] Use the darkness as a background. EXAMPLES: Person sleeping on a park bench. NOTE: Chairman may require photographer to prove it's night time if photo does not show some sort of sign of outside darkness. If time-keeping device is the subject, it must show it's 12:00 A.M. and not noon. Examples: Star gazing; neon lights in a store's window.

Results from January

Night:1st: Judith Williams: Cafe de Nuit

 

Night 2nd: Betty Lieu: Eerie Night

 

Night 3rd: Judith Williams: Night's Embrace

 

Open : 1st: Jim Fife: Portal to the Past

 

Open 2nd: Gary Woodward: Friends

Open 3rd: Gary Woodward: Late Dinner

Here is the blog from Competition Chair  http://nwhpc.net/web/blogs/competition/archive/2009/01/08/january-20-night.aspx


 February – Home Sweet Home – “Photography is very much about telling stories, and whileyou are using a visual medium to do so, you still need to be a good storyteller and have an eyefor what appeals to people.”  Examples: Old house depicting a “home” where a family currently/previously lived—the visual would jump out at you as a “Home Sweet Home” atmosphere (any doubts, please ask chairman for more detail); greetings at the door; soldier being greeted by family members; rocking chair on porch; something that signifies "This is home."

 

March Outside the Box – Speed - Speed (not the drug itself or YOU on drugs [this includes NO photos of an egg in a frying pan—that would be stealing an idea from the commercial—just kidding—fried eggs are fine as long as they show signs of being on speed]) - the image must give the impression something is going fast.