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“Capturing the Light” Photo Contest
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Photographers recognize that they are not photographing the tangible subject, but only the light that is reflected from it. The quality of the light, then — its intensity, direction, color, diffusion — often determines the success or failure of an image.
For this exhibit, we’re looking for images whose success rests in the?quality of the light — natural or artificial, harsh or diffuse, bright or dim — their subjects made extraordinary by the light that falls on them. All capture and processing methods are welcome.
Award:
- 35 images for exhibition in the gallery
- 40 for our Online Gallery.
- All 75 selected images will be reproduced in the exhibition print catalog and remain permanently on our website, with links to photographer’s URL.
Juror: Ann Jastrab
Image requirements: JPG/JPEG files only; approximately 2100 pixels (7 inches) on the longest side; 300 ppi (pixels per inch) resolution; a compression of 80% or higher, and sRGB color space is recommended, whether black and white or color.
Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FOR YOU:
One great thing about shooting at sunset or in overcast weather is that the light doesn’t cast as harsh of shadows as it does in the middle of the day because it’s not directly overhead. Even so, be sure you position your clients strategically so that their faces aren’t directly in the sunlight. No matter how gorgeous someone is—we all have lines and blemishes and pores that the direct sunlight can underscore and make way more obvious. Instead, try to get the sunlight behind your subjects or off to the side, so that their faces aren’t blown out by the brightness.
One great thing about shooting at sunset or in overcast weather is that the light doesn’t cast as harsh of shadows as it does in the middle of the day because it’s not directly overhead. Even so, be sure you position your clients strategically so that their faces aren’t directly in the sunlight. No matter how gorgeous someone is—we all have lines and blemishes and pores that the direct sunlight can underscore and make way more obvious. Instead, try to get the sunlight behind your subjects or off to the side, so that their faces aren’t blown out by the brightness.