Assalamualaikum wbt and Hello everyone!
Photography competition is back! Are you guys pumped?
Theme: Minimalism
Minimalism or more famously known
as minimal art, is a form of style people use to convey message that stresses
the fact that “less is more”. This concept is undeniably very trendy and
prominent nowadays as many people who are engaged on social media would
preferably post “minimalist” pictures. In simple language, minimalism
“describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially
visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence,
essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential
forms, features or concepts.”
Here is a link to spark your
creativity : http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/less-is-more-50-examples-of-minimalist-photography--photo-3914
How to enter
Simply email your photos to ppmc4all@yahoo.ie (unlimited number of
photos per person and only send YOUR
OWN PHOTOS, please we all know the harm of plagiarism) before
midnight of 16th January 2015 .
In the email, include your full name, course, photo
title, and 20 words max of photo description (story behind it, relatable quotes,
poems, etc)
So how is my
photo going to be judged?
30% of judging marks will be determined
by viewers.
All photo submissions will be uploaded on Cork
Malaysian Student Association Facebook page, and the number of likes
your photo(s) get will contribute to 30% of judging marks. However,
the identity of contestants will be anonymous to avoid bias. Viewers (can be
anyone, not necessarily PPMC members) are given 1 week (until
midnight of 24th Jan) to like the uploaded photos before the number of votes
are finalized. The remaining 70% professional judging marks are made based on content,
aesthetics, technicality and of course, originality.
One last message here; it is utterly important for all submitted photos to be closely associated with the theme. Remember, aesthetics is one of the main criteria for judging marks by professional judges. Failure to do so will result in zero (0) marks for that component.
The best 3 photos will be crowned as winner
(thus having 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) and will be given mystery prizes.
Rules
1) This competition is opened to all PPMC members.
2) No limit to the number of photo submissions
3) Photos can be taken using DSLR, compact digital
camera, phone camera etc.
4) Only minimum editing is allowed. (Remember the
theme?)
Let us make photography as a healthy habit. To end
this, we shall leave you with a quote to ponder upon;
“What makes photography a strange invention is that
its primary raw materials are time and light.”
John Berger
All the best!
