Congrats!!! So, do you enter a raw image in these contests or is there also some artistic work done prior to submitting?? Seems like there are two sides to the photography world. Having the eye to capture the moment, but also the artistic ability to “clean” the photograph up. Obviously you have both based on previous posts here!!!
The Contest I won allows a certain amount of work to be done.. in the catagory I entered the end result must look natural.. I did not do much manipulation of this shot… If I remember correctly I cloned out a couple of distracting branches.. though it would have been in the bg and pretty much not noticeable… but yeah.. Im quite capable of practically manufacturing a shot if I want to… I just dont get much satisfaction out of that…. and sadly.. there is NOT much money in winning these contests… though I usually means I sell more prints.. I think the prize is a professional website (which I can sure use)… worth around $200/year….. also.. Im once again artist of the month at the Stillwater Artists guild.. and I will be displaying there in august.. there WILL be a meet the artist day… but I dont have the date worked out yet… soon though….
.. Im once again artist of the month at the Stillwater Artists guild.. and I will be displaying there in august.. there WILL be a meet the artist day… but I dont have the date worked out yet… soon though….
Keep us posted on this. Would love to come down and shake your hand!
I too seen the thread title and thought, “It has got to be Rivereyes…” Congrats Welcome back, hope things are going better. This contest should help pick your spirits up !!!