The Port Hole Photo Contest

Port Hole

July 23, 2020

– by CPS-ECP Marketing Team

How to give yourself your best shot at winning?

Do you want to see your work featured on The Port Hole’s cover? Do you want your images to become part of the CPS-ECP image bank for future covers and social media posts while having the chance to win some prizes?

If you answered yes, terrific, but your submissions must be of high quality. An image of less than 300 dpi will not be conducive to good printing quality. What also makes for a great image is a stable, straight frame that is achievable by turning on the grid in either your mobile device or camera. To achieve that, you have a few options:

Mobile
• Set your camera settings to the highest resolution possible.

• Set up a guiding grid to help centre your composition.

• Do not use flash in daylight.

• Test the camera to understand what you need to add or eliminate from the settings.

• Take several shots until you’re happy with the result.

Camera
• Turn on grid view.

• Use the rule of thirds (framing your image on the grid).

• Use your camera strap or tripod to reduce motion blur.

• If you’re shooting in the dark, consider using longer exposures or increase your ISO. Beware of noise in the image if you raise your ISO too high.

• If you’re shooting in bright daylight or under cloudy skies, beware of clipping your highlights or over-exposing the bright points in your image.

Submission Criteria
• Photos must be 300 dpi or 3968 x 2976 pixels.

• Like and tag @CPSboat on Facebook; follow and tag @CPSboat on Twitter; follow and tag @cpsboat on Instagram.

• Use hashtag #BoatingAdventures #PhotoContest #AventuresNautique #ConcoursPhotos when you are uploading your submission(s) to social media.

If you do not use social media, send your submissions to publication-graphics@cps-ecp.ca

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