Winning a big morale booster or even a highly regarded competition. Many professional photographers today have competitions to get them started on the path to a successful career to thank.
Entering and winning competitions photography can be a very lucrative business if you are serious. Each year photography magazines alone give away many thousands of pounds / dollars in prize money. If you add that the prices of other magazines and organizations are offered, that the figure is in six figures, and someone has to win.
Here are ten secrets to success:
1st Read the rules! There is no point setting a lot of energy into the shooting of an item if it does not fit the brief.
2nd Come with something original, so it is, and only your best work.
3rd You can ignore your first ideas, but because they probably too obvious, and wait until you have something to feel really original.
4th Only competitions that have liked you to participate, so you have a passion for the topic. Read the rest of this entry »

