Reply To: Cuttlefish shot

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It’s a cool photo for sure. I’ve seen a few images of cuttlefish taken from similar angles that look a bit ‘three dimensional’ do well in small scale photo competitions eg monthly competitions, magazine comps, etc

Here are a few questions to guide your thinking about entering any image into a competition:

* What photo comp are you thinking of entering it into?
* Are there different categories to enter? Which one do you have the best chance in?
* What ‘story’ do you think your image is telling?
* Is the subject or photographic approach something you think the judges wouldn’t have seen before?
* What about your image makes it a ‘wow’ shot that will compete successfully against the other images entered?
* Does the background enhance the subject or distract from it in any way?
* Are there any edits you can make within the rules of the competition that might polish it or make it really ‘pop’? eg lifting the highlight / whites slider slightly to make darker images just a bit more three dimensional

All that said, if you love an image, it’s always worth having a go and entering! Good luck with it!