It has always been important for people to chase away the darkness of long nights at this time of year, so many of our winter holidays are associated with displays of light. For this week's contest, any lights that are related to the winter holidays will work.
You can shoot a lit-up Christmas tree, Kwanzaa candles, decorated homes whether they be garish or simple, a Menorah in your home or in a window, a business with an illuminated holiday display, warm light coming through cozy windows as a snowy blue dusk settles, Solstice bonfires or candles, an illuminated Nativity scene, luminarias.... you get the idea. Your photo can be from this year or years past.
Photos with a human element are preferred! A sterile snapshot of the neighbor's house with no people, no matter how crazy their holiday light display, is going to count for less than a much more humbly lit home with carolers singing. A human element is not a requirement, but I think we all agree that it provides the viewer with an entry point into the photo, and helps us imagine ourselves in the scene. Other things (such as an inflated Santa, an Elf on the Shelf, or pets, including but not limited to reindeer 🦌) can substitute for that human element if you think it works.
I wanted to make sure it was a contest subject that anyone could have access to, and that anyone could shoot regardless of their gear. Here's an example.
The lights don't even need to be the main subject, as you can see.
The usual rules apply:
· The photographs must be your own work.
· You may only submit one photo per contest.
· No commenting or liking photos until after the judging has taken place.
· This contest runs for one week, starting now.
· At the end of the week, the judge (last week's winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible.
· The 1st place winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme, after that it defers to 2nd place).
Have fun!
You can shoot a lit-up Christmas tree, Kwanzaa candles, decorated homes whether they be garish or simple, a Menorah in your home or in a window, a business with an illuminated holiday display, warm light coming through cozy windows as a snowy blue dusk settles, Solstice bonfires or candles, an illuminated Nativity scene, luminarias.... you get the idea. Your photo can be from this year or years past.
Photos with a human element are preferred! A sterile snapshot of the neighbor's house with no people, no matter how crazy their holiday light display, is going to count for less than a much more humbly lit home with carolers singing. A human element is not a requirement, but I think we all agree that it provides the viewer with an entry point into the photo, and helps us imagine ourselves in the scene. Other things (such as an inflated Santa, an Elf on the Shelf, or pets, including but not limited to reindeer 🦌) can substitute for that human element if you think it works.
I wanted to make sure it was a contest subject that anyone could have access to, and that anyone could shoot regardless of their gear. Here's an example.
The lights don't even need to be the main subject, as you can see.
The usual rules apply:
· The photographs must be your own work.
· You may only submit one photo per contest.
· No commenting or liking photos until after the judging has taken place.
· This contest runs for one week, starting now.
· At the end of the week, the judge (last week's winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible.
· The 1st place winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme, after that it defers to 2nd place).
Have fun!