I recently entered a photo contest and really enjoyed the experienced. There is something about competition that makes me work a little harder, so I think it is a great idea for me to put my work out there amongst other photographers (and hopefully win one or two). Here are the contests link that I have collected so far:
Feb. 06, 2011: http://by158w.bay158.mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0
31 January 2011 : Fotoblur Magazine Spring 2011
31 January 2011 : The Julia Margaret Cameron Award
31 January 2011 : 2nd edition The Jacob Riis Award
06 February 2011 : Portrait and People – The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
15 February 2011 : 10 BEST 10 International Competition
17 February 2011 : PDN Photo Annual 2011
18 February 2011 : TBM “The Family” Photography Contest
28 February 2011: Convozine Photography Challenge “The Last Place”
28 February 2011 : Travels Around The World 2011
01 March 2011 : Leica announces Oskar Barnack Award 2011
11 March 2011 : fContest Portrait Photography Competition
31 March 2011 : The Street Photography Awards
11 April 2011: http://www.photocompete.com/
July: www.blurb.com
September 2011: Nikon Photo Contest International 2011-2012
Monday, January 31, 2011
www.sethgodin.com
Seth Godin has made a big name for himself lately as a social media expert. I heard about him first from an excellent photographer named Chase Jarvis. He provoked me to buy Seth´s book, "Linchpin:Are you Indispensable?". It is a great read about how to sell yourself and most importantly, the book inspired me to recognize that passion for your work is more important than wealth. I enjoyed his explanation of how society pressures us to choose a path that my not be our own, and how we cannot fold under these pressures. After finishing this book, I book another one of his titled,"Graceful". I felt like I was reading the same book as the one that I had finished, so it was not as inspirational. Nonetheless, he has a lot of positive things to say and I really feel like he supports the artist dream.
On his blog, he has posted many e-books for free for readers to enjoy. I have them bookmarked for future reading. I think it is a good idea to read something from him once a month because his words help me focus in on my authentic path of being a photographer.
Check it out: www.sethgodin.com
On his blog, he has posted many e-books for free for readers to enjoy. I have them bookmarked for future reading. I think it is a good idea to read something from him once a month because his words help me focus in on my authentic path of being a photographer.
Check it out: www.sethgodin.com
Sunday, January 30, 2011
www.pittelliphotography.com
The Pittelli´s are a husband and wife photography team who take incredible shots in the New Jersey area. Craig and I went to WVU together, and I can testify that he attracts fun wherever he goes! In addition, Autumn has the professional and creative edge that gives their business the special touch that any client will appreciate.
Roberto and I had the pleasure to work as second photographers for them last summer, and I learned so much from their style. They combine both a photojournalistic style with contempory poses so that their wedding albums are full of emotion and beauty. We even had a couple portrait session with them and the time we spent together was nonstop laughter and good times.
Craig and Autumn have already won various awards from wedding companies and are recommended in many magazines. I know that they have made a name for themselves in the photography world already, and their work is continuously evolving.
Check them out: www.pittelliphotography.com
Roberto and I had the pleasure to work as second photographers for them last summer, and I learned so much from their style. They combine both a photojournalistic style with contempory poses so that their wedding albums are full of emotion and beauty. We even had a couple portrait session with them and the time we spent together was nonstop laughter and good times.
Craig and Autumn have already won various awards from wedding companies and are recommended in many magazines. I know that they have made a name for themselves in the photography world already, and their work is continuously evolving.
Check them out: www.pittelliphotography.com
Saturday, January 29, 2011
www.froknowsphoto.com
I found out about Jared Polin, "the fro", through Facebook about a month ago. Among other daily posts, he makes youtube videos with his college buddy that are very cool because they do live edits of RAW photos taken by their fans. This is a great opportunity to hear and see other photographers edit from beginning to end using Lightroom 3. There are a lot of posts on his websites, and he seems to be connected to a lot of different mediums of social media such as ustream, e-mail, Facebook, youtube, etc... His fans are extremely active in his forums and he is very responsive to their questions and comments. This is one site I look at everyday.
Check him out on his Facebook page: FROKNOWSFOTO
Check him out on his Facebook page: FROKNOWSFOTO
Friday, January 28, 2011
www.photojojo.com
This site wins for using photographs in the most ingenious projects. Everytime I check out their newsletter, forums or store, I end up spending my evening fantasizing about future projects that I must try! I hope they continue to do what they do for a long time, because their style is upbeat and refreshing. It is nice to have a photography website that doesn`t fret over how to get the most technical photo. They focus on overall style and satisfaction of the photography project.
Photojojo is hip and fun! Plus, I want EVERYTHING they sell at their online store!!! hahaha
Check it out: http://photojojo.com/
Photojojo is hip and fun! Plus, I want EVERYTHING they sell at their online store!!! hahaha
Check it out: http://photojojo.com/
Thursday, January 27, 2011
www.creativelive.com
Throughout 2010, I participated in many online photography courses taught through the CreativeLive website. I am already looking at the 2011 schedule to find out who will be my teachers this year! Many amazing photographers have given workshops using the CreativeLive website including Zach Arias, Vincent Laforet, Tamara Lackey and Jasmin Star. The range of photography techniques has been from shooting weddings to shooting rockstars! Wow...I can´t learn enough from this site. And best of all: The live classes are FREE! (B&H Photo is their biggest sponsor which has made it possible to offer classes without charge. THANK YOU B&H! I love your products!)
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