A question I’m sure we have all pondered from time to time!
Julia Cleaver came along last week and gave her talk on teh above subject, although I think was missig the sub-title of “… and how to do acheive it”, as she provided us with lots of inspiration and guidance on making those winning images.
Some highlights that I noted down were :
“POOTA” – a useful acronym for the 5 key qualies a judge will look for :
Powerful Composition
Overall and Immediate Effect
Originality
Technical Merit
Artistic Merit.
Along with the 7 P’s and the other checklist Julia shared, I will try to put together a better page on the website rather than bury them in a post.