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!
Reminders and Such
As the week and month progresses I figured it would be a good time to pass on a few reminders for how you can take part in the goings on here at Jason D. Moore Photography.
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…
January 2010 Photo Contest Reminder
That’s right, we are now in the final days of the January 2010 Photo Contest. It’s hard to believe that the first month of 2010 is almost over already and with it comes the end of our latest monthly photo contest.
Monday Blog News
I thought I would start off the week with a few invitations and updates to help everyone get more involved here at Jason D. Moore Photography.
January 2010 Photo Contest Announcement
That’s right! With the new year comes a new Photo Contest for you all!
For anyone new to the contests, basically all you have to do is head over to our January 2010 Photo Contest Flickr Group and submit up to 3 of your photos. At the beginning of February, I will select the winner.
So take the new camera you got for Christmas out of its box, install your brand new copy of Lightroom, process it using your new Photoshop plugins, and send in your shots today for your chance to win!
Monday News
Well here we are, the last Monday of the year. I’m looking forward to the coming year and would like to get some input from you about what you’d like to see more of from the blog.
After the jump you’ll find some ideas of what we did in 2009 (both successfully and not so much) and some things that are already in the works for 2010 to get your mind working. So please, let me know!
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…
September Photo Contest Reminder
That’s right, September is quickly coming to a close and, along with it, so is my September Photo Contest!
I’ve already received 25 entries into this months contest but there is still time for you to submit your shots! The winner of this particular monthly photo contest will have their choice of either a Women’s Light T-Shirt, Light T-Shirt, Ringer T, Women’s T-Shirt, or White T-Shirt OR your choice of a stein, mug, large mug, or tote bag from my official Jason D. Moore Photography Apparel Store.
To enter, simply submit up to 3 photos to our Photo Contest Flickr Group by midnight (Eastern) on Wednesday September 30th.
If you’re not entering the contest but would still like to sport your very own Jason D. Moore Photography tee or drink your morning coffee out of an official Jason D. Moore Photography mug, stop on over to the store and get yours today!
Also, I received a sample in the mail the other day of what will be a prize for one of our upcoming contests, perhaps next month. I don’t want to give it away but it is something I had never really thought of before but have since seen similar concepts popping up all over. It’s very unique and the results are fantastic! A huge thanks to one of my readers, Troy B., for sharing this idea with me and donating the prize!
More on that one later. For now, enter the September Photo Contest!
September Photo Contest
Please forgive the lack of a contest in August. With all of the excitement surrounding the BIG Photo Contest and the cool prize from Mpix for the July Photo Contest, I thought it made sense to take the month off.
Now that the month has begun, I’d like to open up the September Photo Contest! Complete details, as always, can be found on our Photo Contests page and entries may be submitted in the September Photo Contest Flickr Group.
The winner this month will receive something from the Jason D. Moore Photography Apparel Store. The winner will have their choice of one of the following Jason D. Moore Photography Logo items:
- Women’s Light T-Shirt
- Light T-Shirt
- Ringer T
- Women’s T-Shirt
- White T-Shirt
- stein
- mug
- large mug
- or tote bag
Good Luck!
Photo Contest Reminders
We’re coming up on the end of June already and that means the deadline for my June Photo Contest is almost upon us! There are already a number of great shots submitted but there is still time for you to send in up to 3 entries for your chance to win a free 8×10 of one of my photos. Complete contest rules can be found in the bottom half of my “Contests” page.
Also, I’m excited to announce that we’re almost at the halfway point in my BIG Photo Contest and we’ve already received 26 photos so far! I know there are 22 people registered so you better get crackin’ so you will get your collection of shots in on time to be considered for the grand prize worth over $1,000! Once again, complete contest rules can be found on the “Contests” page.
I hope you will send in your work to be a part of one or both of these contests. And while you’re over on the Contests page, please be sure to check out what our sponsors have to offer. They each have some great products and services that every photographer can find useful.
The Results Are In! May Photo Contest

Before we get to the results, I just want to say how each month I am amazed by the talent that is out there that comes from each of the entrants. You all make my job very difficult and I am very grateful for it! Keep submitting and sharing your vision with us!
Also, be sure to scroll all the way down to find out about the next two contests that are currently underway!
And now, the moment we’ve been waiting for, the prize of a 1-year subscription to Kelby Online Training – courtesy of my buddy Scott Kelby, himself – is:
“light at the end…” by Zarah Masales
Congratulations Zarah! I know you will both learn a lot and grately enjoy all that Kelby Training offers. I wish I could win, myself!
As always, there were more excellent shots than there were prizes available and, in no particular order, here are some other favorites from the collection:
The June Photo Contest is now open. Enter your shots today for your chance to win a free 8×10 print of one of my shots (a $50 value).
And if that isn’t enough photo contest for you, submit your photos by July 31st into my BIG Photo Contest celebrating my upcoming 1,000th post. Click here for full contest rules and a complete listing of prizes.
Contest Reminder

As we approach the middle of the month, it’s that time once again to send out a reminder about this month’s Monthly Photo Contest!
Open to anyone and everyone, I invite you to submit up to 3 photos to our May Photo Contest Flickr Group before the end of the month for your chance to win. The photo or photos you submit may be of anything you choose, processed as much or as little as you feel necessary, it’s all up to you.
If you’ve never really worked with Flickr, here’s how to submit your shots:
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Create a Flickr account.
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Upload your photos to you photostream – your personal collection of images.
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Join the May Photo Contest Flickr Group
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Add your photos to the Group Pool from your photostream
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And that’s it!
Come back here after the first of the month to find out the winner!
And speaking of the winner, you probably want to know the prize. This month it’s BIG! My buddy Scott Kelby has generously donated a Free 1-Year Subscription to Kelby Online Training! This is a huge prize and I want to, once again, thank Scott for offering up such an awesome and useful prize. (Makes me wish I could enter my own contest!)
So scour your portfolios for your best 3 shots and submit them to the May Photo Contest Flickr Group today for your chance to win! You can’t win if you don’t enter!
Do it now! I’ll wait…
Have you done it yet?
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The Results Are In! April Photo Contest!

Thanks to everyone who entered the April edition of our Monthly Photo Contest! We had a lot of great submissions last month, once again, making it really hard for me to choose a winner. However, there was one photo that really jumped out at me and really drew me in. Ans so, the winner of the Westcott and Adobe Photoshop shirts is:
katieharbath
As I said, there were a number of other great shots this month. Here are a few, in no particular order, that caught my eye:
As I announced last week, the May contest is now open! The prize for this month is HUGE! Valued at $200 and generously donated by one of my blogging buddies, the winner of the contest will receive a year’s subscription to Kelby Online Training, courtesy of Scott Kelby! So be sure to pull out your best shots and add them to the May Photo Contest Flickr Group. Thanks Scott!
This Monthly Photo Contest is sponsored in part by Competico.com. Looking for more photo contest goodness? Competico offers the world’s leading online photography competitions. Head on over and sign up for your free account, enter your own photos and vote for your favorites today!
If you would like to sponsor this or one of our other regular series, or if you would like to support this site through a general site sponsorship or banner ad, please visit our sponsor page to learn how!
The Results Are In! March Photo Contest!

Well, it’s that time again! Once again, the field of submissions was packed with some great images making my job pretty tough. One of the things that I really liked about the winning shot was not only the obvious quality, that you can see for yourself, but if you take a peek at the original – link provided in the description on Flickr – you will see just how far its come. Nice job!
So, without further ado, the winner of a free 8×10 print of one of my shots (a $50 value) is:

“Fierce – After” by goldenwreckedangle
Now, in no particular order, are some other images that really caught my attention and I felt that they deserve to be shared with you:
Thanks again to everyone who has submitted photos for the March contest! I hope you will all enter in April!
On that note, the April contest is now open! You may enter up to 3 shots anytime between now and April 30th for your chance to win:
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Gray Westcott T-Shirt
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Long Sleeve Adobe “Ps” Logo Tee
I’ll update the sizes later…
Check out our Photo Contest Page for complete rules. Make note: I have created a new Flickr Group just for April’s contest – it’s just easier to manage that way – so make sure you enter in the right group!
Good Luck!
This Monthly Photo Contest is sponsored in part by Competico.com. Looking for more photo contest goodness? Competico offers the world’s leading online photography competitions. Head on over and sign up for your free account, enter your own photos and vote for your favorites today!
If you would like to sponsor this or one of our other regular series, or if you would like to support this site through a general site sponsorship or banner ad, please visit our sponsor page to learn how!
P&P Weekly: #112

Welcome to week #112 of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll’s P&P Weekly!
Yes, it’s true! I’m back to publishing “The P&P Weekly” once again! It’s been a crazy few weeks around here with the developing saga of Kim and I buying our first house. On that front, all is going well – we got final approval of the mortgage yesterday - and we’re eager for the next month to go by quickly.
Based on some feedback from readers and to make things a little more manageable on my end as well, I have decided to make a few changes starting with next week’s P&P Weekly.
You will still find the complete listing of members of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll on its own page so that readers can peruse what member bloggers have been posting at any time. Also, there will continue to be a recap of ongoing projects, as seen below.
However, the main difference will be in which blogs get featured each week. As it always has been, I will only feature blogs written by our membership but I will limit it to roughly 20 blogs a week and will only highlight posts that I think are exceptional and really catch my attention. If yours is not listed, please don’t take it as a snub, it’s never personal. I hope this will serve as a form of encouragement and challenge to all members to push themselves to produce better and better blog entries.
Finally, if you’ve been following me on Twitter (“JasonDMoore”) here are the details for our next new series!
With the close of Geographic Composition, I thought it would be good to develop a new project to take it’s regular slot in the blog lineup. Today I would like to announce the launch of a new series called Points of View.
On Fridays, alternating with the Workflow Fridays series, I will post a new, unprocessed photo for download. You will have a week and a half to process, manipulate, composite or otherwise alter the photo however you wish before emailing your version back to me by the Wednesday leading up to the next post for inclusion in the project. For example, I will post the first image this Monday. You will have to submit your entry by Wednesday April 8th to be a part of the April 10th posting. Make sense?
This is not a contest or competition. It’s simply a way of stretching our creative muscles and to get those juices flowing through experimentation and seeing how many different interpretations can be applied to the same starting photo. So go crazy with it. If there’s a technique you’ve always wanted to try, go for it! The only requirement is that you use the given image in some way as part of the final product.
If you’re interested, stop back on Monday to grab the first image and go to town! I think this has the potential to become a fun regular exercise to get our hands dirty and create!
Looking forward to it!
Advertise With Us or Become a Sponsor!
There are many opportunities available for sponsoring of one of our weekly or monthly series, or if you would like to be a sponsor of the blog as a whole, please take a minute to review our “Become a Sponsor” page.
Ithaca Photowalk
Details have been updated for our upcoming photowalk on April 18th in the Ithaca Commons. So far we have a decent size group signed up but there’s still plenty of room!
I am also still looking for suggestions for restaurants so please drop me a line or leave a comment to let me know!
Monthly Photo Contests
The March Photo Contest is quickly coming to a close so be sure to enter your photos for your chance to win a prize worth $50!
(Sponsored by Competico.com)
Photo Reviews
Just a reminder that I am still accepting photos for review. Simply email me one of your images, I’ll take a look at it and give you an assessment of what works and what I think you could do to bring your photography to the next level. Learn More!
Workflow Fridays
Every other Friday, we will welcome a new guest blogger that will share their personal workflow with all of us. They will take one of their own photos and walk us through the how’s and why’s of their post-processing techniques so that we might learn and expand our own workflows.
Next week we will be welcoming Scotty Graham.
If you would like to participate in this new series, please email me or leave a comment!
(Sponsored by Competico.com.)
Photoshop Interviews
Coming soon: An Interview with David Ziser
(Sponsored by Towner Jones Photography)
On the 4th
On the 4th of each month throughout the year I invite you to take a photo and send it in. Join me and other photographers from around the world in documenting a day in the life, of sorts. For full details, take a look at our introductory post. If you shot something on March 4th, be sure to send me your images today for inclusion in this project!
(Sponsored by User 40.0)
Geographic Composition
As I have announced before, this Friday will be the final installment (#50) of the Geographic Composition photo project. If you’ve contributed in the past, please let me know which was your favorite shot (of yours) from the project by tomorrow morning. Also, if you would like to participate in this final edition, please send a favorite photo by tomorrow morning along with a link to you site/blog and your location.
Monthly Desktop Calendars
I am offering special desktop wallpaper calendars. These desktop calendars will feature my personal photography as well as a listing of holidays and important dates. I offer these wallpaper calendars in a variety of sizes to accommodate a number of screen resolutions. April’s desktop wallpaper is in the works and will be available for download early next week.
March Contest Reminder
That’s right everyone! With only a week to go in the month of March you only have a few more days to enter your shots in our Monthly Photo Contest! Visit our Photo Contest page for complete rules for entering for your chance to win this month’s prize: an 8×10 print of one of my shots (your choice).
If you haven’t gotten your fill of photo contests, and are looking for more, please take a few minutes to stop by our contest sponsor: Competico.com. Competico offers the world’s leading online photography competitions with new opportunities opening up all the time. Sign Up Today!
Other reminders to send out, if you’re on Facebook, be sure to look me up and become a friend! Also, this Friday marks the final edition of Geographic Composition. If you’ve ever contributed to this series please send in (or let me know) your favorite submission from the past 50 editions so I may include it in this week’s posting. If you’ve never participated and would still like to, simply send in your favorite shot along with you name, the title of the photo, your website/blog URL, and your location.
Finally, I’ve just started using Twitter. I’m still getting acquainted with it and have only a few Tweets under my belt, but if you’d like to follow what I’m up to, look me up! My user name is “JasonDMoore”.
Happy Tuesday!
New Sponsor! Plus a House Update!
Today I would like to announce a new partnership with UK-based Competico. Competico offers the world’s leading online photography competitions with new categories and cash prizes being developed all the time designed for photographers of all skills from beginners to hobbyists all the way up to seasoned pros.
The folks over at Competico have been generous enough to sponsor both our Monthly Photo Contest as well as Workflow Fridays thru the end of April and I encourage you to go check them out and sign up for their competitions. Once you create your free account you can enter contests and vote for your favorites. Take their tour to learn more!
And finally, on a more personal note, Kim and I were able to get inside our new house – Man, that’s fun to say! – last night to take some shots to use as we plan for paint colors and where everything is going to go. If you’re interested, I’ve thrown a photo gallery together to show some of the highlights.
A couple of notes about the shots: they’re just snapshots, I didn’t really take the time to do the job right or put in a lot of processing. The current owners were there and I didn’t want to take up too much of their time by being “the photographer”; it was more important to be the excited new buyer. Also, when you get to the shots of the first upstairs bedroom, let me assure you that the pink is NOT staying.
We’re counting down the days until closing and are eager to start painting and making this house our new home.
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!
Reminders: Photo Projects, Contest & Reviews
- As February comes to a close later this week, we are once again coming up on another edition of the “On the 4th” photo project – to be posted next Tuesday, March 3rd. If you released your shutter on February 4th and would like to participate in this month’s installment of the project, please email me your shot by this weekend to be included!
- This week’s edition of Geographic Composition is for the theme “Contrasts”. If you would like to participate, please send in your submission by tomorrow (Wednesday) night.
- Also, I know I mentioned it last week but remember that Saturday is the last day to submit your photos for consideration in our monthly photo contest and your chance to win a $25 Gift Card to B&H!
- The photo reviews have been really well-received from the comments and emails I have gotten from some of you! Thank you for your kind words and I’m glad to hear that it is helpful, not only to the one being reviewed, but to other viewers of the photo as well. I have another review lined up for next week but I am always looking for more. If you would like me to review one of your photos here on the blog, please send it to me at reviews@jasondmoore.com and I’ll add it to the schedule!
Contest Reminder
Here we are, over halfway through February and it looks like the Monthly Photo Contest is humming along. We’ve already got 28 entries for this month’s contest, each one with a chance to win a $25 Gift Card to B&H Photo.
For full contest details and information on how to enter, visit our new Monthly Photo Contest page. Best of luck! And I look forward to reviewing your shots!
In other news, regular readers will notice that I’ve been shifting some things around a little bit. The biggest change is that I have moved The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll to it’s own page. It’s been, wonderfully, growing over the past few months, so much so that it was becoming a little too extensive for the sidebar. So I felt that it was time that it got it’s own page on the blog. Now you can simply take a trip up to the menu for instant access to all of our member blogs.
P&P Weekly: #110

Welcome to week #110 of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll’s P&P Weekly!
There are many opportunities available for sponsoring of one of our weekly or monthly series, or if you would like to be a sponsor of the blog as a whole, please take a minute to review our “Become a Sponsor” page.
Monthly Photo Contests
The February Photo Contest is in full-swing with some great shots already in the running for a chance to win a $25 Gift Card to B&H Photo!
Full details can be found on our Monthly Photo Contest post and you can submit your shot(s) to our Monthly Photo Contest Flickr Group.
Every other Friday, we will welcome a new guest blogger that will share their personal workflow with all of us. They will take one of their own photos and walk us through the how’s and why’s of their post-processing techniques so that we might learn and expand our own workflows.
Next week we will be welcoming photographer Roger Madsen.
If you would like to participate in this new series, please email me or leave a comment!
In case you missed it, scroll down to read my interview with NAPP Executive Director Larry Becker!
Coming in March, I sit down with Adobe Engineer, host of Creative Sweet TV, and Aussie Mike McHugh.
On the 4th of each month throughout the year I invite you to take a photo and send it in. Join me and other photographers from around the world in documenting a day in the life, of sorts. For full details, take a look at our introductory post. If you shot something on February 4th, be sure to send me your images today for inclusion in this project!
Geographic Composition
Our upcoming themes – and their posting dates – are:
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Week #47 – Frbruary 13: “Round”
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Week #48 – February 27: “Contasts”
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Week #49 – March 13: “Wood”
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Week #50 - March 27: Contributor’s Favorites
More details about Geographic Composition.
I am offering special desktop wallpaper calendars. These desktop calendars will feature my personal photography as well as a listing of holidays and important dates. I offer these wallpaper calendars in a variety of sizes to accommodate a number of screen resolutions.
Get Your Monthly Desktop Calendar Today!
Finally, here are some of my favorites from what’s been happening in the top half (A-J) of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:
- Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place – “Tree Reflections“
- Stacey of A “focus” in the wild - “Inhospitable Lands“
- Igno of A Photographer’s Life has had a few really thoughtful posts lately. Definitely worth your time to slow down.
- Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania – “Man on a Cell Phone in Front of a Mural in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Washington D.C.“
- Amy of Archerfoto – “Marching to Sea“
- Margo of The Barefoot Contessa – “The Value of Photography“
- Richard of Black and White Photography – “Desillusion“
- Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography – “A Merging of Two Worlds“
- Kerry of Camera Dojo – “VideoCast #1: Paying Attention to Details“
- Jason of Canon Blogger – “CB Equals PLM“
- Patrick of Chuprina Studios – “Red Mercury Grill“
- Crash of Crash Taylor Photography – “Images of the Day“
- Mike of Creative Sweet TV – “Interactive InDesign PDF & SWF“
- Dave of Dave Cross Online – “After and Before“
- David of Digital ProTalk – “Forgotten Moments“
- Doug of doug stremel photography – “Back to School“
- Marshall of f/11 – “Are you lookin’ at my bum?“
- Syv of Foto-Biz.com – “Success Rates“
- Eric of Graphic Tips – “Some Great Photographic Work and Photoshop“
- Scotty of IndoGrahams – “Sunset in Indonesia“
- Marcus of Invisible Green – “Murphy“
- Jen of Jen Rinaldi Photography – “Hammock’s Beach State Park“
- Jenny of Jenny Arnez Photography – “This Afternoon“
- Joey of Joey L – “Joey L in Ethiopia – The Omo Valley 1/2“
- John of John Nack on Adobe – “Layer-related shortcuts you may want to know“
Please be sure to visit the great blogs of our other members found in the sidebar. And if you would like to be considered for The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll, email Jason.









































