Thursday, October 15, 2009

Budding photographer?

By Melanie Brooks

Did you know that Bangor Photo has a photo contest each month? Well they do! The topic for October is, believe it or not, cemeteries. Pay respects to the spookiest month of the year by heading out to a local graveyard to snap some photos. You don't have to be a professional photographer to take part -- stretch your creative muscles by trying to capture a different point of view!

Here are the rules:

One entry per person.
Photos must be 8x10 and mounted in an 11x14 mat.
No glass. No frames.

The deadline is the last day of the month and photos are voted on the first week of the following month.

Entries will be displayed in Bangor Photo for voting. Winners receive a $25 cash prize and bragging rights.


I don't go anywhere without my trusty little Canon digital camera. It's a PowerShot SD600 Digital Elph no bigger than a deck of cards. And while it's not fancy like the professional cameras we use for Bangor Metro photo shoots, it takes some pretty nice photos. Plus it's small enough for me to carry around in my purse. You never know when you're going to stumble upon something worthy of a photo.

The topic for November is paths -- so start thinking and shooting away!

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