Comments on: Are Photo Awards worth the effort? http://www.thephotographybiz.com/comment/are-photo-awards-worth-the-effort/ tips, tricks, tutorials, comment and insight on the business of photography Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Photographick Studios http://www.thephotographybiz.com/comment/are-photo-awards-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Photographick Studios Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:48:34 +0000 http://www.thephotographybiz.com/?p=156#comment-1567 It is an interesting article to ponder, however I feel that if an award is won, there are many ways to turn that award into publicity for your studio, through press releases, blog posts, facebook like's and various of other mechanisms. I completely agree that this must be done by the photographer and would be great if it was done by the award giver itself but that is not the case. More so I feel like some of the better known industry competitions provide a barometer of competency. If the first year in business you score a 70 across the board and the next year you score a 75, we at least you are getting better...not sure if that validation is worth $50 but only the photography entering will know. It is an interesting article to ponder, however I feel that if an award is won, there are many ways to turn that award into publicity for your studio, through press releases, blog posts, facebook like’s and various of other mechanisms. I completely agree that this must be done by the photographer and would be great if it was done by the award giver itself but that is not the case.

More so I feel like some of the better known industry competitions provide a barometer of competency. If the first year in business you score a 70 across the board and the next year you score a 75, we at least you are getting better…not sure if that validation is worth $50 but only the photography entering will know.

]]> By: PP http://www.thephotographybiz.com/comment/are-photo-awards-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 PP Sat, 22 May 2010 08:13:21 +0000 http://www.thephotographybiz.com/?p=156#comment-1540 Update: Pro-Imaging have a list of competitions with less than wonderful entry criteria which can be found here: http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/291/154/ Worth checking any competition out there first to see if it's been reported and/or if you find anything that sounds like a rights grab, file it with them using this form: http://www.pro-imaging.org/component/option,com_fabrik/Itemid,224/ PP Update:

Pro-Imaging have a list of competitions with less than wonderful entry criteria which can be found here:

http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/291/154/

Worth checking any competition out there first to see if it’s been reported and/or if you find anything that sounds like a rights grab, file it with them using this form:

http://www.pro-imaging.org/component/option,com_fabrik/Itemid,224/

PP

]]> By: Sean http://www.thephotographybiz.com/comment/are-photo-awards-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 Sean Thu, 13 May 2010 05:13:49 +0000 http://www.thephotographybiz.com/?p=156#comment-1531 Interesting article, I am contemplating entering the AIPP awards, unlikely to win anything but felt I needed to to progress, I only wish the cost was as low as $50 ! Interesting article,
I am contemplating entering the AIPP awards,
unlikely to win anything but felt I needed to to progress,
I only wish the cost was as low as $50 !

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