Monthly Archives: July 2012

We’ve been putting in way too many late nights lately and have got coffee on the brain (litterally). This week’s challege will highlight one of our newest categories by asking our members to post their favorite photos of coffee & tea cups.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Coffee & Tea Cups”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Artistic Objects / Cups, Plates & Utensils 
2. Tag the image with “PWCcups”

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:

• Must be a photo with a coffee or tea cup as the subject
• 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 – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCcups”
• 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.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we not review qualification requirements for image images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• 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 PWCcups-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Clocks

#1: Dody Kusuma – Jakarta, Jakarta, ID

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

#3: Didik Harianto – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#4: Olga Charny – Boston, MA, US

#5: Kadir Lie – Medan, Sumatera Utara, ID

#6: J W – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#7: Leyon Albeza – Riyadh, Riyadh, SA

#8: Freda Nichols – Ferrum, VA, US

#9: Rory McDonald – Kendal, , GB

#10: Jigar Brahmbhatt – Woodbridge Township, NJ, US

We’ve made some big changes to our Player Leaderboard and Points Allocation algorithm.  We think the new methods are a big improvement over the way we were doing it before.  Here are the changes:

• We separated the Player Leaderboards by time period so you can see who’s submitting the best photography now (as well as in the past).
• We changed the allocation of points giving more points to the highest ranked images on the site. In the past rankings were too dependent on the quantity of images, and now we are more focused on quality.
• The new points allocation for awards is as follows (numbers represent % of total non-deleted images submitted in the category during the time period).

We hope that this helps improve the quality and excitement of the Player Leaderboard which has remained stagnant for far too long.

Hey Pixoto Peeps

And here’s something you’ve all been waiting for:  NEW CATEGORIES.

We’ve been burning the midnight oil trying to take all of your feedback into consideration as we develop a new category structure that is designed to:

1. Reduce confusion by being content centric
2. Reduce awkward image pairings due to widely different subjects
3. Work well for our future stock and print-on-demand services offerings
4. Better reflect the shooting preferences of our members

Here is the implementation plan:

1. We launched the new categories at midnight GMT on 7/21/2012 and you can begin to use them now.
2. At the same time, categories that are being deleted and subcategories that are being moved will be flagged with the statement “X- ” in the category name and will not be able to be submitted to.
3. After weekly awards are run for this week we will begin the process of moving all existing images that are in “X- ” categories or subcategories to their new respective homes. ***All Awards and Points will move with the image to the new category*** We expect to have this completed prior to the end of the month.
4. Monthly awards for July will be run based on the new category structure after all images have had enough times to find their right place in the new category.

So without further ado:

View the New Categories, Subcategories and their Descriptions

To see all of the entries:  Open Doors

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Clocks.

#1: Bryan Rasmussen – Colorado Springs, CO, US

#2: Brandon Rechten – North Brunswick Township, NJ, US

#3: Olga Charny – Boston, MA, US

#4: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

#5: KOUSTUV LAHIRI – Barcelona, CT, ES

#6: Patrick Hendrickx – Wingene, Vlaams Gewest, BE

#7: Greg Rowe – Bridgetown, WA, AU

#8: Anshul Sukhwal – Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

#9: Oms Datum – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#10: Philip McKibbin – Johannesburg, GP, ZA

This week tell a story about a person and time.  Is it that you’re running late or have all the time in the world? Are you bored or have too much to do?  Let’s see your concepts!

The image must be portait of a person with a clock.  The clock must have 2 hands and not be a digital clock.

Make sure to give your photo a title to help everyone understand your concept.

The clock is ticking you have until July 21st to enter!  See the rules for complete details.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Clocks”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Portrait & People (any subcategory) 
2. Tag the image with “PWCclocks”

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:

• This must be a portrait of a person and the image must contain an analog clock with at least 2 hands.
• Image must be properly categorized as Portrait & People.  Any subcategory is acceptable. 
• Wrist watches, clock towers, alarm clocks, and coo-coo clocks are all acceptable.
• Not acceptable: Digital clocks, sun dials, and pendulums will be disqualified.
• Give your photo a title to describe your concept.  Having a title will help the community understand the idea you are trying to convey.
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner.  In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• 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 “PWCclocks”
• 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.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we will only be disqualifying images that do not fit the challenge but do fit the category with an image score below 500
• 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 PWCclocks-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Redscapes

Don’t forget about this week’s challenge: Open Doors

#1: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

#2: Partha Roy – Singapore, , SG

#3: Andrew Halpern – Staatsburg, NY, US

#4: Brent Clark – Farmington, UT, US

#5: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#6: Craig Corl – Washington, DC, US

#7: Jim Lee – Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY

#8: Jerry Fer Damian – Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, AE

#9: Vasja Pinzovski – Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski kotar, HR

#10: Irena Brozova – Praha, Hlavní mÄ›sto Praha, CZ

When one door closes another opens.  This week’s challenge is to submit photos uniquely showcasing open doors to houses or buildings.  See the rules for complete details.   Have fun!

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Open Doors”
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To enter:

1. Submit a new photo under:  Architecture & Design (subcategories: Interior or Exterior) 
2. Tag the image with “PWCopendoors”

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:

• An open door on hinges must be prominently featured in the photo. No closed doors.
• Not acceptable: Car doors, gates, and sliding doors will be disqualified.
• Image must be properly categorized as Architecture & Design.  Subcategorized as interior or exterior.
• 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 “PWCopendoors”
• 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 PWCopendoors-dq will be placed on the image)

To see all of the entries:  Fire

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

#1: Irwan Budiman – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#2: Rick Lombardo – Louisville, KY, US

#3: William Lee – Portland, OR, US

#4: Vladimir Jablanov – Belgrade, Central Serbia, RS

#5: Mariano Rodríguez Galíndez – Salta, SA, AR

#6: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#7: Indrajith Maruthonkara – Bristol, England, GB

#8: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#9: Zvonimir Drolc – Zagreb, City of Zagreb, HR

#10: Adriana Yampey – Mons, Walloon Region, BE