Photography of the year 2009(奖金10K英镑）

雷Leong

大家好，这里介绍下英国的国际摄影网上比赛：http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/
如果谁有买Digital Camera Magazine Malaysia 或Digital Camera Magazine的一定知道它的报道，去年有马来西亚和新加坡的摄影爱好者得到Overall Winner:http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/winners/Overall.aspx 是新加坡的Tan Chong Wee.

其实我也参加了两年，可是技术不如人 ，今年再接再厉！！
对摄影爱好者的您，如果想要博博彩中奖的话，不如先把你最好的图片上载哪里那个机会吧！

条件：

1. 登记http://www.dcmag.co.uk/members/r ... 2009.dcmag.co.uk%2f

2. 然后进入main page登录:http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/

3.选你要上载的事项Categories

The categories

This is Britain
Pictures entered in this category should seek to reveal the essence of contemporary Britain and Britishness. Get under the skin of British culture and take a fresh look at the familiar. Document the British at work and at play. Please note that you don't have to be a resident UK photographer to enter pictures in this category. Sponsored by Sky Arts.

World in Motion
The judges will be looking for images that capture the moment and have a sense of drama. That doesn't mean having to freeze action with a fast shutter speed - impressionistic pans or a combination of slow shutter speed and fill-in flash can also deliver a powerful sense of movement. A sporting event? Animal behaviour? Commuters on their daily route? There are no restrictions on what you can photograph. Sponsored by Telegraph media group.

Man-made
Look for photographic opportunities that highlight aspects of our world that have been shaped by the hand of man. Whether you bring ordinary city locations to life through innovative photo technique, capture the essence of an industrial landscape or simply shoot planes, trains and automobiles, get creative and go beyond mere record shots to capture something of the man-made 'spirit'.

Planet Earth
Pictures that show the beauty and drama of the world's flora and fauna. The subject's your choice, but entries should be original and striking. The judges will be looking for images with impact rather than exotic species. We're familiar with many animals and plants so experiment with different techniques to reveal something new. Whether you're shooting a plant portrait or an animal study, look to reveal the spirit of its character.

Destination Everywhere
The judges won't just be looking for snaps of glamorous foreign locations in this category, but pictures that embrace the notion of travel. This doesn't have to be a great distance, as the category title indicates. Your picture could be taken close to home. But it should have something to say about the journey or destination.

Fashion
Despite the title of this category, pictures shouldn't just be focused on the latest clothing trends. Images should be shot in an innovative way and show experimentation on the part of the photographer. Judges will be looking for fresh, creative ideas that reflect contemporary styles.

Landscapes
Inspiring views of the world around us. Rural scenes, sprawling cityscapes, atmospheric coastal shots - it doesn't matter where your photograph was taken, but it needs to capture a powerful sense of place. The location itself doesn't have to be dramatic - great light, composition and creative camera techniques can all be used to transform an everyday subject into something truly memorable.

People & Portraits
Photographs in this category must depict the character of the subject(s) in an arresting way; images should reveal their personality and enable the viewer to really connect with them. Your choice of lighting and framing should bring out the qualities of your subject. All types of portrait shot are eligible, including candids, studio shots, colour and black & white.

Black & White
Pictures that make full use of mono digital-darkroom techniques. Any subject qualifies in this category - as long as the image is mono (toning is also permitted). Try to use the medium to its full advantage, with rich blacks and clean whites. Use dodging and burning techniques to add drama, experiment with high-key and low-key treatments and look for texture, shape and form.

Digital Vision
The 'anything goes' category. Images entered here should reveal an eye for an original picture, whether that's through an unusual take on a familiar subject, creative exposure or composition techniques and of course innovative image manipulation in the digital darkroom. Or a cunning combination of all these elements.

4. 规矩：


Rules

Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009

1. The organiser
The organiser of the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition is Future Publishing Ltd ("Future". Employees of Future and its group companies, and any of the official partners, sponsors, or associates of Future relating to the competition and their families are not eligible to enter this competition.

2. Eligibility
By entering the competition, you agree to be bound by the following rules, and also Future's terms and conditions of website use and its privacy policy. The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers of all nationalities who are over 18 years of age at the closing date of the competition and who have access to the internet. Entries must be submitted by an individual (not via any agency or similar). Entries must have been taken no more than five years prior to the category submission closing date.

A maximum of five entries per category are permitted. Your photos must have been taken with a digital camera. Images uploaded to the competition website should not exceed the maximum size of 2MB, in JPEG format. If your image is being considered for the Editor's Choice shortlist, you will be asked to submit a high-resolution version.

An image that has won a prize in a major national or international competition (one receiving more than 500 images) or that has been entered in such a competition where the results are still pending, is not eligible for entry. An image that has previously been printed in Digital Camera or any other photographic magazine is not eligible for entry. There is no entry fee associated with the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 competition. All entrants agree to participate in any publicity in connection with this competition as required and to the use of your name and likeness for the purpose of promotion and publicity.

3. Legal requirements
By submitting an entry into the competition, you warrant to Future that the entry is wholly original to you and not wholly or substantially copied from any other material and that the entry does not defame, cause injury to or invade the privacy of or otherwise infringe or violate any statutory, common law, regulatory or intellectual property rights of any third party. You agree to fully indemnify Future and any of the official partners, sponsors or associates of Future relating to the competition in respect of all royalties, fees and other monies owing to any person by reason of your breaching this rule.

4. Entering your photographs
Entries must be submitted in accordance with the instructions set out on the Enter page

5. Image editing
You should use image enhancement and digital darkroom techniques to optimise an entry into the competition, such as touching up a portrait, building a panorama or creating an HDR image from multiple exposures. Adding or removing significant elements of a composition is discouraged in all but the Creative Vision category. Where appropriate, original files may be requested if a photograph reaches the shortlist of photographs selected by the independent panel of judges.

6. Categories and closing dates
The categories in the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 competition are:

    * People & Portraits
    * Landscapes
    * Black & White
    * Planet Earth
    * Digital Vision
    * This is Britain
    * World in Motion
    * Fashion
    * Man-made
    * Destination Everywhere

All categories close at 5:00pm GMT, Wednesday 30th September 2009.

雷Leong

摘自：http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/

基本上有10个组别参与，每张图不可1超过2MB与JPEG为主，有RAW File的一定要convert to JPEG 和收藏以便做证底（如果举办方位要索取做鉴证的话）。

所有的照片上载时一定要注解详情如：
1.地址（在那里拍）
2.相机， 镜头的spec
3. ISO, 光圈（Aperture), 模式（Manual, Aperture Priority, etc), 快门设定（shutter Speed), 等等
4. 解释说拍的图像故事，构图

还有17岁或以下的也可以参加：http://www.youngphotographeroftheyear.com/

雷Leong

奖金：

全体最优秀的摄影师奖项是：£10,000。

各个组别：

1st:  £500 加免费一年Digital Camera magazine和免费Royal Photographic Society 一年会员。

2nd:  £250加免费一年Digital Camera magazine 书刊

3rd:  £100加免费一年Digital Camera magazine 书刊

详情转载：http://poty2009.dcmag.co.uk/3913562628437938301/prizes.html

有兴趣的可以报上名来分享上载后或疑问如：上载怎样的图比较赢取机会大，我们可以成为这个如世界奥林比克的摄影赛来互相切磋力争得奖！

[ 本帖最后由 雷Leong 于 19-5-2009 11:09 PM 编辑 ]

AlexNeo2009

谢谢分享

对我本身来说。。。照片进到FINALISTS就很好了。。。拿奖是看运气了

ju

去年15k，今年降到10k
去年young photographer其一cateogory第一名是马来西亚的。

雷Leong

是的，今年英镑缩水，连参赛奖也缩水
看来东南亚的摄影人独很强下！

雷Leong

哈哈！我的野心比你大
可以的话那掉盟主之位
今年加了电脑后制的Digital Vision
看来那个主办单位好像满足那些爱后制的kaki玩的。奇怪的是通常拿奖的后制不多也就是说终于原著。看来老外爱玩后制已经到自灭的程度了