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We have a special contest to go along with the launch of the Illustration & Design / Web & Apps category on Pixoto this month!

The contest is simple.  Submit an appropriate website or native mobile application (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BB, etc) design to the Illustration & Design / Web & Apps category during the month of March and you are automatically entered for the $500 Grand Prize.  The #1 Web & Apps design as assigned during our standard March monthly awards cycle will be awarded a cash prize of $500.

NOTE: A minimum 1000 unique entries must be received in order for Pixoto to pay out the $500 cash prize.

To enter:

1. Design a website or native mobile app (iOS, Android,  Windows Phone, BB, etc).
2. Submit it under: Illustration & Design / Web & Apps

Submit your Entries Now

Preview the Entries

Prizes:

• The #1 Entry will receive $500US (minimum 1000 unique entries required in order to pay the $500 cash prize)
• A blog post will highlight the winner

Rules:

• The image must be a website or native mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BB, etc) design
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• A minimum 1000 unique entries must be received by the submission deadline in order for the cash prize to be paid.
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the month of March
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a DesignMarch-dq will be placed on the image).

Okay Pixoters, here’s the Weekly Challenge #3 and you can win over $600 in prizes. World famous inventor Gary Fong has generously supplied some cool prizes from his estore, so we’re going with a flash theme this week.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Flashes at Night”
sponsored by Gary Fong

To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under: Portrait & People Category » Any Subcategory
2. Tag the image with “PWCflashes”

Submit your Entries Now

Prizes:

• #1 wins a Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible Pro Kit ($183.55 value)*
• #2 wins a Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible Basic Kit ($129.55 value)*
• #3 wins a Gary Fong PowerSnoot ($70.15 value)*
• #4-#10 wins a Gary Fong Origami Difuser ($32.55 value)*
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• Images must be shot outside, at night with a flash
• Images must include a person as the main subject
• Flash use must be visible
• Minimal postprocessing allowed – but keep it real (use of special effects will be disqualified)
• Dusk and Dawn images do not qualify
• No nudity
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCflashes”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified

*Winners will have to pay for any applicable duties, taxes or shipping charges.

We are really excited about our new co-branded contest functionality and our partnership with Gary Fong to power his Lightsphere photo contest.  Gary is trying to find the best images produced using a Lightsphere (his best selling collection of flash diffusers) and we are managing the contest for him from start to finish including image submission, voting and assignment of awards.  The contest will work just like any of our weekly contests except that submissions will have to come through a custom submission page and can be in any category on Pixoto.

When Gary suggested that we run a photo contest for him I immediately knew that he was on to something big.  Photo contests are an amazing way for brands to connect with their customers and create engagement, but they are also immensely time consuming to manage.  Our ImageDuel™ system solves all of that by turning image selection over to the community in a way that can’t be gamed.

If all goes well with Gary’s contest we hope to host many more for a variety of companies.

While we know that this contest won’t be relevant to many of our members, if you happen to have a lightsphere you should check it out.  You never know, $1000 could be yours.

Learn more at http://www.pixoto.com/contest-gary-fong-lightsphere