Monthly Archives: June 2012

Spice up your landscape photos with the color red.  This week’s challenge is to submit photos uniquely showcasing the color red within a landscape.  Have fun!

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Redscapes”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Landscape & Nature (any subcategory) 
2. Tag the image with “PWCredscapes”

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• The color red within a landscape must be prominently featured in the photo.  It does not have to be the dominating color but we shouldn’t have to look for it.
• Red rocks and red skies are acceptable.
• Image must be properly categorized as Landscape & Nature
• Significant post-processing allowed but images must follow Photoshop rule (see “Pixoto Contest rules”)
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCredscapes”
• 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 (a PWCredscapes-dq will be placed on the image)

To see all of the entries:  Tin Cans

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Fire

#1: Chris Olivar – Baguio City, CAR, PH

#2: Jane Bjerkli – Eidsvoll, Akershus, NO

#3: Emily Buska – Richfield, WI, US

#4: Liang Deoz – , ,

#5: Edward Keeler – Quezon City, NCR, PH

#6: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#7: Andi Firdaus – Aberdeen, Scotland, GB

#8: Amory Godwin Grijaldo – Peoria, AZ, US

#9: Sandip Ray – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#10: Marie Gillander – Borlänge, , SE

Here in Colorado we’ve been plagued by fires recently so they are on our mind.  This week’s challenge it to submit photos that build on this theme.  They don’t have to be big fires – candles will suffice.  Happy shooting!

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Fire”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Fine Art (any subcategory) 
2. Tag the image with “PWCfire”

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• A real fire or a flame must be prominently featured in the photo.  It does not have to be the subject but we shouldn’t have to look for it.
• Image must be properly categorized in the Fine Art
• Significant post-processing allowed but images must follow Photoshop rule (see “Pixoto Contest rules”)
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCfire”
• 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 (a PWCfire-dq will be placed on the image)

To see all of the entries:  Moonscapes

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Tin Cans

#1: Jibo Barroga – Singapore, , SG

#2: Steven Merola – Los Angeles, CA, US

#3: Tt Sherman – Bogor, West Java, ID

#4: Dadan Supardan – Bandung, West Java, ID

#5: Dave Boyd – Hales Corners, WI, US

#6: Aaron Despain – Springville, UT, US

#7: Saheb Santanu – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#8: Sensa Wolcott – Mancos, CO, US

#9: Rafael Uy – Riyadh, Riyadh, SA

#10: Mihaila Cristian – Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

Common Objects – Uncommon Images:  That’s what we’re looking for this week’s challenge.  Andy Warhol was famous for his art that focused on this common subject now it’s your turn!

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Tin Cans”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Fine Art / Things 
2. Tag the image with “PWCcans”

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• The subject of the image has to be a tin can or cans (can be an aluminum or other metal but must the size of a paint can or smaller)
• Image must be properly categorized in the Fine Art / Things
• Significant post-processing allowed but images must follow Photoshop rule (see “Pixoto Contest rules”)
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCcans”
• 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 (a PWCcans-dq will be placed on the image)

Given the site issues last week we weren’t able to promote the weekly challenge.  Never-the-less we got many truly creative entries. Congrats to all the winners!  Long time Pixoto member Robert Weber will receive one year of Pixoto Pro.

To see all of the entries:  Yellow Pencil

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Moonscapes

#1: Robert Weber – Cascais, Lisbon, PT

#2: Jane Bjerkli – Eidsvoll, Akershus, NO

#3: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#4: Yolita Yo – Varna, Varna, BG

#5: Jbern Eugenio – Dubai, Dubai, AE

#6: Dadan Supardan – Bandung, West Java, ID

#7: Samuel Valdecantos – Makati City, NCR, PH

#8: Divya Balaji – Chennai, TN, IN

#9: Arren Lateo – City of Navotas, NCR, PH

#10: Adriano Sabagala – Honolulu, HI, US

As you may know Pixoto has been funded by our founders and early stage investors – but the time has come for us to start to generate revenue to pay for additional staff to help support out community.  We have already launched our PRO membership and starting today we will display a single paid advertisement on select pages.  We don’t think the ads detract significantly from the quality of Pixoto’s community and content and we hope you agree.  While we are currently using Google’s AdExchange platform to power our ads we hope to sell this space directly to photography related companies who’s products should be of interest to our members.

That said we think our paying members shouldn’t be subject to ads and they shouldn’t appear next to their images or profiles.  So:

PRO Members now have these additional benifits:

• No ads are displayed for PRO members on any pages
• No ads are displayed on the detail page for PRO member’s images
• No ads are displayed on PRO member’s profile pages

Our plan is to use proceeds from PRO accounts and Ads to fund additional hires (including a category and community manager).

Thanks for your support!

There’s been plenty of good stuff going on in the heavens lately.  An eclipse, a transit and a full moon have left us with our favorite satelite on our minds.  So this week’s challenge is to upload a fantastic photo of a landscape with the moon in it.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Moonscapes”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Landscapes (any subcategory)
2. Tag the image with “PWCmoonscapes”

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• The moon must be clearly visible in the photo (it does not need to be the subject)
• Image must be properly categorized in Lanscape category (non landscape shots will be recatgorized and disqualified)
• Don’t photoshop the moon in the shot.  If it looks fake we’ll disqualify it.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCmoonscapes”
• 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 (a PWCmoonscapes-dq will be placed on the image)

Another great challenge with some simply amazing entries last week.  Congrats to all the winners!  Harold Blum will receive one year of Pixoto Pro.

To see all of the entries:  Summer Fun

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Yellow Pencil

#1: Harold Blum – Chicago, IL, US

#2: Imansyah Putra – Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung, ID

#3: Mihaila Cristian – Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

#4: Jane Bjerkli – Eidsvoll, Akershus, NO

#5: Will Perrin – Milton Keynes, England, GB

#6: Carl Sieswono Purwanto – Hamburg, HH, DE

#7: Sarah King – Cypress, TX, US

#8: Caitlin Scroggins – Traverse City, MI, US

#9: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#10: Sengkiu Pasaribu – Jayapura, Papua, ID

Sorry for the delay on this one. This week we’re honoring our Photoshop enthusiasts with challenge of their own. Take a picture of a yellow pencil, manipulate it until it’s perfect, and enter it in this week’s challenge!

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Yellow Pencil”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under: Photoshop Art 
2. Tag the image with “PWCpencil”

Submit your Entries Now

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners

Rules:

• A yellow pencil must be the subject of the photo
• Image must be properly categorized in Photoshop Art category
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCpencil”
• 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 (a PWCpencil-dq will be placed on the image)