The Flash Masters Awards celebrate the very best off-camera flash photography from our community, and entering is one of the most exciting things you can do as a Flash Masters member. But if you've never submitted before, or if you've had images rejected due to technical issues in the past, this tutorial is exactly what you need.

In this straightforward, practical walkthrough, Helen Williams covers every single step of the submission process, from resizing your images correctly in Lightroom and Photoshop, to uploading them on the Flash Masters website and submitting them for completely anonymous judging. She covers the three most important things to know before you submit, shows you exactly how the platform works, and makes the whole process feel simple, quick and stress-free.

The result? A confident, well-prepared entry that gives your images the best possible chance of being seen exactly as you intended, sharp, correctly sized and presented to the judges without any technical issues getting in the way. Your photographs deserve to be judged on their merits. This tutorial makes sure they are.

This is the tutorial that gets your images into the competition. 🏆

Top 5 Things You Will Learn

1. The three things every entrant must know before submitting: Understand the essential submission requirements that Helen covers before anything else, the specifications that, if missed, can affect how your images are received by the judging panel.
2. How to resize images correctly in Lightroom: Follow along as Helen demonstrates exactly how to export your images at the correct pixel dimensions in Lightroom, including her naming conventions and folder organisation for easy submission.
3. How to resize images correctly in Photoshop: If Lightroom isn't your tool of choice, Helen also covers the Photoshop route, so whichever workflow you prefer, you'll know how to get your images to the right size.
4. How to navigate the Flash Masters Awards submission platform: Get a full walkthrough of the Flash Masters website submission process, where to find it, how to upload your images and how to make sure everything is submitted correctly.
5. Why all judging is done anonymously, and what that means for you: Understand how the judging process works at Flash Masters, why watermarks must be removed, and how the anonymous system ensures every image is assessed purely on its creative and technical merit.