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2025 Px3 Entry #1

2025 Px3 Entry #1

Another year. Another chance to win some photography awards. In 2024 I entered two images into the PX3 photography competition, for the 2025 entry season I have opted to enter three beating last years entries by one.

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2 Top Image of 2024

2 Top Image of 2024

My second favorite image I made in 2024 is of a beautiful Dahlia from when I visited my friend in Hillard’s Dahlia Farm. Visiting them and photographing their blooms that they spends countless hours preparing for, growing, and event created a business of has become one of my favorite things to do every year.

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4th Top Image of 2024

4th Top Image of 2024

My 4th top image returns back to the Ranching event. It was fall but the sunlight filtering through the open door where the competitors were doing their cattle work was a complex shooting challenge.

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6th Top Image of 2024

6th Top Image of 2024

6th favorite image of 2024 is an image I made with my iPhone. In a rare event as an Ohioan I was able to see the Northern Lights and make a few pretty images. For me while this image displays the colors of the Northern Lights and is a good, pretty image it doesn’t have the wowing landscape to really make it a standout— this is more because of where I was located and the fact I didn’t believe we’d ever see the Northern Lights in Ohio.

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Terms Every Photographer Should Know

Terms Every Photographer Should Know

Like all careers, jobs, and professions there are just intrinsic things you should know. Terminology that will allow you not only to grow in the field but converse with others in the field as well.

Language is a huge part of life and not knowing important terms can make you appear green, inept, and sometimes even unprofessional. Now I am not saying you need to know every little thing, every obscure term but common knowledge items are absolutely a must.

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