I started this blog with the hopes of sharing my pictures with the Foodgawker community but so far ALL my submissions have been rejected. And there I was feeling so positive about my photos whenever I submitted them only to get rejected not once.. nor twice.. but 9 times!
Here are the various reasons they have given as to why my photos aren't good enough for them:
- Lighting/exposure issues
- Composition - awkward angle
- Composition - too tight
- Photo/food composition
- Low lighting and/or underexposed
- Harsh lighting and/or overexposed
While I do agree with most of their opinions, I just can't phantom why they have rejected some of my submissions even with the reasons provided. When I first started out, I tried to keep photoshopping to a minimum, contented with the auto adjustment function. But after each and every rejection, I started fine tuning my pictures with whatever amateur photoshop skills I had.
Another reason for my unFoodgawker-worthy pictures is that they demand a 250x250 image. Which means cropping away a well composed picture. I prefer composing my photo on the camera thus I zoom in rather than crop out. This posed a lot of problem for me as many of the pictures were taken before I started this blog. These days, I'll take a few far angle shots just so that I can crop out a square image on the computer.
So Foodgawker, it'll only be a matter of time before you accept one of my submission. In the mean time, I'll just gawk over the published photos and learn as much as I can from my fellow food bloggers.
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteLanded here via a search for "Composition - awkward angle"...yup, looking up details of the reason for foodgawker rejection :)
It took me months before I got my first food photo published on foodgawker, and I have to say it had me skipping with joy! "Success is counted sweetest" and all that :)
Best wishes for your photos. Aiming for a square composition and zooming out, as you're doing, should be half the battle won.
Hey there!
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know, 2 of my pictures have been accepted by Foodgawker after I wrote this post. It took me 10 tries before I finally got in.
And I must agree with you. I was jumping with joy when I saw my picture on the homepage of Foodgawker :)