Photo taken by me @derangedvisions
Hitting the Streets Again
Street photography can also be called "candid photography." It is all about capturing a moment that is unscripted. You don't need to be on the street to do this style of photography. It is a style of documentary photography that is all about capturing what is going on and trying to tell a story through your photographs. I think this type of photography is where the phrase "a picture is worth more than a thousand words" must have come from because a good street or candid photographer can take a picture that tells a story and can have wanting more.
So grab your cameras and hit the streets or a public place to tell some stories through your pictures. I love this style of photography because in this competition we all get to see stories come in from all over the world.
Photo taken by me @derangedvisions
How is the Deranged Photography Contest set up?
The contest will be broken up into three different tiers. Each will have a different payout for the winners based on what tier you enter into. Here is a breakdown of the winning based on the tiers:
| Place | Professional | Amateur | Beginner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1.25 SBD | 1 SBD | 1 SBD |
| 2nd | 0.75 SBD | 0.5 SBD | 0.5 SBD |
| 3rd | 0.5 SBD | 0.25 SBD | 0.25 SBD |
Each contest will be open for submissions for 5 days after the post is made and then closes at 0100 UTC (1800 MST) on the 5th day.
This will give me and any guest judges time to judge the submissions and create the post announcing the winners.
How to enter
When you enter a photo in the competition, you will state what tier you want to be judged in and locked in for the month at that level.
For example if you enter a photo, you drop the photo in the comment section, state what level of photographer you are, and then give a description of the photograph.
If you want to make your own post and reference the contest in your post, that would be awesome, just remember to post your picture in the comment section along with your post link. Who knows, you may get a visit and an upvote on your post as well as an upvote on the picture. Use the tag #derangedphotography to make it easy to find your posts.
Additional Notes
Only one submission per contest. Extra submissions will be ignored.
You can switch your tier ONE time per month, but only if you are moving up into a higher tier, for example if you are currently in the amateur tier, but you think that you have a photograph that you want to enter in the professional tier, you can state that you are changing your tier to professional. You will then be locked into the new tier for the remainder of the month. You are not able to move down to a lower tier, like going from amateur to the beginner tier.
If you do not state wish tier you want to be judged in for the month, I will leave a comment to remind you to do so, but if you don't respond, you will be assigned to a tier and locked in for that month.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form. All submissions must be your own work. I will investigate every entry and one of the main sponsors is the @steemcleaners team, so if you are caught plagiarizing, not only will you be blacklisted from competing from any future contests, but you will be reported to @steemcleaners as well. It is not worth it to try and cheat, especially with the 3 tier set up where everyone has an equal shot of winning.
Who are the amazing sponsors?
One major sponsor to the contests is @pfunk. For those that don't know @pfunk is a very active witness on the platform that is doing a lot behind the scenes to ensure that your user experience is a smooth one.
@pfunk aids in the process of new account set ups, a big part of Steemit Chat, and a part of the @steemcleaners team. @pfunk also is a huge supporter of the Open Mic contests run by @luzcypher.
You should seriously consider casting a witness vote for @pfunk.
Another major sponsor is @czechglobalhosts. For those that don't know, @czechglobalhosts puts on two daily photo contests that are open to anyone to enter. His contests cover the entire globe so that anyone can enter. The days and themes are:
- Australian Monday
- Antarctica and World's Oceans Tuesday
- African Wednesday
- European Thursday
- North American Friday
- South American Saturday
- Asian Sunday
On top of the themed daily continent contests, he hosts a daily travel contests specific to the beautiful country of the Czech Republic. So make sure to follow @czechglobalhosts and participate in his contests because he is offering two daily photography contests that you can enter to win.
The other sponsors I have are @guiltyparties and the @steemcleaners team. @guiltyparties and everyone else behind @steemcleaners does so much for the platform as a whole, trying to reduce the spammers, phishing and plagiarism that goes on here. If you have any free slots for witness votes you should consider casting a vote for @guiltyparties, vote for @patrice, vote for @anyx, vote for @pfunk, vote for @pjau, and vote for @arcange. Your votes for these great witnesses go a long way in ensuring the platform continues to thrive.
If you would like to become a sponsor and delegate SP to the Deranged Photography Contests you can do so by clicking on the following links:
50 SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP,5000SP.
Now get out and start shooting
I hope you are all excited about this new contest. The contest themes will be different than what you are used to seeing on Steemit, and I am doing this to encourage everyone to get out and shoot new pictures. If you are a life long professional nature photographer, some of the themes may push you to try and learn something new. If you are just a beginner photographer, this is a great place to have fun shooting all sorts of exciting styles and learn in the process.
Photo taken by me @derangedvisions
I am looking forward to seeing all of your great submissions. Have fun taking those pictures!!
If you like what I am doing, please consider a witness vote for my new team witness with @cc0ff33a. Proceeds from the witness go back towards supporting my community initiatives like this photo contest. I also reward my witness voters with weekly drawings for shares of @steembasicincome. Thank you all for everything. You are awesome.
International Folklore Festival Strážnice 2018 in Czech Republic and my favorite group Compañia Mexicana de danza folklorica de la Ciudad de Mexico:)
Beginner
It has been a rainy day at Calle Crisologo, Ilocos Norte
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Ohhh — I’ve got too much to choose from for this one. I mean — check out my daily Burning Man posts this week — theyre all, essentially, ‘street’ photography...just not the kind of streets we’re all used to. ⭐️
I’ll be back with a submission...I promise. 🌿
Hopefully you dont forget
Nice! You always take such great shots @derangedvisions! If I was a better photographer I would totally enter... but I'm just a phone photo girl. ;) Good luck to everyone that enters! Looking forward to seeing the entries!
Thank you. There are a lot of people that enter using smartphone photos. You can always enter in beginner tier. That is what makes my contest unique.
Oh that's right!!! Awesome! I'll see what I can find then! ;)
Photography is never about the tools you use, it's about how you see the light and the soul of the image. Some of the greatest photos ever were taken with the cheapest and least functional cameras. You can have the most expensive camera in the world, but that doesnt make you a photographer. Just get out there and shoot as much as you can.
Exactly. There is more technology in cell phone cameras now than there was in the cameras that were used to make a lot of the iconic images when photography first started. It is all about how you use light to create an image.
Awesome pictures. Where are these taken?
Thank you. These were taken in Tanzania.
Hitting the streets again. This time from Havana, Cuba ;)
Btw, Wes, I might have an interesting suggestion for the next contest theme. I recently took a photo that can only be submitted in a sort of "scary/horror photography" :) How does that sound to you?
I want to do one of these but it will have to be a smaller contest. Probably like a flash contest or something since i dont think it would get as many entries. I could do the small contest and say i am planning on doing the scary theme near Halloween so that will give people time to plan for it and get shots for the bigger contest. I really love horror and scary themes though so i am looking forward to seeing what you have.
Awesome :) Sounds good.
I like this contest idea. I am looking forward to getting out. :-)
Here is my Entry together with a link to a Post in which I used the shot as well.
Tier:Amateur
https://steemit.com/travel/@betterthanhome/bali-why-i-miss-the-island-of-gods-warum-ich-die-insel-der-goetter-vermisse
Amateur Tier:
My entry for this contest: https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@ileana56/deranged-photography-contest-streetphotography-is-he-drunk
Click on image to view full screen!
Camera:Samsung ST500
Settings f7/3.5, 1//45sec, ISO200
As an amateur photographer.
Original Post Link
Here is my entry(Sorry i posted on the wrong one at first):
Tier: Amateur
My contest post is here(used both tags) : https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@cave-man/celebrating-krishna-asthami-53a07acf83efbest
I'm in love with street photography, Wes. This week's theme couldn't be better. I'm in! Cheers to all!
And here is my entry:
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@nolasco/deranged-photography-contest-hitting-the-streets-again-takeshita-street-tokyo-japan
Tier: Professional
My entry into the Amateur tier
Shot made with a D3000
location : Austrian Alpines on 2300m
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@bembelmaniac/derangedvisions-photocontest-hitting-the-streets-3b849c843227est
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@artofwisdom/lightplay-summer-evening-family-fun
Amateur.
Entry for The Hive into Street Photography , 1st picture in the post is the favourite.
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@thehive/5pqmul-the-hive
Here is my contribution to the competition
Tier: Professional
My submission for the armature division: Devotions at the Western Wall
Waitress on duty from the 48th Thessaloniki Film Festival.
The brush is for cleaning the ashtrays :)
And the link for the full post!
Thank you for hosting and sponsoring.
My streetphotography post and a smaller preview.
This is the market in Marakech Morocco taken with a tripod from a bar with a panoramic view:
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@dboontje/morrocon-streets-in-the-derangedvisions-contest
tier: professional
My entry for this contest at amateur level.
Found this funny little guy in my archives. Made me smile.
Link to my post hereThe Surfers
Street photography. Taken at the beach of Tel-Aviv at pretty stormy morning in February couple years ago. A group of young surfers preparing to get some lesson at high waves
Enjoy :)
https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@axeman/2vmesx-the-surfers
Hello @derandedvisions Here is my submission.
https://steemit.com/derangedvisions/@trudeehunter/candid-photography-teen-talk-d872b8e6f19b1est
I'm not sure if there's suppose to be people in the picture or not, but I got this nice rainbow the other day with the street in there that I thought might work for the contest.
Was quite a beautiful view! Sorta gives me the impression that you're driving into a special place.
I'm entering under the Professional tier.
Thanks for the neat contest! My father suggested I give it a try.