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a contest with an actual prize :)
THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER... CONGRATULATIONS TO LEAFNLINE PLEASE READ THE RULES FIRST... Contest Rules... this is a contest, so there will be some winners and some losers... only the mm'ers with the top 3 scores are allowed to use the final images in their portfolio... everyone else - thanks for playing  please read the part above again, and understand that if you choose to enter this contest then there's a good chance that you may end up spending a boatload of time retouching the images, and still not be able to use them in your port... Voting... voting will take place on 30-31st, of January... winner will be announced on Feb 1st... deadline for submissions is midnight on friday the 29th... you cannot vote for yourself you must vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, place... so your vote will look like this... vote 1st place - member x 2nd place - member y 3rd place - member z the following point system is assigned to all votes... 1st place vote = 10 points 2nd place vote = 6 points 3rd place vote = 3 points HOWEVER... not all votes are created equal, some will be worth more then others... it all depends on who's voting... when making final tabulations the following structure will measure the worth of each vote... 25% - creator (me) 50% - participant (those retouching the images in this thread) 25% - audience (anyone and everyone that feels like voting in this thread) so when the totals are added up - the average of all the participant votes will make up 50% of the final score... the average of the audience votes will make up 25% of the final score, and my vote will make the last 25%... it's not as confusing as it sounds folks, but if you have questions - ask Prizes... yes, there's actually a prize involved... top 3 vote getters will be allowed portfolio use ( and only portfolio use) of the images... first place winner receives their choice of $20 gift card to Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks so they can get their coffee on do not ask for paypal or any other type of cash like payment... Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts gift cards are the only options... anyone found of stacking or soliciting votes will be immediately dq'ed... i have asked a couple of mods to keep an eye on this thing to prevent any shennanigans... i think that explains things in a nutshell, but again - ask before you enter if you have questions... now on to the images... the link below contains a zip file with outtakes of my recent shoot with the amazingly beautiful O'Angela... these are not throwaways that were meant for the recycle bin and somehow ended up here 'cause i felt like throwing you guys a bone... these are shots that simply weren't picked because they didn't fit the theme of the set i was creating, or were the wrong orientation (i only ended up using horizontals in my set)... i feel that these are great images and would make a great addition to someone's portfolio or at least would make for great practice... sample of what's inside  what i ended up using for my set (these shots are not in a zip file, but should give you an idea of what to expect)  link to zip file... http://pashaphotonyc.com/oangelaforcont … thread.zip to play, download the zip file, and post here the name of the file you'd like to work on, and i'll upload a link with the full version... please state that you'd like to participate in the contest, so i know to add your name to the list of participants and count your vote appropriately... have fun, and good luck to all EDIT: i decided to add a third option for a prize... an authentic mm thong...  made in the good old us of a Jan 14 10 07:38 pm Link contest is over... links to images removed... Jan 14 10 07:38 pm Link reserved for list of participants... Ni Anluain wbphotography jonathanP photo The Photoshop Junkie Cardillo Photography Koray George Metzler Retouch by Iliana Nadine G Retouching My Playground TareCeljo B Thomp CJL Models Fashion Retoucher DigitalDreaming Digital Soup colectivo2 mikedimples MCS PHOTO TOUCHUP LeafnLine Nebula Arts LightWriting BrunetteGrenade meyumi Imre Fejes Retoucher PR Retouching Jeff Moon Jan 14 10 07:38 pm Link reserved for vote tally... Jan 14 10 07:38 pm Link PashaPhoto wrote: This is a wonderful idea and I hope this works out great for you. Jan 14 10 07:56 pm Link Photons 2 Pixels Images wrote: Jan 14 10 08:18 pm Link So this competition is limited to residents of the USA as the prize is a gift voucher for US based stores? And here I thought this was a global site....  Jan 15 10 04:57 am Link PashaPhoto wrote: Thank you. I hope this works out great for you. Perhaps it would encourage them to allow me to run mine also. I may even give yours a try. Jan 15 10 05:13 am Link OutsideTheBox Imaging wrote: there's still a country left out there that doesn't have a starbucks ? Jan 15 10 05:37 am Link OOOOOOOOO!!! MEE!! I'm in! JUST ONE!! *sniffs* Now thats hard! Picking one! I always change me mind! _IM_8683 pretty please? ok! YAY!! Thanks so much! Jan 15 10 06:44 am Link Ni Anluain wrote: link posted above... Jan 15 10 07:03 am Link Ok, looks like fun .. so count me in I have two favs, so I'd like to decide on the hires images: _MG_8641 _MG_8721 if that's not an option, just go for the first one. thanks Jan 15 10 09:05 am Link wbphotography wrote: good choices... Jan 15 10 09:22 am Link i'd like to play if i may... the comp of _MG_8638 calls to me... Jan 15 10 10:08 am Link I would like to work on 8691 Here is my entry I went for subtle and realistic.  High resolution Image below for details http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4031109/_MG_8691.jpg Jan 15 10 10:13 am Link jonathanP photo wrote: link posted above... Jan 15 10 10:15 am Link The Photoshop Junkie wrote: link posted above... Jan 15 10 10:19 am Link If duplicate images are allowed...... I would love to take a stab at 8721 if not allowed then I would like 8576 Jan 15 10 10:37 am Link Cardillo Photography wrote: if by duplicates you mean you'd like to work on the same image as someone already selected, then by all means - go ahead Jan 15 10 10:40 am Link PashaPhoto wrote: thanks, could you please check the link for 8721 ... gives me a 404. Jan 15 10 11:15 am Link can I grab an image and go wild...even if it wont probably win the contest? Jan 15 10 11:26 am Link I'm in! Edit: 8691... decided... that was hard...those are wonderful images! Jan 15 10 11:29 am Link I'm in too and my choice is 8784. thanks Jan 15 10 11:35 am Link I would like a spot to try something new aswell. either 8638 or 8691 Jan 15 10 12:01 pm Link wbphotography wrote: sorry... not sure what happened, but link fixed now... Jan 15 10 12:07 pm Link Koray wrote: go crazy... Jan 15 10 12:08 pm Link George Metzler wrote: link for 8691 is already up... Jan 15 10 12:08 pm Link Retouch by Iliana wrote: my fave Jan 15 10 12:13 pm Link Nadine G Retouching wrote: both links are already posted... Jan 15 10 12:14 pm Link I'd like to try one. Jan 15 10 02:05 pm Link My Playground wrote: have fun, and good luck Jan 15 10 02:11 pm Link I'm in, I would like to work on _IMG_8813 Jan 15 10 03:26 pm Link TareCeljo wrote: link posted... Jan 15 10 03:42 pm Link IMG_8564 is what i would like to try my hand at.... *crosses fingers* that thong is all mine! Jan 15 10 07:51 pm Link B Thomp wrote: link posted... Jan 15 10 07:56 pm Link Simple, but nice?  Jan 15 10 08:28 pm Link CJL Models wrote: putting your name in the list of participants... Jan 15 10 08:31 pm Link PashaPhoto wrote: aw right I was going to ask that coz I was a tad drunk last night during my selection and well yeah ok....'nuff said! I may grab one of the others! my bad! lol! Jan 16 10 05:15 am Link Ni Anluain wrote: hey, we've all been there Jan 16 10 08:25 am Link _MG_8638 and _MG_8641 good shoot ;-) Jan 16 10 10:07 am Link |
