Monthly Archives: April 2012

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 so excited to see the huge response to our first weekly challenge “Black & White Profiles” – sponsored by Zenfolio which received nearly 2,000 entries.  You can see all of the qualified images here.  Each of the top 10 players will receive a one-year Zenfolio subscription and other Pixoto perks, as promised.  

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Road Signs.

#1: William Lee – Portland, OR, US

#2: Gondo Siswanto – Surabaya, East Java, ID

#3: Sofian Anwar – Banjarmasin, South Borneo, ID

#4: BMT Fine Art – Baltimore, MD, US

#5: Bagoes Wahjoedi – Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#6: Celso Creer II – Abu Dhabi, AE

#7: Michal Orzech – Kraków, Malopolskie, PL

#8: BMT Fine Art – Baltimore, MD, US

#9: Sarah Power – Tulsa, OK, US

#10: Aleksandar Milosavljevic – Niš, Central Serbia, RS

Last week’s challenge was a huge success with nearly 2,000 images submitted. Thanks to everyone who participated. This week we’re going even more obscure to really let you get those creative juices flowing with “Road Signs” – Pure, color photography avec road sign.

Submit your Entries Now

How to enter:

1. Upload a new photo to Pixoto
2. Put it in the Fine Art Category (any subcategory)
3. Tag the image with PWCroadsigns

Prizes you can win:

• #1 image will be featured in the Pixoto.com sidebar and be viewed over 100,000 times
• 1st-3rd place win a free 1 year Pixoto Pro subscription (a $71 value)*
• Top 10 winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules you should follow:

• Photos must include a road sign shot so the face is legible
• Keep it natural! NO HDR or Excessive Image Enhancement. If the image looks fake in any way – we’ll disqualify it
• Photos must be in full color
• Qualified Images will be chosen based on ImageScore
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged PWCroadsigns
• 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, submissions will be removed
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified

*Limit one membership per winner.

Submit your Entries Now

We’re excited to announce today our first “Pixoto Weekly Challenge” a themed contest that challenges our members to take photos of a new subject every week. Winners will receive recognition on our Blog, in the Sidebar of Pixoto.com as well as Badges, Points and Credits.

This Weeks Challenge:
“Black & White Profiles”
sponsored by Zenfolio.

Contests will be announced on Sunday
and submissions must be in by the
end of the week (Saturday at Midnight GMT).

Submission Deadline: Saturday, April 21st at Midnight GMT

Winners announcement: Wednesday April 25th

To enter:

1. Upload a new photo to Pixoto (B&W profile, only one eye showing)
2. Put it in the Portrait & People category (any subcategory)
3. Tag the image with “PWCprofiles”

Submit your Entries Now

Prizes:

• #1 image will be featured in the Pixoto.com sidebar and be viewed over 100,000 times
• 1st-5th place win a free year of Zenfolio Premium (a $100 value)*
• 6th-10th place win a free year of Zenfolio Unlimited (a $50 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 in Black and White (sepia is not allowed)
• Profiles must be of a man, woman or child and only one eye may be visible (i.e. a true profile shot from the side)
• Qualified Images will be chosen based on ImageScore
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCprofiles”
• 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

*Limit one membership per winner.