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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Portrait contest, prize $100

The Contest is now closed.

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I'm pledging $100 of my own stash for what I judge to be the best:

Black-and-white (monochrome) portrait

... which is sent to me before 15 December 2009.

  • Each author can only send one (1) picture.
  • The picture may not previously have won prizes or have been published in a professional publication, on- or offline. (New work is encouraged, but not required.)
  • The author's name must be in the file name. (Example: eolake-stobblehouse-13.jpg)
  • No text on the picture.
  • Monochrome means it can be toned, but no variations in color.
  • Portrait means a photo of a human.
  • Shortest edge at least 1000 pixels, longest edge less than 2000 pixels.
  • JPGs only. Maximum file size: 500 kb.
  • I acquire the rights to publish for free any entry here. Entrants keep all other rights.

I imagine that between the 15th and xmas, I will post a couple dozen of the best entries, and the winner. I require a paypal address to pay to.

Send entries to my gmail dot com address, which is eolake. Or use the address here.

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Note: this contest does not have anything to do with Domai (and is not for nudes, although they are not prohibited). But somebody asked if he won could he have a membership, and I agreed to a two-year membership if he wins. That would be a good deal for anybody who wants that instead of cash.
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10 comments:

  1. Eolake Stobblehouse3 Dec 2009, 04:35:00

    PS: Obviously this contest has nothing to do with Domai or with nudes.

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  2. Hannah3 Dec 2009, 06:42:00

    Is a portrait necessarily of a person, or can it be like a landscape or a thing?

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse3 Dec 2009, 13:31:00

    It's a person, a human.

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  4. Steven Finlay3 Dec 2009, 15:27:00

    "Monochrome means it can be toned, but no variations in color."

    Does that exclude split toning?

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  5. Eolake Stobblehouse3 Dec 2009, 15:32:00

    I haven't seen many of such, but I guess they're OK.

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  6. Miserere3 Dec 2009, 17:49:00

    So are we sending these photos out into the aether...or are you going to make us dig around looking for your e-mail address :-p

    I'll send mine to eolake in da Gmail and hope for the best ;-)

    PS: Aren't you lucky you have an uncommon 6-letter name! :-D

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  7. TC [Girl]3 Dec 2009, 20:03:00

    Eolake said...
    "Portrait means a photo of a human."

    Just ONE "human"? Can't be more than one, then? Just checking. (like how Hannah and I are trying to push the envelope on this?! lol! ;-)

    lol! captcha: punke

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  8. Eolake Stobblehouse3 Dec 2009, 20:50:00

    Go ahead, "punke" me all ya like.

    I think of a "portrait" as being of one person.

    I also have an email address here.

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  9. Anonymous4 Dec 2009, 02:16:00

    Good contest and in the spirit of it I will go out and make a new portrait, rather than dragging one out of the old images.

    Thanks for the sponsorship and the bit of an assignment. Gets the photography juices flowing.

    Steve

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  10. Eolake Stobblehouse4 Dec 2009, 02:34:00

    Thanks, Steve.

    Reminds me I forgot one rule, I'll add that now.

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