Take More Photos This Year and Enter An Online Baby Photo Contest
A new year is here and the kids are already back at school in many places, Christmas trees are being taken down and the holidays are but a memory, as we look forward into a fresh year, full of good resolutions to make a difference. If you are looking to improve your photography this year a simple resolution will do: I resolve to take more photos this year. The more photos you take the more you will improve. One way to give yourself motivation to do this is to enter an online baby photo contest every month.
There are many competitions online that ask you to send in pictures of your kids. Some of them are just barely concealed attempts at advertising a product, but a few of them have genuine prizes and are worth entering regularly. If you want a chance to win $1000 each month with your cutest photo of your child or baby, then the CuteKid Photo Contest is the one to go for. Not only does it have great prizes but you have a chance that your child will be spotted by national casting agencies, who are always on the look out for new faces.
The standards of photography are quite high, so you can help yourself have a better chance to win by following an online photography course, or just by reading through some of our photography tips elsewhere on this site. Use this contest as a reason to take lots of photos of your baby or child every month, trying to experiment with different natural light situations as you go. You’ll learn so much about what makes a great photograph just by doing this. Make it fun for your child too so that you have a good chance of getting a brilliant smile and a laughing light in their eyes.
When it comes to portraits the most important element is the eyes. Eyes must be in sharp focus even if the rest of the face falls away into soft focus. Reflected light in the eyes also makes a portrait come alive, so concentrate on getting a wonderful picture of your kids with eyes shining. Take loads of photos in different situations, after all it doesn’t cost a thing on digital, and then send in your best photo to a photo contest this month. Enter every month for a year and see what happens. At the very least you’ll have lots of gorgeous portraits of your child to share with the family.
Mum and Photographer
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