To be in with a chance of winning strips for your U16 sports team, you have to submit a Team Spirit photo to Arnold Clark. You have complete creative freedom here, and winners will be original, funny, creative, inspiring, fun, or all of the above!
Handy hints and tips to help you get a great team photo:
- Think outside the box; the winning photos will be the ones that stand out, so get creative!
- Use effects when taking your photo to make it look quirky and fun. Why not try time lapse or panorama?
- Do some of your team members have special skills? Show them off! Action shots work really well, too. (But remember; don’t try anything risky, we don’t want anyone to get hurt!)
What effects can I use?
You can use any effects you like! Here are just a few ideas that could help you get a fantastic team photo…
Panorama: Most point and shoot cameras (and smartphones) have a panorama setting. To get a great panorama shot, you should hold down the shutter button while you take the photo, and try to keep your camera on a level, so that the final picture looks like one continuous shot. Often keeping still works best with panoramic shots, but feel free to have your team moving too, to see if you can get some cool blurred effects.
Time-lapse: Use a tripod for stability if you have one. GoPros are great for taking time-lapse photos, but you don’t need specialist equipment. You just need to ensure that you have accurate and reliable shutter triggering. One-second intervals should be plenty for a moving team shot!
Composition: Think about how your team are positioned in the shot; is there something clever you can do to make a really interesting photo? Perhaps you could try and make the shot look symmetrical or play with the perspective by shooting from above, or below?
The boring stuff:
- You must submit your entry by noon on Monday 25th September 2017.
- Your photo must be emailed to teamspirit@arnoldclark.com with your name, your club’s name and a contact number.
Maximising your chances
Once entries have closed, your team photo will then be displayed on the Arnold Clark Facebook page, and it’s up to you to spread the word and get people voting for you to win!
The photo with the most ‘likes’ wins. In order to get as many ‘likes’ as possible, why not use social media to promote your team photo? Find your photo in our Team Spirit photo album on Facebook and ask people to vote for you. But remember, ‘likes’ will only be counted on the original photo in the Arnold Clark album, not on shared posts.
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Terms and conditions: All Team Spirit photo entries that are emailed to teamspirit@arnoldclark.com will be uploaded to the Arnold Clark Facebook page on 25/09/17 where voting will commence until 06/10/17. Entrants agree for their photo to be used for marketing purposes.