How to Win Landscape Photo Contests

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By Caitlin Cunningham
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Natural landscapes present one of the finest opportunities for snapping breathtaking, and potentially award-winning, photographs. Whether shooting for top honors in a photo contest or simply looking to improve the quality of your landscape shots, read on for related resources, tips and tricks.

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How to Win Landscape Photo Contests

Step 1

Research the various opportunities for earning landscape photography honors. Art groups, photography websites and environmental business-to-business publications, for example, often host nature image contests.
Step 2

Review the landscape work of renowned photographers. Determine your likes and dislikes, what works and what does not.
Step 3

Purchase, rent or borrow--depending on your skill level and seriosness in the pursuit of photography--equipment for snapping landscape shots. Popular choices include digital cameras, wide-angle lenses, tripods, small apertures and format systems.
Step 4

Experiment with various landscapes, lighting patterns and perspectives (i.e., close up or far away, looking downward or looking upward). Use color to your advantage.
Step 5

Submit photos for contest consideration.

Tips & Warnings

Do not set out to imitate the works of great photographers. Use their images as a source of learning and inspiration, not as a limiting resource.
Pack photography equipment properly and carefully when traveling into different landscapes.

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