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…
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!
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…
November Photo Contest Reminder
That’s right! We’re already over halfway through the month and the November Photo Contest only has a couple of weeks left!
Regulars will know that there is usually no theme for my monthly photo contests but this month I thought it would be fun to see what you could do with your camera phones (thanks to a suggestion from my friend, Illustrator Eric Maruscak). You can process the photos as much as you like, as always, but it should originate from a phone. (more…)
The Results Are In for the September Photo Contest!
Wow! Every time I open up a new monthly photo contest I am amazed at the quality of shots that are shared. Thank you all for making me work so hard at making my selections every month! You amaze me and, more importantly, inspire me to get out there and shoot!
Now, before you scroll through the whole list of photos from this month’s contest, be sure to check down at the bottom for the link to the October contest group and to find out the AWESOME prize that is in store for the winner.
Without further ado, this month’s winner is:
“pier 3 square” by M Greenbaum Photography
Marvin will be receiving a free item from my official Jason D. Moore Photography Apparel Store. Congratulations!
I was taken by this shot the first time I saw it. There are so many elements at work here that just come together and “make it” for me. First off, I like the square cropping. It makes it stand out and I like how it plays off of the repeating pattern of the supports for the pier. I like the play between contrasts here: cool vs. warm colors, solid vs. fluid, sharp focus vs. blur, angular vs. the organic nature of the clouds and surf. I like how the shot isn’t just of something pretty, it communicates something through the contrasts, through the fact that the structure is aged and weathered. It says something. Nicely done!
As always, there were a number of shots that are certainly worth noting here and are each amazing in their own right:
Thank you all for entering and for sharing your terrific work with all of us.
The October 2009 Photo Contest is now open! As always, you have until the 31st at midnight (Eastern) to submit up to 3 photos for the prize. And boy do we have a good one this month! Troy Breidenbach (the photographer who shot the football player image above) is the president of a company called IGT America that uses a really cool technology to “print” images onto metal to make signs, dry erase boards, etc.
Troy and one of his graphics guys are avid photographers and they thought it would be fun to try transferring their skills at making signs towards their own work, and the results are fantastic! The process is called “sublimation” and here’s what they do:
1.) we get your image electronically and make sure the color space matches our profile (and convert it if not)
2.) the image is printed on 64” ink jet printers with a special ink and paper
the paper allows the ink to be “transferred” to the metal later
3.) the paper is married to the metal and put through a heat and pressure cycle that turns the ink from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid in between.
4.) because of the pressure the ink can only go into the specially coated metal where it is “locked” below the clear coat
5.) the metal is cooled quickly so the color stays fast
6.) the flat metal is stamped to round the corners and put the holes in
Troy was kind enough to send me a sample using one of my own images and I must say, the final piece is amazing! It has a great finish and a terrific feel! (I just have to figure out the best place to hang it!) I’ve heard of this process before using fabrics because we offer certain products at work using a sublimation process, but before Troy contacted me I’d never heard of it being used on metal for photos. It is a very unique way of displaying your photos.
So, long story short, the winner of the October contest will receive a free 16×20 sublimated piece of metal depicting one of their photos. So, be sure to enter your best work this month for your chance to win the awesome prize!
And another HUGE thanks to Troy and his team for donating this very cool piece 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!
Wonders of Life – Flickr Photo Contest
Want a chance to win a Canon T1i?
I was contacted recently about a photo contest sponsored by the LIFE Foundation – a non-profit that works to educate people about making smart decisions in order to safeguard their families’ financial futures. They don’t endorse any product or company, they only seek to help people make educated decisions to protect their loved ones.
The purpose of the competition is to get Americans thinking about life insurance and how it can help preserve life’s wondrous moments. Submit one digital photo that captures a wondrous moment in the life of your family—one that conveys true peace, joy and meaning.
Enter and you may be able to capture other wondrous moments with a new Canon T1i, 12.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera—the top prize in the Wonders of Life Photo Contest. The camera is an $800 value! Entering is easy. During September 2009, upload your best digital image to the “Wonders of Life” Group at the photo-sharing website Flickr.com.
In addition to the Grand Prize, a panel of judges will select five Runners-up, with each receiving a $150 gift card to Bestbuy.com. Winners will be announced on or about November 1, 2009. Winning photos will be featured on the LIFE website.
Send in your photos in by the end of the month for your chance to win!
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!
Post #1,000 & The Winners of the BIG Photo Contest!
First of all, I want to thank everyone who entered the contest to help celebrate my 1,000th blog post. Without the support and encouragement from you, my readers, and especially those of you who take a more active role in my contests, projects and ongoing conversations I wouldn’t have been able to make it this far. You make it all worth it! Thank You!
Secondly, I’d like to thank all of my sponsors who have donated prizes for all of our winners! I appreciate your tremendous generosity and willingness to support my little corner of the photoblogosphere. Thank You!
It was a very difficult process judging the contest because of the large number of great shots submitted. There are some amazing photographers out there and I wish I could award more prizes!
I based my selections on the collection of images by each photographer as a group and hpw each individual shot represented its category. I don’t want you to think that if you didn’t win any of the prizes that it is any judgement about your photography. I saw great work from each and every entrant and admire the quality and vision shared by you all.
And now without further ado, the winners of the BIG Photo Contest are:
| Grand Prize Winner: Samantha D. (pinky09) | ||||
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| Aged, Worn or Old | Part of a Whole | Best or Favorite Shot | Travel or a Journey | Geometric |
| Second Prize Winner: JGo9 | ||||
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| Aged, Worn or Old | Part of a Whole | Best or Favorite Shot | Travel or a Journey | Geometric |
| Runner Up: £$þ | ||||
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| Aged, Worn or Old | Part of a Whole | Best or Favorite Shot | Travel or a Journey | Geometric |
| Runner Up: quotidian photography | ||||
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| Aged, Worn or Old | Part of a Whole | Best or Favorite Shot | Travel or a Journey | Geometric |
Congratulations to you all! I will be contacting each of you soon with information about your prizes.
We’re Almost There!
Welcome to post #999!
That’s right, tomorrow will mark my 1,000th post and the conclusion of the BIG Photo Contest that’s been running to help celebrate that milestone.
Last night I had the great pleasure to finally meet my long-time friend and fellow photoblogger Rob Jones of Towner Jones Photography in person. He’s been in Syracuse this week for his day job and swung down to our house for a visit. It was fun getting to know in-person someone I’ve exchanged so many emails with over the past couple of years, now. I’ve always had a great deal of respect for Rob and what he’s been doing over on his blog and have really enjoyed seeing the growth he’s experienced, especially the past few months with the success of the Photowalk shirts.
As he and I had suspected prior to our meeting, we’re very much on the same wavelength both with our blogs and our goals and visions for the future and it’s refreshing to know someone who shares those dreams. One of the things that really drives us both and is starting to manifest itself in interesting and exciting ways is the philosophy of giving back. While that means supporting causes and efforts that are meaningful, it also means paying forward the generosity that we’ve been shown by others within this great Photoshop & Photography Community. We kept coming back to that idea time and again as the foundation of why we do what we do and lays the groundwork for our future endeavors.
It was a fun evening with some great stories and I’m really excited about what we’ve been able to forge. So, thanks Rob for coming by and I look forward to doing it again!
The Results Are In! July Photo Contest
Man, this month was a tough one! With the BIG Photo Contest only a couple of days away and so many great images in both – the most from any contest I’ve done to date, thanks! – I’ve had a difficult run of it this week as I’ve made my selections.
So, without further ado, the winner of a free 16×24 Gallery Wrap from Mpix is:
“under-pass-age” by googlit
Congratulations! Please forgive me for foregoing the critique on this one, it’s been a long week of going through images and there was a lot of thought that went into the entire process. Let me just say that I really enjoy the muted tones, the contrast, and the excellent textures throughout. For me, this is an example of HDR done really well. It’s not over the top. All around a great image.
As always, there were a number of shots that deserve mentioning because of their artfulness and the stories that they tell. In no particular order:
Nice work to everyone who submitted! Details about the August contest will be announced next week.
Final Day for the BIG Photo Contest
That’s right! It’s your last chance to enter your photos into the BIG Photo Contest! We have finally reached the end of the contest and it will soon be my difficult task to review your images and select the best collection of photos to win the $1000 prize package (from our exceedingly generous sponsors) to celebrate my 1,000th post!
Today is also the close of the July Photo Contest with the winner taking home a 16×24 Gallery Wrap from our friends over at Mpix.
So, if you haven’t done it yet, please send in your photos and keep your fingers crossed! The winners will be announced in the next week.
Good Luck!
One More from the Photowalk, BIG Photo Contest Deadline Coming!
That’s right! This Friday, July 31st, marks the end of my 1000th Post BIG Photo Contest and the process will begin to select our winners! This post right here is post 991, which means that the winners will be announced next Friday, August 7th.
There’s still time to throw your hat into the ring for your chance to win and be a part of the celebration for reaching this blogging milestone – which, by the way, takes place in the same month as my online anniversary – so there are big things happening all around.
Also, don’t forget to submit your photos into the July Photo Contest, also closing on Friday.
Good Luck!
The shot above was taken during Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk – Cazenovia, NY.
Contest Reminders – The End Is Near!
Now that everyone is busy processing their photos from last weekend’s Worldwide Photowalk with hopes of winning their local walk’s prize and a shot at the grand prize, I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to put forward those great shots for a chance to win more great prizes!
First, you can send in your shots for my regular monthly photo contest. Open to anyone, you can enter up to 3 images in the July Photo Contest Flickr Group by the end of the month. At the close of the contest I will select what I consider to be the best photo of the group and the winner will receive a free 16″x24″ gallery wrap from Mpix.
Secondly, there’s only a short time left to enter your series of shots into my 1,000th Post BIG Photo Contest. Once again, the deadline for submissions is July 31st with the winner announced on my 1,000th post in a couple of weeks. The winner will win a prize package worth over $1,000!
Complete contest details, for both the Monthly Photo Contest and the BIG Photo Contest can be found on the photo contest page.
Good Luck!
Home Stretch for Photo Contests
We’re coming up on the home stretch for two Photo Contests ending this month. First, the July Photo Contest is well under way with a pretty awesome prize in the form of a 16″x24″ gallery wrap, generously donated by our friends over at Mpix – a $100 value! Thanks guys!
Next, and even more exciting, is the BIG Photo Contest, now in its final weeks. Celebrating my upcoming 1,000th post you are invited to submit a collection of 5 photos, each fitting into one of five categories, to be judged as a series for a chance at over $1,000 in prizes from our sponsors.
Both of these photography contests are timed quite nicely to end after you have a chance to participate in the Worldwide Photowalk on the 18th. That way you will be able to really get out there and shoot before submitting your images for either or both of the contests. Full details can be found on our photo contest page.
And, while I’m at it, speaking of the photowalk there is still room in the Cazenovia Photowalk that I will be leading. So, if you are in Upstate NY and have yet to sign up, please join us for a fun afternoon of photography.
Good Luck!
Graduation Photo
Last weekend we celebrated with my sister-in-law, Sarah, as she graduated from high school. I’m still working on processing the shots but thought I would share this one from the day – note: like I said in Monday’s post, I’m not a portrait photographer but even more so, I’m not an event photographer.
With tomorrow’s post I will announce the winner of the June Photo Contest and let you know how you can enter to win a really cool prize for the July Photo Contest!
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.
BIG Photo Contest Update
I am pleased to report that in addition to already having 11 members of the BIG Photo Contest Flickr Group, with a few submissions already coming in, we have locked in 6 official sponsors offering some fantastic items as part of our Grand Prize package as well as some prizes for 3 runners up! All told the Grand Prize winner will receive over $1,000 in prizes and services from our very generous sponsors! (Fitting for my 1,000th post, wouldn’t you say?)
Here’s a rundown of who our sponsors are and what they are contributing to the contest:
onOne Software is the creator of an award-winning series of plug-ins for Photoshop that are designed specifically to help you improve your workflow and increase your productivity. To that end, onOne has recently announced a new free version of thier popular PhotoTools 2 called PhotoTools 2 Lite. They have also just announced a new iPhone app for Canon users so they can control their EOS DSLRs via a WiFi enabled computer.
As part of the prize package the winner will receive a full version of the onOne Plug-In Suite 4.5.
Unified Color offers full-featured HDR editing with an intuitive and natural interface making your HDR experience run smoothly with amazing results.
Unified Color is including a full copy of their excellent HDR software, HDR PhotoStudio. Read my review of HDR PhotoStudio.
The great folks over at Mpix make up the largest professional photography lab in the United States. They provide an unparalleled quality of products and services in the photographic printing industry with an equally impressive turnaround time with almost all orders shipping within 24 hours.
The winner of the BIG Photo Contest will be getting $250 to spend on Mpix services.
Photoshop Cafe is run by Colin Smith, a best-selling author, trainer, and award-winning new-media designer who has caused a stir in the design community with his stunning photorealistic illustrations composed entirely in Photoshop. Colin is also known as a pioneer of HDR photography. He is founder of the world’s most popular Photoshop resource site, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts over 20 million visitors.
Photoshop Cafe is providing a copy of Colin’s instructional DVD “Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers” with over 6 hours of tutorials.
This sponsor needs no introduction to regular readers of the blog. Scott Kelby and other members of Kelby Training team work tirelessly to bring quality education for creatives around the world. Their mission is to make you better at what you do and to help advance the technologies we use everyday to make the creative community better.
Scott Kelby is donating a signed copy of “The Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers” for the winner.
What the Duck is an awesome daily comic strip that pokes fun at everyone and everything associated with photography – from clients to art directors to the technology itself through the life and times of our little friend, the duck.
What the Duck will be giving the winner a What the Duck Plush as well as a signed print of their favorite WTD Strip.
As I mentioned above, that is not all! The first runner-up will receive a full copy of the onOne Plug-In Suite 4.5 and $50 to spend at Mpix! Also, 2 additional runners-up will get $50 in Mpix services.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our very generous contest sponsors for helping me celebrate my 1,000th post and by making this our biggest photo contest to date! Thank You!
So, where to you go from here? How do you enter for your chance to win? Well, get all the details for the BIG Photo Contest and submit your shots to the BIG Photo Contest Flickr Group by July 31st.
Good Luck!
