Competition 2 - Still Life and Open
Competition results for our second round of competition for 2024 - Still Life and Open. Our judge for this round was Gary Smith.
Thanks to all members who entered this round of competition.
For the purposes of this competition the set subject of "Still Life" was defined as:
An arrangement of inanimate objects in an artificial or natural setting. (Definition via the APJA).
A Grade Set Subject - Print - Still Life
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Bold Platoon Ready for Inspection | Ian Gofton |
| 2nd | Ying-Yang Cup Saucer | Wade Buchan |
B Grade Set Subject - Print - Still Life
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Banksia | Gayle Tout |
| 2nd | Stands Bags Beads | Tony Buttigieg |
| 3rd | Ready to Celebrate | Graham Rogers |
A Grade - Print - Open
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Winning | Phil Taylor |
| 2nd | Material Flow | Wade Buchan |
B Grade- Print - Open
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Au Garde-a-Vous | Tracey Noonan |
| 2nd | Birds Eye View | Cas Bukor |
| 3rd | Angkor Thom Gate | Carol Gurney |
A Grade - Digital - Set Subject - Still Life
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Paint Set | Brett Ferguson |
| 2nd | Waiting for the Clothes to Dry | Wade Buchan |
| 3rd | Sharing the Leftovers |
Ian Street
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| HC | Distilled Life | Kathryn Hocking |
| HC | Garlic | Monique Whear |
B Grade - Digital - Set Subject - Still Life
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Early Morning Spring Cleaning | Joseph Meilak |
| 2nd | Ig-KNIGHT-ed | Tracey Noonan |
| 3rd | Coconut & Berries | Alan Coram |
| HC | A Cluster of Tomatoes | Michael Costa |
| HC | At the End of the Day | Phil Faulkner |
| HC | Me Time | Deborah Peart |
| HC | Hamburger with the Lot + Chips (Yum) | Darryl Martin |
| HC | The Perfect Choice | Graham Rogers |
A Grade - Digital - Open
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | Magnetism | Brett Ferguson |
| 2nd | Kicking Whilst Tackled | Wade Buchan |
| 3rd | Reflections on the Ahuriri | Allan Williams |
| HC | Antique Car | Neil Anderson |
B Grade - Digital - Open
| Place | Title | Maker |
| 1st | You Look Delicious | Joseph Meilak |
| 2nd | Summer Nights | Cas Bukor |
| 3rd | Desk Top Companion | John Kantar |
| HC | Jummy Pears | Grace Sobania |
| HC | Egret at Williamstown | Matthew Peart |
| HC | A Ghost in Our Apartment | Darryl Martin |
| HC | Dave Hole | Wendy Rowe |
| HC | Perth Cityscape | Tracey Noonan |
As we no longer advise scores we will only be presenting the award winners. We do still receive scores from the judge so if you would like your score please contact Tania, our competition steward via competitions@williamstowncameraclub.com.au and she will let you know.
Resources recommended by Gary
- Controlling highlights on shiny objects
- The Art of Food Photography - hosted by Iron Chef Shellie & Ewen Bell
- Harmonic Armature for Beginners Pt 1
- Use THIS for BOLD Eyes in Photoshop
- How to create an Autumn Effect in photoshop
- Compose Better Photos with Gestalt Theory
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Gestalt Theory applied to Composition in Art and Photography
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