**FOCUS and LIGHTING**
We want members to learn from other Photographers. We want to create a great community that is helpful and a learning tool
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About This Group
WE WANT ONLY YOUR BEST WORK,
OUR PURPOSE:
We are hoping to give members a showcase for the best of their photography, and also have a group that assist other members in improving their talents.
We are all about the image with particular interest to the qualities of Focus and Lighting.
Focus and Lighting is a group to highlight your mastery of camera and lens. We seek to spotlight the great photographic accomplishments of our members. Selecting appropriate aperture, focal point and shutter speed are the hallmarks of an accomplished photographer. We feature the artists who can get the most from a camera and lens. At F&L the image is king. So to focus our attention more precisely on our objectives, we will be modifying our rules for acceptance beginning September 1.
As of September 1st we will no longer accept heavily edited images. Our gallery will be reserved for the best examples of traditional and experimental camera and lighting technique. While digitally manipulated images are very popular we are about the camera and lighting, not the keyboard and mouse. So our moderators will begin rejecting, with no reason given;
Images that appear to have elements “cut and pasted”.
Heavy use of any special effect such as HDR, Orton, etc.
Images with frames.
Images with type.
Multiple images such as diptychs or triptychs.
Obvious snapshots.
Nudity, or images glorifying, or promoting hate, violence or abuse.
Continued submission of similar pieces.
If your work is rejected for a technical reason. of exposure, focus, depth of field, movement or processing, you will receive the following standard RedBubble notification; “We think elements of it could be improved. These may be issues with composition or framing, excessive noise or soft focus, or excessive post-production. However, we encourage you to contribute other work to the group.”
As we also hope to create a learning environment for all, we would ask that you include the EXIF data for the photo within the description. If you use a special technique consider explaining the technique within the description or in a separate journal linked to the photo.
If your works are rejected please look here first for an explanation.
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