2019 Annual Photography Contest
I AM PLAINFIELD
Reflecting Back
by Wajid Abdur-Razzaq
This photograph received the Winning Award and was submitted by local photographer, Wajid Abdur-Razzaq. It is a picture of Barbara Abdur-Razzaq at the Plainfield Train Station.
You can view all contest entries here.
Thank you to all participants! |
Criteria for Winning Photographs
Photographs are selected through a blind judging process (i. e. photographer names are not presented to the judge). They are evaluated on a variety of criteria, including:
- Relationship to contest theme
- Composition - the arrangement of elements in the scene.
- Cropping - the removal of parts of an image in order to improve the image’s composition.
- Focus - the clear and sharply-defined condition of an image, as in “This image is in focus,” meaning it is sharp and well-defined.
- Lighting - time-of-day or artificial illumination
- Color - accent or overall effect
- Timing - right-place-at-the-right-time
- Emotion - such as joy, sadness, whimsy, etc.
- Unique perspective
- Creativity
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Each of the winning photographs below demonstrate the use of nearly all of these elements.
Criteria |
Winning Example |
Description |
| Theme-related |
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"Weinerman" by William Monroe
First Place - Amateur
2008 Contest, Storefronts & Shopping Scenes |
| Composition |
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"Golden Lamps" by Jackie Schnoop
Second Place - East Side,
2010 Contest, East Side, West Side, All Around the Town |
| Cropping |
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"North Avenue Scene" by Paul R. LeGrand
Second Place
2006 Contest, Plainfield In Focus |
| Focus |
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"Strong Family" by Louis Hickman
First Place, Black & White
2007 Contest, Plainfield - A Multicultural Community |
| Lighting |
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"Netherwood Christmas" by William Monroe
First Place,
2006 Contest, Plainfield In Focus |
| Color |
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"Front Street - Thanksgiving Eve" by Victor D. Reynolds
Second Place -Professional
2008 Contest, Storefronts & Shopping Scenes |
| Timing |
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"Heron" by Dan Damon
Third Place,
2009 Contest, Four Seasons in Plainfield |
| Emotion |
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"Thief!" by William Monroe
First Place - East Side,
2010 Contest, East Side, West Side, All Around the Town |
| Unique perspective |
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"Carts" by Sonja Sekely-Rowland
Second Place - Amateur,
2008 Contest, Storefronts & Shopping Scenes |
| Be creative but keep it simple |
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"Park Row" by Tony Grey
Third Place - Professional,
2008 Contest, Storefronts & Shopping Scenes |
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