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Why you should join a photography contest
If you are a photographer, certainly it will have occurred to you to join a photography contest. And how can you blame yourself? Today Social Networks are studded with ads about contests and their amazing advantages if you choose that instead of another.
Photography associations search to expand their offer, introducing every year new reasons, new awards to take the highest possible number of participants within it. But honestly, why we should take into consideration the opportunity to join a photography contest? I’ll explain it to you immediately.
1. You can test yourself
Every contest allows you to test yourself. Normally we take photos without limits and this is great, but in the professional context, you have to obey some rules. For this reason, the contest rules, represent a right test bench to approaching a way of working never considered before. It will be more difficult for you and you will fail several times, but that’s part of your artistic growth. You will be a better photographer after this experience.
2. You can receive precious tips
Some contests offer, independently if you win or not, the opportunity to receive a comment, a free reading about your work. This is fantastic because you can know the opinion of important…