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COMPETITIVE PHOTOGRAPHY – THE ANALYSIS OF A PHOTO
Competitive photography, as any other kind of photography, is way to permanently record a single picture, using different methods and light. Recently, photo contests have gained a great attention among the community of photographers. No doubt that it’s a positive phenomenon because rivalry extends the scope of photographers’ activity, motivating them to develop their skills.
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HOW TO WIN A PHOTO CONTEST
Winning a prestigious photography contest is a dream of many amateur and professional photographers. In our guide, we show you, in a few steps, how to do it. It can take years to succeed and develop your own brand in photography. Painstaking work and publishing hundreds of photos is not always enough. That is why taking part in photo competitions is worthwhile. Sometimes, just one winning photo contest can change everything!
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A PERFECT PHOTO, HOW TO TAKE ONE?
Photography, within its own merits, isn’t a special “revelation”. The revelation comes during the interpretation, in other words, while “reading” a photo. What does a photo need to “contain” to become the top of the class? How to take a perfect photo?
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SIGNS AND SYMBOLS WITHIN THE PHOTOGRAPHY
It all starts with a sign and ends up with a symbol. When considering visual communication, photography plays the role of information source, which is being interpreted with the help of signs. At the very beginning you have to ask yourself the question – what those signs and symbols really are, and what is their meaning as part of the perception of the photo?
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HOW TO PASS ON A HIDDEN MESSAGE WITHIN PHOTOGRAPHY?
Have you ever taken a look at a photo, which, despite its indirectivity, allowed you to reach another state of mind, and touched your heart so deeply, that you couldn’t get your eyes off it for a good while? What made this particular picture to arouse such feeling and emotions?
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THE STORY OF ONE PHOTO
Is photography able to tell a story? How is it possible to exteriorize things, that are impossible to tell, with images? First and foremost, you have to understand, that photography is not all about observation, it also involves feelings.
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PHOTOGRAPHY: HOW TO START OFF?
Nowadays, with common access to digital art and technology, your knowledge stays ahead of other aspects. It plays the role of your guide within the world of raising opportunities. Investing in learning would make things easier for you, purchasing the equipment becomes a formality, only requiring you to get acquainted with new practical features. We will do our best to show you the path, which every photographer should make his way through to make the photos look professional on the surface.
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ARTISTIC CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY
The freedom of choice within artistic covenant and the attitude towards the viewer, let the creator pass his vision, without the influence of fads or effective styles. On the one hand, a photographer can feel free to express himself through the image, but on the other hand, he’s limited by the viewers, who could be under the influence of unidentified prejudices, superstitions or their own thought patterns.
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THE ESTHETICAL VALUE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
What is the esthetical value of a photo? Does the picture have to be esthetic? What kind of emotions expressed with beauty influences the perception? Those are really though questions, which oftentimes, evoke over-the-top emotions among critics. Some people would connote esthetics with art exclusively, others would claim it doesn’t influence the quality of a picture, and well, most of the times both the views are true.
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PHOTOGRAPHER’S PROFESSION. A MERCHANT OR AN ARTIST?
The professionalization of artist’s work itself could endanger his own fertileness. Combining a professional approach with art is a hell of a task. There’s a high risk of developing mediocre and repetitive art.
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