Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the May contest is “flash” sponsored by the Flash Photography Field Guide by Adam Duckworth. Flash can mean anything — a literal use of a flash, a flash of light, a flash of color. The possibilities are endless!

First Place: Flash Photography Field Guide and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Flash Photography Field Guide and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Flash Photography Field Guide

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the April contest is “weather” sponsored by Photographing the Elements by Gary Eastwood and Joseph Meehan. Gary and Joseph will be our guest judges this month.

First Place: Photographing the Elements and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Photographing the Elements and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Photographing the Elements

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the March contest is “light” sponsored by Light & Lens, 2e by Robert Hirsch. Bob will be our guest judges this month.

First Place: Light & Lens, 2e and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Light & Lens, 2e and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Light & Lens, 2e

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the February contest is “life” sponsored by Concert and Live Music Photography by J. Dennis Thomas. Denny will be our guest judges this month. As photographers, every time we turn around, there is a moment we want to capture – sometimes the moment calls for a cell phone picture, and, other times, it’s a full set up in a studio. This month, enter a photo that captured a moment for you. It can be anytime, anywhere, but a moment when you were glad to have your camera. In the description, be sure to tell us why you felt the moment important.

Be sure to follow Denny on Twitter @jdennisthomas and read his fantastic posts on Mastering Photo!

First Place:  Concert and Live Music Photography and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Concert and Live Music Photography and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Concert and Live Music Photography

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the December contest is “food” sponsored by the new volume of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for Photographers by Philip Andrews. Philip will be our guest judges this month.

First Place:  Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for Photographers and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for Photographers and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 for Photographers

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the December contest is “food” sponsored by the new volume of More Food Styling for Photographers & Stylists by Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee and Brad G. Rogers. Linda, Jean Ann and Brad will be our guest judges this month.

First Place: More Food Styling for Photographers & Stylists and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: More Food Styling for Photographers & Stylists and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: More Food Styling for Photographers & Stylists

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the November contest is “light” sponsored by the new edition of Light–Science and Magic by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver and Paul Fuqua. Fil, Steven and Paul will be our guest judges this month.

First Place: Light–Science and Magic, 4e and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Light–Science and Magic, 4e and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Light–Science and Magic, 4e,

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the September contest is “photographing childhood” sponsored by Focus On Photographing People by Haje Jan Kamps. Haje will be our guest judge this month.

First Place: Focus On Photographing People and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Focus On Photographing People and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Focus On Photographing People

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the September contest is “photographing childhood” sponsored by Photographing Childhood by LaNola Stone. LaNola will be our guest judge this month.

First Place: Photographing Childhood and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Photographing Childhood and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: The Photographing Childhood

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less

Enter your image here: Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest

The theme for the August contest is “wedding photography” sponsored by The Wedding Photography Field Guide by Michelle Turner. Michelle will be our guest judge this month.

First Place: The Wedding Photography Field Guide and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: The Wedding Photography Field Guide  and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: The Wedding Photography Field Guide 

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less