For the month of March, we’re going to ask you to echo this month’s mini-theme, by focusing on engines.
Now this may seem like a simple theme but it’s not. Again, this is a theme where we want you to interpret the brief in your own way. Essentially, we don’t want to receive hundreds of photographs of pretty engine bays. We want you to think outside the box. Be creative with your interpretation, and really try to create something that will stand out amongst the other submissions. This could be an abstract macro shot of a connecting rod or a candid photograph of the person who puts it together. We’re not going to solve the brief for you, but we do expect you to push your creativity to a new level.
As a slight aside, there were some submissions last month that easily would have made the cut but fell short on the rules set below. These rules aren’t arbitrary; they’re in place for a reason. As you start out on your careers as photographers, you will often be asked to follow strict guidelines in keeping with your client’s style. Even the Speedhunters photographers are given a multi-page document that we must adhere to when producing content. It’s important that you understand and follow these – there’s a lot more to the business of photography than taking pictures. Don’t get caught out by the most simplest of things!
Should you decide to participate, you need to do the following:
- E-mail your submission to iamthespeedhunter@speedhunters.com with the exact subject line of ‘The Engine Theme’.
- For this theme, you may submit only one photograph.
- Tell us your name, location and a little bit about the photograph.
- Attach the image directly to the email but ensure the image is no larger than 2000px on the longest side and a minimum of 1920px.
- Make sure the image is free of any distracting watermarks. Don’t worry, we will make sure you are properly credited.
- Closing date for submissions is March 21st 2014.
Be sure to ask any questions below.
Safe shooting.
Paddy McGrath
Twitter: @PaddyMcGrathSH
Instagram: speedhunters_paddy
paddy@speedhunters.com
About #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER
We created #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER to allow you the opportunity to share your skills and car culture experiences from around the globe with the rest of the Speedhunters audience. Now, it’s your chance to prove you have what it takes to join us on our adventures.
How do you get involved? It’s simple…
E-mail – This is the most reliable method of contact. If you’ve been to a cool event and captured some amazing images, be sure to e-mail them to us on iamthespeedhunter@speedhunters.com and tell us a little bit about the event.
Flickr - Join our #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER Flickr Group and share your favourite photos with us and others.
Instagram – Follow us on Instagram at @TheSpeedhunters and tag your own car culture images with #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER
Twitter – Follow us on Twitter at @SPEEDHUNTERS and share your tweets with the #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER hashtag.
Tumblr – Visit our Tumblr page to view the latest #IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER tagged images.
All submitted images must be 1920px by 1280px before they are considered.
Have you submitted already but not yet been featured? Here are some tips to help you…
DO – Tell us your name
DO – Read and understand the brief
DO – Submit only your best work
DO – Take your time shooting and consider each detail
DO – Submit each image no smaller than 1920PX wide
DON’T – Put a huge watermark on it. We’ll make sure you’re credited
DON’T – Send us huge image files that kill our e-mail system
DON’T – Send us scary ZIP or RAR files. We won’t open them