Dear Steemians,
I'm an active participant of our wonderful Steemit community for more than a year now & still didn't encounter neither a single self-portrait photo contest! I am very familiar with the thing that the photographers, as being one myself for more than 15 years, are not really happy with being on the other side of the camera - playing the role of a model! It's not a general thing, but many of us do have a problem with being a model & confronting with the camera...
So, I decided to create a contest in which you will need to be creative & make self-portraits & not in that common way as the trendy "selfies" but in a high quality way partly describing yourself & your way of life. Every each of us has many different roles to play in life: worker, sportsman, soldier, writer, driver, lover, husband, father, wife, artist, model, waitress, lawyer, dancer, actress, scientist, doctor, singer, musician... or some kind of an imaginary character - somebody who you would like to be... There is plenty of inspiration for the theme!
Nudes are also very appreciated & welcomed as well as the conceptual & art photography.
Photo can be full color, b&w & monochrome tones.
This is the first week & I hope that it will last for many weeks in the future!
How to apply for the contest:
Create a high quality shot of yourself - a self-portrait which presents you & your way of life or what you would like to be.
Ad a short story / explanation / description to the photo.
Photos must be your original work as well as the text following!
Use a #self-portrait tag as one of your tags in the post.
Post a link to your entry in the comment below this post.
Upvote & resteem this post & follow me.
Write in English.
Deadline: Tuesday, 26th of March 2019, 02:00 AM Central European Standard Time zone in Zagreb (GMT+1)
Prizes
🥇 First place: 2 STEEM, a 100% upvote and a resteem by me
🥈 Second place: 1 STEEM and a 50% upvote by me
🥉 Third place: 0,5 STEEM and a 25% upvote
Example:
Balkañero
Balkañero is a self-portrait inspired by the Balkan lifestyle. It is an exaggeration & a way of expressing myself as an artist by provocative criticism.
PS
Great!!!
Upvoted and ReSteemed!
Found this post via the IMAGESKILLS Discord!
Are you interested in a new Photography server on discord?
it's a great place to show off your latest posts, and to talk gear, tips, techniques and more...
Simply drop in and join. Once you join, I will assign the Photographer role and you can see many more sections of the site. https://discord.gg/U7Qx8WV
Nice! Thank you!
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However, your idea might, indeed, be the very first to ask for a "high quality shot" of the contestants on the Steem blockchain! Bravo for this twist! Your example shot is fascinating and incredibly creative, so many kudos for that! I will help spread the word in Discord. I hope you get many participants! 😃
Thank you very much for the praises, info about the other self-portrait contests (I'll check them out!) & helping spreading the word! 💜
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That's a really nice Idea, good luck to everyone! =)
Thanks! & are you going to participate? 😀
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I'm not planning to reveal my face for now. ._. But good luck, I hope there will be some people who will participate!^^
Thanks again! You can resteem the post... 😉
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Question: Should we upload new pictures? Or old self portraits are welcome? :D
Upload whatever you think suits the theme the best way. The age of the photo is not important.
Just take care of following the contest rules, please. ☺
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Awesome! :D
Can't wait to see your entry! 😃
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That looks like an interesting idea :)
Thanks! 😃 Will you apply?
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Can I shoot my cat? :P
Just don't kill it, please. 😂
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Your self-portrait spiced with your cat all in high quality is probably acceptable. Try me! 😉
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hahaha :D
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