FOCUS PORTRAIT AWARDS (FPA)
Each month awards will be given in the form of Bronze, Silver & Gold to those entries that meet the judging criteria. Judges will be looking for images that display good technical merit in terms of exposure, sharpness, lighting, composition, colour balance etc… they want to see images with visual impact and creativity that evoke emotion in the viewer
Each month the judges will select one image from all of the entries received and from all awards given, to be titled ‘Judges Choice’ the winner of which receives a custom designed framed print from the amazing team at Digitalab
MATERNITY – Expecting mother, may include partner/family members
NEWBORN & BABY – For babies younger than 18 months
CHILDREN & TEENS – Children aged 16 years or younger. Sibling or group portraits may be included
FAMILY – At least 2 members of the same family, including at least one adult and one child
PEOPLE PORTRAIT – Studio or outdoor portrait. No age limits or creative restrictions**
OUTDOOR – Baby, child or family portrait taken
ANIMAL – Family pets or wildlife images are accepted
BLACK & WHITE – Open to all genres of monochrome photography
STILL LIFE – an image depicting inanimate subjects
All components of your entered image must belong to you. For composite work each element must come from an image you have taken
How To Enter
***You may submit ONE image per category ***
Please submit the following information in the message section BEFORE you upload your image
name_category_country_month_year
for example
joebloggs_portrait_denmark_may_2020
For optimal image quality and upload speed please submit your image in JPEG format no more than 1500 pixels on the longest side. Images should be no larger than 3mb. No copyright, logo or any other identifying marks should be visible.
Failure to do this will result in your image being rejected
** images portraying distaste or full nudity will not be accepted. Judges will make the final decision on what they deem to be unacceptable**
The closing date for entrants is midnight on the last day of the month and results will be announced on the 5th day of the following month.