Contest #42: Around the house (CLOSED)

[Big_B]

It's easy to forget the photographic opportunities that surround us in our every day lives. So, let's see what inspiration you can find in your own home! Thanks to CitizenSmith for the idea.
Please keep the photo to something inside your home.


Please make sure you have read and understood all the rules before submitting your photos.


Remember, everyone is welcome to join in. You don't need to be an expert or to have a fancy camera, this is all just about having fun and, through that, getting better at photography.

Just please make sure you've read all the rules before sending in your pictures.

As per usual, you may submit up to two photos for this competition.

Good luck everyone!




RULES


1) The contest will run for approximately two weeks and will end on 20th May, 2006 at 8:00AM GMT.


2) You can submit up to two pictures, and change these if you wish up to the time that the competition ends.


3) Post processing - nothing that substantially changes the original composition of the image. Click here for clarification.


4) Photos must be no larger than 800 pixels at the longest dimension and a maximum of 200k. Click here for help on this.


5) No framing of pictures, text or copyright notices. This is to ensure anonymity but please remember that copyright continues to remain within the photographer.

6) This competition is a learning experience so we ask you, where possible, to take photos espeically for the contest.

7) At the end of the competition, a separate thread will be started to seek the votes of forum members over the period of 1 week. The person with the most votes will be declared the winner.

The winner will be recorded in the Hall of Fame

Please be patient with me if it takes one or two days for me to get submissions posted.


Finally, please ensure that you have read this post fully and understand the rules prior to sending


Submitting your photo

• SEND PHOTOS TO: POTNContest at gmail dot com
• Note: Please allow up to 48 hours for your photo to post. If it is not posted within this time frame please send me a note via this forum.
• TITLE All e-mails "Around the house." If the e-mail subject is not titled as such, I will not open the attachment and you will not be entered into the contest!
• Please submit photos in the format "username_0x.jpg", where x is the number of the submission (i.e. 1 or 2).
• Please submit a TITLE with your picture along with the DATE it was taken.
• Additionally a brief explanation if needed to emphasise how this photo meets the theme.

VIEW PHOTOS AT: http://canondigitalphotographycontests.fotopic.net/

Note: The POTN Photographer of the Year contests are entirely separate from this one, so different rules apply.

[tweatherred]

Should we title our emails "candid" as you mentioned or was that left over from the last contest?

[In2Photos]

Also, does it have to be "in" the home or can it be outside?

[Mediasoldier]

Around the house. I would interpret that you should stay relatively close to your home?

Sounds great, good luck everyone!

[Big_B]

tweatherred - Email title updated. Thanks for pointing that out

In2Photos - Inside only please. We might use your garden etc for another contest

[In2Photos]

Originally Posted by Big_B

In2Photos - Inside only please. We might use your garden etc for another contest

Check.

[gamersgarage]

can we take the picture inside a lightbox or should it just be a natural setting type thing?

[Big_B]

Originally Posted by gamersgarage

can we take the picture inside a lightbox or should it just be a natural setting type thing?

The objective is to capture something about the essence of your home. If a lightbox helps you do that then go for it.

[Big_B]

I'm away on a training course until the 20th May so I woun't be about much to upload photos/answer questions etc. However, I will be back at home (13th), so will upload your contest photos then. Also, depending on the internet connection where I'm staying, I may be about mid-week.

Finally, the first photo is now online

[Big_B]

A bunch of new photos online!

[chrisvw]

Just submitted my photos!

[Claire]

I just had a great laugh to the "Citrus Error" photo.

[tghaines]

Is there an age limit for the photos. i.e. no photos older than 2 weeks / Months??

thanks,

[Mr. Clean]

Submitted! Good contest, makes you think!

[BillsBayou]

Originally Posted by tghaines

Is there an age limit for the photos. i.e. no photos older than 2 weeks / Months??

thanks,

From what I've read, it's not prohibited, and perhaps not even frowned upon. What they're looking for, however, is to push us to do photos FOR the contest. Think of it as a photo assignment; the topic is given and you go out there and fulfill it with the topic in mind.

I've gone through a couple of my old photos and posted them in their appropriate categories. This is my second contest. I like the challenge of fulfilling the requirements with camera in hand (rather than just hunting through old photos).

I'm new here, so ignore me at your leisure.