You Know You Are Good When…
A photography school instructor was fond of saying:

“Everything looks good when you shoot in color. But if you can make it look good in black and white, that’s when you know you’re good.”

Photography has come full circle from black and white to color and back again.

While black and white photography was once seen as passé and antiquated when compared to color images, the original form has returned as a popular medium for artistic expression and dramatic impact.

Blipoint.com is celebrating this unique photography format by holding its Black and White Portrait Photography Contest for illustrators, graphic designers, and photographers.

Contest Details
Submit a black and white portrait that shows the character and state of the subject you are photographing. Blipoint says:

“The black and white portrait transmits an image to us that reveals feelings and moods regarding the photographed person. It gives us a greater insight than just how people look on the outside.

“The visual language that we achieve through black and white photography adds complexity to the subject and gives it unique features.”

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Your images must be uploaded to the contest site. If your images are oriented vertically, the minimum dimensions for your photographs should be 15×10cm. Horizontal images must have minimum dimensions of 13×17cm. Maximum file size should be no larger than 700kb.

There is no entry fee for this contest and you may submit up to two images

Jury and Prizes
The winner of the contest will be selected though a process determined by the most popular images voted upon by the public and a final critique by a qualified panel of judges.

The winner will receive a free premium account to blipoint.com that will allow the winner unlimited use of the Blipoint Online Gallery.

Final Details
The deadline for submitting your digital images to this contest is September 1, 2010. You must open a free account with Blipoint in order to submit and vote for photographs and to access other areas of the contest website.

Follow these links for important contest information and details:

Official Rules and Guidelines
Blipoint.com Contest Website
Registration Page
Contest Images
Contact Information