The Results Are In! February 2010 Photo Contest!
It’s that time again to announce the winner of our Monthly Photo Contest here at Jason D. Moore Photography! There were a lot of excellent photos entered this month and I have definitely seen some growth in the work coming from many of the regular submitters this time around. Nice work!
I have enlisted the help of the January winner, Chris Stern to help in the judging this month – as we will do from here on out with the winner serving as guest judge for the following month. Thank you Chris!
Don’t forget to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the post to see what’s in store for the March Photo Contest!
And so, the winner of the Canvas Gallery Wrap from IGT America is…
February Photo Contest – Final Week!
That’s right! We’re already into the final week of February 2010, which means the February Photo Contest is closing fast!
The Results Are In! January 2010 Photo Contest
Welcome back to another edition of our Monthly Photo Contest!
What a tremendous selection of photos for last month’s contest! I couldn’t believe how many excellent shots I had to choose from. You guys are making me really work for it! Thank you!
I have selected a winner, but I don’t think I’ve ever had so many honorable mentions (11) in one month. There are just so many terrific shots, you are all great!
Also, remember to scroll down to the bottom of the post to find out more about the next contest!
And now, without further ado, the winner of the January Photo Contest and a copy of Scott Kelby and Terry White’s The iPhone Book is…
Special Thanks to You All!
For my final post of the year, I’d like to take a moment to express my deepest thanks to some really great people who have made 2009 such an awesome year here at Jason D. Moore Photography.
The Results Are In: December 2009 Photo Contest!
As the year comes to a close, so does another one of my Monthly Photo Contests. Before announcing the winner for the December Photo Contest, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of our contest sponsors over the past year including Westcott, Scott Kelby, Mpix, IGT America, onOne, Unified Color, Photoshop Cafe, What the Duck? and Kelby Training. Thank you for all of your generous support and for working with me to encourage our fellow photographers to grow with every shot.
I’d also like to thank everyone who has entered my contests this year. Whether you won a prize or not, I want you to know that I saw artistry in each and every shot and you are all more than capable of doing great things behind the lens. Keep it up!
And now, for our winner…
Monday Morning Updates
Last night marked the end of our silent auction to support Chris Stern’s Walk4Hearing efforts. In the end, with the help of some awesome photographers, an amazing printing donation via Mpix, and the generous support of those who bid on the prints, we were able to raise a hair under $900 to benefit the Walk4Hearing! Thank you all!
Even though the auction is over, if you would still like to help Chris out, you can donate directly through his donation page.
I have settled on my three videos for the NAPP contest. I’m not going to divulge them until after the deadline so I can be sure they aren’t copied. I’ve finished the opening graphics sequences for all three videos, I’ve outlined the workflow for each and I’m ready to start recording and editing in the next week. Who knows what the outcome of the contest will be with so many excellent trainers out there, but I know that I’ll be able to come up with some great tutorials for three very interesting effects that will provide you with options when you want to look at your subjects in a new way.
Thank you to everyone who has filled out my Photoshop Workshop survey so far! If you haven’t taken it yet, scroll down to the previous post and let me know your thoughts. There are only 11 questions so it won’t take long. I know it’s pretty general but it’s only a starting point as I develop what could be a new series of workshops to help you get better at Photoshop. I will also have more opportunities coming up for you to share your ideas/preferences with me about workshops, so be on the lookout for those!
For those of you with today off for Columbus Day, I hope you’re enjoying your time! Snap a shot for me! And if you have to be at work today, don’t worry, I’m at the office too… We can suffer through it together!
Place Your Bids! Time is Running Out!
If you’ve been waiting to place your bids on one of the outstanding shots up for grabs as part of the Walk4Hearing Photo Silent Auction now is the time to act! The auction closes this Sunday and if you wait too long you could miss out on a great deal on some fantastic photographs.
For those of you who may not have been following along, the Walk4Hearing is a charity walk to help raise awareness and funds to support the hearing impaired community. One of our regulars, Chris Stern, has been very involved in this effort as he, himself, has been hearing impaired most of his life. He is participating in the walk this year and my friend Rob Jones and I are working with Chris to help him raise as much money as he can for a cause he is very passionate about.
We’ve been fortunate enough to have received a number of photos donated by some amazing photographers and with a very gracious donation from Mpix to provide the actual prints, you know that the winners of each of the photos will get a terrific work of art.
You have until this Sunday to place your bids so don’t wait until the last minute! Act now!
If you’re on Twitter or Facebook, please help us out by posting about this great cause and linking to the auction site to help Chris reach his goal.
If you’re not into the whole auction thing, or if you were outbid on the shot you really wanted, but you still want to help out, please visit Chris’ Walk4Hearing Donation page today!
Thank You!
And the Winner Is…
Over the summer, my buddy Rob Jones of Towner Jones Photography held a very cool contest asking his readers to submit a theme for a self-directed photo project that they would then go out and shoot a collection of images based n that theme.
Rob was so kind as to ask me to be on his panel of judges for the contest and, I must say, there were some awesome entries out there from some very talented and creative photographers. We scored each collection of images based on General Appeal, Creativity, and Relation to the Theme. It was a fun, though tough, time going through each of the galleries and rating the images.
In the end, the winning collection comes from photographer Keegan Morrison’s theme of “Bugs” (view the entire gallery). Keegan put together a fascinating selection of macro shots of insects and bugs of all kinds showing us the tremendous detail of these small, creatures. Congratulations!
Both runner’s up – Chris Stern and Rebecca Lund – each had excellent galleries as well and are to be congratulated on their work!
Nice work everyone! And a big “Thank You” to Rob for his invitation to be a part of this awesome project!
Check out the full post, along with details about what the winners will receive, over at Towner Jones Photography!
Walk4Hearing Silent Auction Update
As you’ve seen from Friday’s post, a couple of my fellow photographers and I have joined up to put together a photo silent auction to benefit the Walk4Hearing to raise awareness about and money for hearing loss related issues.
After only a couple of days we are already off to a fantastic start with bids on over half of the donated prints – some have even garnered multiple bids! The auction will continue through Sunday October 11th and we’ll be updating the current bids as often as possible over on our Walk4Hearing Silent Auction page on the Towner Jones Photography blog. I also just read that Jeff Revell has offered to sweeten the deal for the winning bidder on his print. He is going to throw in a signed copy of one of his Snapshots to Great Shots books as a bonus!
If you choose not to bid, but would still like to support this great cause, please visit Chris Stern’s Walk4Hearing Donation page. And please, help Chris reach his goal by helping us spread the word on your blogs, Facebook pages, and in your tweets (@JasonDMoore, @nolanstern, @townerjones).
Walk4Hearing Photo Silent Auction
Back in June, I mentioned how I had the pleasure of going on a photowalk with one of my readers, Chris Stern, while attending a conference in Boston. Chris and I had exchanged a few emails and Tweets and I was certainly aware of his photography skills through his contest entries. So, it was great to finally meet him in person.
As we finished up our time together, Chris mentioned to me that he was going to be participating in the Walk4Hearing to help raise awareness about hearing loss. He shared with me the success he had in the past in his fundraising efforts and that he wanted to really step it up and do something special this time around.
Since then Chris, Rob Jones (Towner Jones Photography, LLC) and I put our heads together and have teamed up to organize a silent auction to help raise awareness for this great cause. To help Chris reach his goal for the walk we are auctioning off a number of limited edition 11×14 prints, through a generous donation of printing by our friends over at Mpix.
We have been fortunate enough to gain the support of some extremely talented photographers who have donated prints including: Dave Cross, Ivan Makarov, Jeff Revell, Laurie Excell, Matt Kloskowski, RC Concepcion, Roger Madsen, and Stephen Zeller. Of course Chris, Rob and I have put up a few prints too.
To get a fuller picture of the real heart behind this auction, and the cause as a whole, why don’t we turn to Chris and hear a little of his story:
Hello,
My name is Christopher Stern. I have been hearing impaired all my life and wore hearing aids until I experienced additional loss of hearing in February 2005. After numerous hearing tests, I was approved for my first Cochlear Implant in June 2006. A year later, I received approval for my second implant in July 2007. I am happy to say that both implants were a success and I am hearing more than ever before.
Here is an example of I how privileged I am to receive this technology. Soon after receiving my first cochlear implant, I was on a ride with my in‑laws. We pulled over to the side of the road and my mother‑in‑law asked if I heard the sound outside the vehicle. The sound was of a cricket chirping and it was the first time I had heard one. The power of this technology is amazing and I can only imagine what is in store for the future.
Did you know that over 36 million adults have hearing loss? Chances are you know at least one person who has been affected by hearing loss and that is why I am taking part in the New England Walk4Hearing to be held at Artesani Park in Boston, MA on October 25, 2009. The mission of the walk is to increase awareness about the causes and consequences of hearing loss and to raise funds to provide information and support for people with hearing loss. I was privileged to participate in the New England Walk4Hearing in 2007 and raised over $2100 to support the hearing loss community. Now, I am looking to eclipse that goal and raise even more money for this cause.
Back in 2007, I was introduced to photography by my mother and have been hooked ever since. I can usually be found taking photos on the weekend and editing my photos during weekdays. I share my photos with the online community via Flickr or contests through various photography blogs. Early this year, I participated in the Towner Jones Photography and Jason D. Moore Photography monthly contests. I have been fortunate enough to win a few of the monthly contests, which continues to provide me with inspiration to take even more photos. It was through the communication with Rob and Jason that I was able to connect with them on a personal level and gained their support for the Walk4Hearing.
We are very excited about this opportunity and hope you will join us to help raise money for the Walk4Hearing.
Thank you for your time and remember, “Hear now and always.”
Full details on how to bid on the prints and to support Chris, whether you try for one of the prints or not, can be found on our Walk4Hearing Silent Auction page on the Towner Jones Photography Blog.
*100% of the proceeds from the silent auction will go to the Walk4Hearing.
This Past Week
My apologies for not being able to keep up this past week. I was exptremely busy in Boston with the Internet Retailer Conference and was pretty much out of commission the rest of the time. I was, however, lucky enough to be feeling pretty decent on Wednesday night when Chris Stern and I were able to meet up, along with my coworker Michael, to do some shooting around the Tremont Street area for a couple of hours.
I haven’t had a chance to process anything yet but I hope to this weekend. If you want to see a growing number of shots that Chris took, check out his Flickr page. Some really nice shots in there. I’ve really enjoyed Chris’ work lately and I’m really glad we had a chance to finally meet in person.
Until next week…
The Results Are In! February Photo Contest!
First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! We really miss you and hope that you are having a great one!
Another huge thank you for the excellent turnout for another monthly photo contest! There were some excellent shots shared and it was another difficult task to select just one as the winner this month. However, the shot that will get $25 to spend at B&H Photo is:
Portland Head Light – HDR (5/100) by Chis Stern Photography
Congratulations Chris! A fantastic shot, all around! However, as I said above, it was a really hard choice this month. And there are a number of other excellent shots worth highlighting (in no particular order):
Check out all of the other entries in the Monthly Photo Contest Flickr Group.
The March Photo Contest is now open. The same rules apply as last month: submit up to 3 photos to the Contest Flickr Group between now and the end of the month, tag your photos with the phrase “3/09 JasonDMoore.com Photo Contest” (in quotes) for your chance to win!
The March Photo Contest Prize is:
An 8×10 Print of one of my shots (A $50 Value)
Send in your shots today!
If you would like to become a sponsor for our monthly photo contest – or if you’re interested in donating a prize for a future contest, visit our “Become a Sponsor” page to learn how!
