Photography Competition For Beginners

Each month there is a chance to win a beginner photography workshop worth £45 by uploading a photo you have taken to the Photo School’s Facebook page.

The theme this December is FESTIVITIES. To enter:

1. Become a fan of The Photo School. Click ‘Like’ at the top of the page. If you can’t see the button, it’s because you are already a fan!

2. Upload ONE photo which has FESTIVITIES as its theme before 12pm on Friday 30th December 2011. Click on the tab ‘Wall’, then ‘Photo’ and ‘Upload a Photo’. If you can’t see your photos (or others’) you may need to change the settings to be ‘The Photo School + Others’.

3. After 30th December you will be able to vote on the eight best photos which The Photo School has selected. The person whose photo has the most votes wins a free place on a workshop of their choice to be taken in January 2012.

November’s Photo Competition

The votes are in! Miguel Schertel wins November’s night challenge with his colourful photo of the London Eye. Congratulations Miguel on winning a free place on one of our workshops.

A few of you have been asking how he achieved the ‘spinning disk’ effect of the London Eye. It all comes down to long exposures. We’re talking 15-30 seconds so a tripod is necessary. Set your camera’s mode to S or Tv and select a shutter speed somewhere around 20 seconds.

The longer the exposure the more the wheel looks ready to take off. Also, the longer you have your shutter open for the more saturated the colours in the reflection will be too.

So put on a hat and scarf and go out and try it! Feel free to post or send me your results.

Enter December’s photo competition here.

Amateur Photography Competition – NIGHT

Each month there is a chance to win a beginner photography workshop worth £45 by uploading a photo you have taken to the Photo School’s Facebook page.

The theme this month is NIGHT. To enter:

1. Become a fan of The Photo School. Click ‘Like’ at the top of the page. If you can’t see the button, it’s because you are already a fan!

2. Upload ONE photo which has NIGHT as its theme before 12pm on Friday 25th November 2011. Click on the tab ‘Wall’, then ‘Photo’ and ‘Upload a Photo’. If you can’t see your photos (or others’) you may need to change the settings to be ‘The Photo School + Others’.

3. After 25th November you will be able to vote on the eight best photos which The Photo School has selected. The person whose photo has the most votes wins a free place on a workshop of their choice to be taken in January 2012.

Best of luck!

Natalie

The Photo School Photo Competition T&Cs

1. Only ONE photo per person can be entered.
2. You must be an amateur photographer.
3. Open to over 18s only.
4. The photo must be your own work and no advanced Photoshop allowed.
5. Submitting a photo means you agree to the T&Cs.
6. Copyright for the photo remains with you.
7. The photo must not infringe any third party or laws.
8. Deadline for the competition is Friday 25th November 2011.
9. The winner will be notified by Monday 28th November 2011.
10. The workshop must be taken in January 2012.
11. The decision of The Photo School for the top eight photos is final.
12. The Photo School reserves the right to delete photos or comments that are inappropriate.

Beginner Photo Competition – Animals & Wildlife

You can enter ANIMAL photos into the WILDLIFE competition. We’re still looking for artistic photos though; not just cute cats!

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The canal teams with coots, geese and swans

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T&Cs: http://www.facebook.com/thephotoschool#!/thephotoschool?sk=app_7146470109

Deadline: Friday 30th September 12pm

Entry: Over 18, London based, beginner photographer

New Photo Competition: Wildlife

In September, the photography club are off to the Wetlands Centre. So it makes sense to have this month’s photographic theme as wildlife. I look forward to seeing your images and a chance to win a beginner photography workshop.

To enter the competition:

1. Become a fan of The Photo School. Click ‘Like’ at the top of the page. If you can’t see the button, it’s because you are already a fan!

2. Upload ONE photo which has WILDLIFE as its theme before 12pm on Friday 30th September 2011. Click on the tab ‘Wall’, then ‘Photo’ and ‘Upload a Photo’. If you can’t see your photos (or others’) you may need to change the settings to be ‘The Photo School + Others’.

3. After 30th September you will be able to vote on the eight best photos which The Photo School has selected. The person whose photo has the most votes wins a free place on a workshop of their choice.

Best of luck!

Natalie

The Photo School Photo Competition T&Cs

1. Only ONE photo per person can be entered.
2. Submitting a photo means you agree to the T&Cs.
3. The photo must be your own work and no advanced Photoshop allowed.
4. Copyright for the photo remains with you.
5. The photo must not infringe any third party or laws.
6. Deadline for the competition is Friday 30th September 2011.
7. The winner will be notified by Monday 3rd October 2011.
8. The workshop must be taken within 2011.
9. The decision of The Photo School for the top eight photos is final.
10. The Photo School reserves the right to delete photos or comments that are inappropriate.

The Photo School has just launched its beginner photography competition.

Each month there is a chance to win a beginner photography workshop worth £35 by uploading a photo you have taken to the Facebook page.

The competition will take place each month and the prize is to attend one our workshops for free! The theme this month is ‘RED’. To enter:

1. Become a fan of The Photo School. Click ‘Like’ at the top of the page. If you can’t see the button, it’s because you are already a fan!

2. Upload ONE photo which has red as its theme before 12pm on 4th March 2011. Click on the tab ‘Wall’, then ‘Photo’ and ‘Upload a Photo’. If you can’t see your photos (or others’) you may need to change the settings to be ‘The Photo School + Others’.

3. After 4th March you will be able to vote on the ten best photos which The Photo School has selected. The person whose photo has the most votes wins a free place on a workshop of their choice for the weekend 19/20th March. The workshop can be for you or a friend but needs to be taken on 19/20th March 2011.

Best of luck!

Photography Exhibition on Brighton Seafront

Last weekend I was in Brighton for a day trip out of London. It’s an interesting place to take photos as there is both the seafront, the pier and the Lanes to explore.

There was also the surprise of a wildlife photo exhibition along the sea front. This exhibition is run by NHM and Wild Planet and shows various photos from across the years of the wildlife photographer of the year competition. It’s there until 26 September and is lit up at night!

There were also a few billboards with beginner photography tips on them. I enjoyed seeing these as the photography group are off in September to the London Wetlands Centre to learn how to photograph wildlife, so it was good to read the tips and get a head start!

So Brighton is well worth a visit at the best of times, but definitely until the 26th September if you like photography as the outdoor exhibition is a great chance to learn. As it says in the shot above, pick out your favourite photos and work out what makes them a great image.

Update: Trees For Cities – Photo Competition

Back in March I wrote a post about the Urban Trees For Cities photo competition. It seems the competition is going from strength to strength with more than 119 photos now. A couple more details have now been released; read on to find out more.

Photo Competition Deadline

Their deadline has been extended until 22 April so you still have a few more days to enter the competition. My favourite images so far are:

Photo Prizes

A number of prizes will be available to successful competition winners. The prize for fist place is a Hymini portable charger to generate energy whilst on the go worth £55 accompanied by 8000 Green Points worth £20 to spend on the Green Rewards website: www.greenrewards.co.uk. There are also two runners up prizes of 4000 Green Points worth £10.

Enter your photos on flickr now to be in with a chance of winning!

Trees For Cities – They Need Your Photos

I just came across this photography competition on one of my (as happens) internet browsing trails.

It’s a chance to upload your urban tree photos and have others see them for your efforts, as I don’t think there are any prizes available :(

And there is the ‘warning’ of ‘by submitting your photographs to the Trees for Cities photo competition flickr group you are granting us the right to use the photo on our website and in marketing materials.’ So perhaps it’s all for their publicity…?

Showcase Your Photos

However, for beginner photographers like me, having a photo used in marketing materials for a worthy cause would be a great start and boost to my confidence!

Mini competitions like these, which use flickr as an easy way to organise a photo competition, are worth entering as they give you exposure, the chance to learn from other photos, and they get you prepared for entering future competitions.

What have you got to lose? Kick start the competition with an entry. Good luck!