Competition is closed
visit this post for the winner and new competition details
As I am sitting here at my computer, Herbal tea within reach and Justice in the ears, I am realizing, I should have got this post out a couple of days ago. If not weeks ago. I’m going to be holding a little competition in the next week. It’s inspired by a fellow photographer, Reuben Krabbe who put out a competition a little while back. In the spirit of the times, I’d like to do a small give-away! I’ve put together a small collection of my images and had it printed by an online printing company. The link for the book has been in the sidebar of my blog for the past couple weeks (go ahead and check, I can wait…) with a little preview.
Check out the details
Requirements:
- To receive the prize, you must reside in Canada. (I just can’t be shipping this all over the world, sorry!)
- You should be a fan on facebook, subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow on twitter. (I have no way of knowing this, so be honest!)
- Participate!
The Goal:
I’m trying to get more people involved in photography. Post in the comments section of this post a link to a photographer or a picture that you like and explain in your comment why you like it.
Here’s where the participate thing comes in to play. You need to check out other peoples pictures/photographers and read their reasons, react and comment on their choice. Use the @ style interface to point at a certain user (example, Johnny wrote “Ipsum Lorem….” and you comment “@Johnny…”).
I will be monitoring this when I decide the winner and announcing it on Twitter and Facebook.
If you are reading this in an RSS reader or if you are reading on Facebook, please comment directly from my blog.
The Prize! (and how I decide)
I will be giving away 2 copies of my book to 2 lucky participants. Deciding will be tricky, it will be a combination of how many of the community like your choice, your explanation of why you like or dislike it and my own personal interest (to a point). I know I shouldn’t have to say this, but, please keep it clean.
The competition starts now (07-01-2010) and will end in two weeks (22-01-2010). If there are any questions, please email comp@kerrphotography.ca
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I love Dave Hill’s photography … especially his treatments on his images and the creativity behind all his shoots.
http://www.davehillphoto.com
@adriana
Thanks for the first comment! I checked out Dave Hill and I have to agree/disagree His work is really creative and interesting, however, I find that is a little too surreal for my taste. He does have an interesting selection of subjects though!
@adriana
His photography is pretty wild, but I have a hard time connecting to it as a photograph. It’s so surreal that it merges into a different kind of media. I’d love to see the process he goes through to create his pictures though!
Frank Ockenfels 3 is my personal choice for photography greatness. His unique approach and style is created by what he calls ‘the 15 minute minute shoot’ — he claims, nay, believes all he needs to do is spend some serious time with his client and in less than 15 minutes, take “their” portrait. In a book I read last year, he spoke about this technique and how effective it is. There’s a million ways to take a portrait, but their is only one true way to capture who it is you’re photographing. He has several cameras lying around his house and each day he makes a conscious decision before leaving, what camera he’ll take with him. He also admits that several of his more famous works were mistakes, but he relishes in the fact he caught the mistake.
http://frankockenfels3.com/
@casey
Thanks for the post. I try very hard to take my camera everywhere, however, I seem to find an excuse to not bring one. The link you provided either is linking to the wrong website, or franks site is down. I’ll google him to check out his stuff!
The likelihood is profound that I am doing this wrong Mr. Kerr BUT let’s give it go anyway. I’ve seen your work Matt, even been a subject of it (no surprise, we hot dwarfs are irresistible as photo material). No doubt the whole book has eye candy to provoke, motivate and inspire and simply enjoy. My favorite shot though that you showcased here tho is the very first one, a color explosion and motion collide. Groovy.