« 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.  »

Category: Outdoor



British Weather Photographer 2010

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  • Copyright: Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries. However, by entering, all entrants grant members of the Lloyds Banking Group a worldwide royalty-free perpetual licence to edit, crop, re-size, publish and use each entry in any and all media for publicity and marketing purposes.
  • Eligibility: Open to all amateur photographers who are residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over.
  • Restrictions: Photographs must be taken in the UK.
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: 30 September 2010

International Garden Photographer of the Year 2009 Competition

Ongoing
  • Copyright: If your image is short-listed you will be contacted and invited to grant permission for your image to be used to promote the Competition and exhibition only. For avoidance of doubt, no free usage of any photograph is permitted by International Garden Photographer of the Year, or any of its partners or sponsors outside the scope of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition and exhibition. There is no plan envisaged by International Garden Photographer of the Year, or any of its partners or sponsors, to create a general commercial archive of photographs entered into this competition.
  • Eligibility: open to everyone, amateurs and professionals alike.
  • Entry fee: £10 for single image and £20 for portfolio
  • Entry deadline: 31 January 2009

The CentralPark.com Photo Contest

Ongoing
  • Copyright: Winners will also be required to grant CentralPark.com and Jumeirah Essex House use of the winning photo, together with their names, likenesses and biographical information, in advertising and publicity about the Contest or future contests without further compensation.
  • Eligibility: Contest open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C., 18 years or older at time of entry.
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: Quarterly: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

“I Was There!” travel contest

Ongoing
  • Copyright: Each entrant retains all rights to their submitted content. By entering the contest, entrants grant Social Sauce the right to publish and use submitted content for Sosauce promotional purposes only. All content reproduced will be credited to the owner.
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: 20 April 2008

Million Places on Earth - Photo of the Month Awards

Ongoing
  • Copyright: The copyright of an Entry submitted by You remains with You. All photographs uploaded to the Website shall be protected by the MPOE watermark.
  • Eligibility: Amateurs only
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: Monthly

Quantum Leap Strategies - Photography Contest

Ongoing
  • Copyright: Not specified.
  • Restrictions: No people in the photo.
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: Monthly

Funny Photos Contest

Ongoing
  • Copyright: Funny Photo Contest LLC has the nonexclusive right to store and display the photograph indefinitely on its website and to use the photograph in all print and electronic media indefinitely
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: Monthly

Digital Image Cafe Photo of The Month

Ongoing
  • Copyright: The copyrights remain with the photographer
  • Restrictions: Only for site members
  • Entry fee: Membership fee US$25/year
  • Entry deadline: Monthly

Young Garden Photographer of the Year

Ongoing
  • Eligibility: Under 16 years old
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: 31st January 2008

Earth Shots Daily Contest

Ongoing
  • Eligibility: Anyone
  • Entry fee: Free
  • Entry deadline: Daily
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