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Seasonal People + Portrait Contest Now Open!~PeopleAndPortraits has well and truly launched! In conjunction with that, we wanted to bring you a fantastic shiny new contest to see you through October.
We recognize that across the world people are entering all sorts of seasons right now...which is why this isn't just about Autumn. You can utilise any season you want - and if you're extra creative, how about combining all four into one image?

The idea of a Seasonal Portraiture Contest is for you to experiment and explore whatever season you happen to be in right now - through portraiture photography! The contest is open to all categories within the People and Portrait Photography Gallery:

Infants and Children

Glamour
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Shoot Yourself: Self Portraiture Contest "Shoot" Yourself - A Self Portraiture Photography Contest
The idea is to get creative and move away from those myspace style self-portraits. Admit it, most of you did them - and fine tune your photographic skills by taking your own picture! Using technique that you possess, can learn from tutorials or may pick up this week, you need to take a shot of yourself as creatively as possible.
Start Date: 27th August
End Date: 2nd September
Submission Folder: Here!
Rules

Entries MUST be NEW - this means created on or after 27th August 2012

One entry per person

Manipulation must be kept to a minimum - entries MUST be Photography with minimal editing.

Editing allowed - retouching, black and white, colour adjustment, blur and other m

Photography Troubleshooting: Grouping PeopleWhen working with large groups of people, it's often incredibly difficult to know how to direct them, where to pose them, and indeed what to have them doing. One of the biggest mistakes I’ve made when embarking on my first group shot at my first wedding as a photographer - was not speaking up when my assistant was shooting alongside me. The consequence? Half the group were looking at him, and half the group were looking at me. Luckily we straightened it out in the end - but when there are a lot of cameras around, or lots of people - you need to speak up and give direction so they can take direction.

Preparation
Knowing who your client is in advance, and knowing what sort of group you will be working with is very useful in terms of preparing. It would be unprofessional to arrive at a Wedding with expectations of 50 people attending and then finding out that you have 150 to work with. Knowing your group and the expanse you'll need i

Photography Troubleshooting: Capturing FireworksWith the 5th of November looming - and of course Christmas and New Year bringing the opportune moments for fireworks - it seemed useful to put together a small troubleshooting guide for those that are going to venture out with the camera. The 5th of November in the UK is known as Bonfire night - the day when, many years ago, the plot to blow up the houses of parliament was thwarted. Nowadays when officials discover a terrorist plot, they're pat on the back and life goes on. But back in those days, a whole day was set aside for celebrating. And now, in the modern age, up to two weeks are spent setting off fireworks. So first and foremost, if you can - shoot it in RAW mode. It's great for after-tweaking and especially with white balance and sorting out flaws. We're drawing on the expertise of `WhenPigsFry in order to give you as many tips as possible. He's part of a crew that puts on firework displays and thus sadly misses the chance to shoot them a lot of the time. However h

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"Let your words be few - and your exposures many"
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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
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Basking in the glory of finally getting recognised for your hard efforts and photographic skill is pretty awesome and at the start of this week I took the opportunity to enjoy *Fuzzypiggy's after he got published in a UK Photography Magazine. It's really nice when something like that happens and the knowledge that across the country - and because of deviantART and other networks - across the world, people are looking at your work. And if you're me, smiling! I once stumbled across *lauren-rabbit's work in Black and White Photography Magazine and was truly proud that somebody I had found here on deviantART was here in my mag! So have you been published? Has your work received any recognition that makes you proud? What are your tips to getting out there and having your work showcased?

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"Why are YOU reading this?"
-This- little bit of space right up here at the top of the weekly Photography Article is usually filled with a newsworthy topic, or a question. And it nearly always gets ignored!! So many of you look at this article, favourite it and comment on it - but what are you looking at it for? Are you gazing at the images? The news? The links? You're certainly not looking at the paragraph right up here that can sometimes be the juiciest bit of the whole article!! As a reader, you're important. Without your input and without positive stats, this article would dwindle - so it's here for you. Tell me what you want to see...

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Bi-weekly instead of weekly

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Many of you will know of Gimp - and many likely use the editing program which has been considered a freee condensed version of Photoshop. Well G

Fix that miscat! ~ Artisan Crafts V. Still Life Fix that miscat! is the first of a series of articles which aims to help you distinguish between galleries that are commonly confused or abused in the category system here on deviantART. Submitting to the correct categories here can make a huge difference to exposure and feedback for your work as well as features within the Daily Deviations so we want to give you the best chances possible! Let's get started with Artisan Crafts Versus Still Life Photography!
Artisan Crafts (Culinary) & Still Life Photography
DeviantART is a hive of activity with work from all sorts of genres and areas being shared and submitted on a daily basis. So it's only natural that sometimes, confusion happens. And there are a few pesky categories that are difficult to define and differentiate between. We've recently found that Photography -> Still Life and Artisan Crafts are a great example of this.
Still Li

October Contest: Abstract ColoursThis month we're launching a contest for all the abstract photographers out there - and all the wannabe abstract photographers! The beauty of Abstract Photography is that it's incredibly easy to capture - if you know what you're doing. So this month we're challenging you to capture some abstract colours - and giving you the chance to win some fantastic prizes along the way!
Rules

Entries must be NEW i.e created on or after 1st October 2012

Entries must be Abstract Photography - minimal manipulation

You do need to be a group member to participate!

Promotion of our contest is much appreciated - but not a necessity!
Prizes
1st Place: 6 month subscription and 200 Points
2nd Place: 3 month subscription and 100 Points
Dates?
Start: 1st October 2012
End: 30th October 2012
How to Enter?
Just pop along and submit your

Project Educate: Classic Portrait PhotographyClassic Portraits are Photographs of people in traditional pose. These are often formal, refined and restrained in style. As you will see within the Gallery they often involve a plain and simple background which is a popular feature of Classic Portraiture. One of the most notable things within the Classic Portrait Photography Gallery is that there are a lot of art nudes. This actually occurs across the board with People & Portraits and I cannot stress enough - that if your work features nudity, it belongs within the artistic nude gallery!

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August Contest: Yellow Ending Soon

Sat Aug 4, 2012, 3:00 AM

August Theme: Yellow

Just ONE day left!

Over at #Still-Life-Stills we're hosting monthly challenges with a regular prize list courtesy of #communityrelations! So without further ado let's get onto the rules and regulations (of which there aren't many) of August's contest!

Dates

The contest will run from 1st August 2012 until the 31st August 2012.

Submission

Entries can be old or new. Please submit your entries to the group gallery found here!

Rules

Entries can be old or new

The majority of the deviation must be Yellow

It must fit the rules of Still Life Photography (If in doubt, ask us!)

You can only enter ONE piece of work!

Prizes

1st Place
1 x 6 month subscription
150 Points

2nd Place
1 x 3 month subscription
150 Points

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=dienutza Aug 4, 2012

I entered

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^Kaz-D Aug 7, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Excellent!

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=L-eve Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

I am willing to enter this contest, and I hope I will do my best. Good luck to everyone!

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^Kaz-D Aug 7, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Good luck

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`dragonfly-oli Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I'll enter

I love your contests!

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^Kaz-D Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

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~T-wolf2 Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I will try to enter.

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^Kaz-D Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Good luck!

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~T-wolf2 Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you.

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^maytel Aug 4, 2012

What a perfect opportunity for me to try something new! I shall try to enter

Especially with my sub running out and no money to renew it! Anyways, I'm up for the challenge!

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