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Round Four
Perfect Portraits
Forthisroundwearelookingforimagescontainingpeople,whetherthatis
in theformof a portrait,candidstreetscene,orcarefullyconsideredselfie.
Bearin mindthatthereareexpectationsattachedto portraitsthatcanbe
somewhatintimidating.Drawingoutthehiddenqualitiesorcharacterof an
individualis notalwayseasy.Therearea numberof thingsto consider,such
asensuringthecorrectfocusandmakingsurethatyourimagesarenotfull
of superfluousbackgrounddetailthatendsupfightingwithyoursubjectfor
attention.Greatpeoplepicturescanbefoundin allwalksof life,fromfamily
andfriendsto localshopkeepersaswellasstrangers.
Howtocaptureyourbestpeoplepictures
Keepit candid
Candidportraitsare
greatforcapturingthe
essenceof someone
in thefractionof a
secondwhenthe
shutterfires.In this
image,thesoft,muted
tonescomplementthe
sense of contemplation
in the man’s face.Sidelit scenes
Keeping the light
directional is a great,
no-fuss way of creating
anarresting image. The
way the woman’s
right-hand side is
picked out gives the
viewer just the right
amount of information,
and means our eyes go
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Plan your APOY 2019 year
Below is a list of all this year’s rounds including when the rounds open,
when they close and the dates the results will be announced in AP.
THEME SYNOPSIS ANNOUNCED CLOSES RESULTS
Mad about mono Black & white 23 Mar issue 18 Apr 8 Jun issue
Setting the scene Landscape/cityscapes 13 Apr issue 3 May 29 Jun issue
Animal magic Wildlife 4 May issue 24 May 27 Jul issue
Perfect portraits Portraiture 1 Jun issue 21 Jun 31 Aug issue
Small worlds Macro 6 Jul issue 26 Jul 28 Sep issue
Street life Documentary/candid 3 Aug issue 23 Aug 26 Oct issue
Whatever the weather Weather 7 Sep issue 27 Sep 30 Nov issue
After dark Night shots 5 Oct issue 25 Oct 21 Dec issue