{"id":1686,"date":"2019-06-13T13:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2019-06-09T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T18:31:49","slug":"image-competition-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/image-competition-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Competition 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the ways I challenge myself to become a better photography is through entering image competition. The process is pretty straight forward. First, I pour my heart and soul into creating an image. Then, I deliver the result to a group of judges who score it based on a hard set of rules and a healthy dose of artistic subjectivity. Finally, I wait patiently for them to run roughshod over my ego in the hope that, maybe this time, I will finally impress them enough to earn a &#8220;merit&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than one person with whom I confide during this process has asked the question, &#8220;Why do you do this to yourself?&#8221; It is a fair question and I ask it of myself often. The answer is quite simple: I want to be a better photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Image Competition Makes Me Better<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people know when they like an image, but they don&#8217;t really understand why it appeals. Photographers are often happy to offer a critique, but they do not necessarily use constant technical and artistic measures when doing so informally. I have gotten better at explaining why I like a given image over the years. I feel I can offer a decent critique, but I am one person, capable of missing the finer points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In image competition, multiple judges view, and often review, an image as a group, using a series of guidelines. Sometimes, the process is painful and subjectivity seems to grip every score. 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It teaches me where I am and shows me the minor tweaks I need to take a good image and make it great. In the end, it helps guarantee that you will get increasingly better quality when you hire me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past three years, I have entered 19 images into image competitions. I have yet to &#8220;merit&#8221; (scoring an 80 or higher). While I could call it a day, most of my images are scoring &#8220;above average&#8221; with 11 images scoring in the 77-78 range.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are almost there, do you throw in the towel? While tempting, I prefer to press on, pursuing what I know to be achievable. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the ways I challenge myself to become a better photography is through entering image competition. 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