Hello to all photography lovers!

As you know, I love photography and contests ^^ Almost every day I propose a speed-game with the application @steepshot and you are every time more to join us =). After the success of the MACRO-PHOTO CONTEST, the SUNSET PHOTO CONTEST and HE BEST B&W URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY, I decided to make a new one:

🖼 THE BEST PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST!!! 🖼

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
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This is the Wikipedia definition. But for this contest I accept only photographs. Maybe another time I'll do a contest with drawing, painting or sculpture.
No need for specific material for this contest, it is accessible to all because even with a smartphone it is possible to have a beautiful photo portrait.

📷 You need to have is the agreement of the person photographed to publish his image.
📷 The photograph can be in black and white or in color.
📷 There are no age, gender or ethnic origin.
📷 No nude photography.

In my last contest again, there were dishonest participants who used pictures of other people. I do not tolerate this kind of behavior! The philosophy of this platform is based on quality and authenticity, not copy. That's why I have to put in place strict rules to avoid cheating. I let you discover the rules of this contest my Steemians friends.

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It starts TODAY at 0:01! 50 SBD TO WIN!

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1st place: 30 SBD

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2nd place: 10 SBD

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3rd place: 5 SBD

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4th place: 5 SBD

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The 8 RULES are simple:

To be considered for the contest,

➊ Your photography must be YOUR OWN WORK and must be accompanied by a PROOF. It can be:

• A 2nd photography with a paper with "My entry for the PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST by @flamingirl" IN FRONT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY. Not only a paper because it does not prove anything. Thank you ^^.

Example by @oscardjld:

• The original version of your unedited photo

Example by @pradeepdee6:

• The photo of your camera with the image on the screen

Example by @carlgrand:

• You with your model in the same photography

Exemple by Pixabay

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This second photo does not count for the contest but it is the proof that the first one is an original photo. This avoids any attempt at plagiarism that is not tolerated on this platform. =)

➋ Your photography must be accompanied by an explanation of at least 50 words (in English, French or Spanish)

➌ Your entry must be published on your personal Steemit account with the title "My entry for the 7 DAYS 🖼 PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! 🖼 by @flamingirl"

➍ Your photography blog must be posted before 0:00 of the day Time zone in Spain to be valid. After midnight, it will be part of the next selections day. Each user has 1 entry per day that will be valid for the challenge.

The contest start tomorrow: Tuesday, August 14.

Calendar for the 7 days:

1st photo: Tuesday, August 14
2nd: Wednesday, August 15
3rd: Thursday, August 16
4th: Friday, August 17
5th: Saturday, August 18
6th: Sunday, August 19
7th: Monday, August 20

Winner Announcement: Tuesday, August 21.

➎ You need to be my follower and UPVOTE 100% this post =)

➏ You must use the "#portrait-photocontest" tag in your article. So I can find your entry easily otherwise it is lost among all the blogs posted on Steemit.

➐ You must RESTEEM the first blog of this contest: [50 SBD TO WIN] / 7 DAYS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! .

➑ You must have fun! =D

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SELECTION:

• I will choose the 5 best entries of the day and select an absolute winner of each day. I will write a post the next day with the 5 entries selected. I will upvote the winner of the day 100% and he will be automatically selected to participate in the final to win the 30 SBD. I will also upvote the other 4 entries at 25% each with an honorable mention.

• It's possible to join the contest at any time.

• The contest winner will receive the prize, directly from me in his wallet with a personal message =)

• By entering this contest you authorize me to use your photos and accompanying text only in the related posts of the contest. In case of problems with the image rights, you are responsible for what you publish on Steemit.

You can vote to support the participants. Your votes and your comments will help me to choose the winners! ;)

If you like photography and portrait, feel free to participate, even if you are novice ^^. Here we go!

Good Luck to everyone who enters and let's have some fun!!!!!!

If you liked reading this article, feel free to FOLLOW ME, UPVOTE and RESTEEM! It's always appreciate =D. Thank you all for your support and see you soon for a new flamingirl's adventures!