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Published 01/10/2013

2. Themed competitions.

It is also obvious that free unthemed competitions are more popular thanthemed contests. So working more on the latter type can give you better results. It is a fact that people are somewhat lazy when entering contests and they are more apt to choose from their stock images than particularly work towards a set subject. Thus, themed competitions have less entrants so they are a better option particularly for beginners. Actually, the stranger and harder the theme, the less participants.

3. Free entry or not?

Now this is a double-edged sword, which, like most things in life, has its pros and cons. Everyone hates to pay, so free contests are much more popular and subscribed. Contests which do not carry entry fees will not have as many contestants so, here again, perhaps investing some money in paid contests can produce dividends. Some contests may have other rules which, for example, put restrictions on age or on the camera used. Again, these will attract fewer participants, so looking into the rules in detail can be beneficial.

Whilst on this subject, I cannot stress enough that rules are to be carefully understood and strictly adhered to. Many a good entry is eliminated because some entrants only skim through competition regulations.

This is one of the main reasons for disqualification and it is not usualfor organisers to tell you this - so your disqualification would be most probably not associated with your level of photography.

Also, beware of adding borders and watermarks - most competitions donot allow this. Do not make the mistake that some painters do and makethe frame of your image more artistic and eye catching than your actual work!

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