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Photography
Self-Assignment Contest
Assignment:
Derivative Images; How the details tell a story
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Outdoor Adventure Canada
Before I became a professional
photographer, I found that the best way to improve my skills was
by doing. Books and theory were all great but self-assignments
gave me a chance to push my limits and stretch my imagination.
Recently when traveling with friends on backpacking and canoe
trips I noticed something interesting; my friends were taking
the same pictures but the composition and our vision was entirely
different. This got me to thinking. It would be fun to do this
on outdooradventurecanada.com as a contest.
To make it fair there
will be two divisions. One for hobbyists and one for professionals.
No prizes… just bragging rights.
Derivative
Images; How the details tell a story
Your photographic self-assignment
is to take a photo that is a derivative image. For those new to
photography a derivative image is part of a larger item. It could
be part of a backpack or a tree. The goal is to take the photograph
in such a way that the part tells you something about the whole.
Here are some examples…
Rules:
1.)
you must have taken the photo yourself
2.) you may submit more than one entry
3.) the photo must be sent in jpeg format (see below)
4.) the photo cannot be larger than 700 x 700 pixels and 1.4 MB
5.) Panoramic photos must not exceed 700 pixels on the longest
side
6.) do not place any text or watermark on the photo
7.) by submitting your photo and entering the contest you are
giving OutdoorAdventureCanada.com permission to publish the your
photo on the website and in the archives (your name and copyright
info will appear on the page with the photo)
8.) the photos must be related to the outdoors or outdoor adventure
in some way
Submit the information
below to photos@outdooradventurecanada.com
with your photograph attached. Please send one email per photograph.
Real Name
Email address
Hobbyist or professional photographer
Camera Make and Model
Lens make and focal length
Digital or film (if film please indicate the make, type and speed)
Scanning method (if using film)
If and how the photograph was manipulated digitally
The location of the shot
The outdoor activity were you participating in
The story behind the photography
When we place a new
issue on the Outdoor Adventure Canada website, we will show images
from each category of the previous self-assignment that we feel
are exceptional. Images will be accepted until July 31, 2006.
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please view the archives.
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