The Importance Of Photo And Design Contests

I couldn 't tell you how many photo and design contests I have seen recently; for all of them, of course, I have wanted to do my share and submit something. Do I actually have time for that though? Probably not with all the requirements each contest asks for along with my school work, being involved in Spring Arbor University’s Student Government, their school paper “The Pulse,” and a few other extracurricular activities I participate in. Among the million other people who would be entering in these contests, would the time, or lack there of, I would put into that project really be worth it when the only prize or reward I get would be winning and maybe a gift card? There are always those, “You will get noticed” lines a company will try to use to reel you in, when in reality, that specific company will probably be the only one that ever sees it. After they 're done with it and have picked someone else’s design, they will most likely just trash yours. If you 're not …show more content…
When asked if they could use their service or get their products for free, the same response came out of everyone. You guess it; it was no (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=essNmNOrQto). If you can’t sample a cup of coffee, see if you get results you want in the end of a session, or have them make a custom frame without paying for any of it, they 're saying: why is it okay to do that to an artist? If it’s not okay to ask any of them to do work for free, then it most definitely isn 't okay for you to expect that out of an artist. The Digital Arts Staff write in another article, ZAK releases more videos showing what happens if you ask other professions to work for free that, “This often seems the norm for us[artists] - but it 's good to be reminded that it 's not for most businesses, who expect to get paid for all the work they do”