OK, I have recieved over 170 images in total, some very good images there. It is now onto Piglet and KeithK to judge these and then I will contact those that have had images selected for higher resolution images if required.
Many Thanks for all the pictures and start snapping for next years!
Rick.
The general quality of images submitted has been really good, however, some of them were just not suitable for the calendar because of the way they were composed & framed. So before you head off to take pictures for next year's calendar here are some tips.
Some do's and don'ts
1. Don't crop images very tight leave plenty of space and use the 2/3rds rule, many of this years images were good but were not suitable because either the subject was not complete or the subject was so close to the edges of the frame we could not fit an insert in any corner.
2. Don't send images that are out of focus, do be your own hardest critic
3. Don't send images that have text on them or you have adjusted the colour profile we or the printers can tweek and sharpen them if required.
4. Don't over use effects
5. Do ensure the images are your copyright.
6. Do remember for a calendar Main shots normally are in landscape, inserts can be either landscape or portrait.
7. and finally enjoy your photography be creative look for something different or think "would I want to look at that image for a month on my wall?"
