Welcome to the other side Level 2

So we are now at the level 2 of 35 awards photo contest

First of all if you are already there it’s a great achievement believe me when I saw all the incredible pictures in this level asking myself how can I choose already the best of the best in the level 3!!! 

What I have to say on this level it’s about more about originality that can make a big difference to get level 3 or a great technical level. Let’s go for a round of what can make the difference :
- In landscape : too many pictures of the same known place of Island or Norway or Italian Dolomite!! After a while it’s a bit boring to see the same kind of pictures you have to get a really specific thing to still attract the eye of the jury. Go the New Zealand or Australia or Texas I was surprised to not see those places in this round lot of European shots. Go where others don’t !!! 
- in female or children portrait technicality it’s ok but I would like to see something more creative a portrait it’s not only a face, it’s an state of mind, a personality, a feeling. Talk with your subject to learn more about who they are and be creative you can take a « standard » shot for your client but try something for you as artistic and different why I should go to take a photo by you if you do the same as others?!! And it’s something very strange for male portrait there is this kind of originality playing with light and composition.…
- it seems that at this level what make also a great difference it’s the editing if you get level 3 it’s that you manage very well : light, composition and editing. What make winners in level 3 I think would be originality and creativity.