THE CONTEST DEADLINE IS JUST 1 WEEK AWAY!
This is a reminder that the deadline for the current Q3 '08 photo contest is Friday, October 24th at 11:59 p.m. EST.
The contest credit system is operated manually so there will be a short delay between paying for contest credits and having them added to your account.
WE'VE DROPPED THE TROPHIES BUT INCREASED THE CASH PRIZE PAYOUT!
For this contest, we've made some very exciting changes to both the cash and sponsor prizes. The cash prizes (USD) for each of the top three winners from each category have increased to:
$400 - FIRST PLACE - Plus Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Lightroom 2 and an $800 credit with liveBooks!
$200 - SECOND PLACE
$100 - THIRD PLACE
Log in to the WPJA Member Login section of the site today to see all of the
prizes offered for this contest.
Q3 '08 CONTEST JUDGES
KEN GEIGER, PHOTO EDITOR
Ken Geiger is the senior editor for technology at National Geographic magazine. He joined the staff of National Geographic in 2004 after 24 years of newspaper journalism, most recently as the
director of photography for the Dallas Morning News. Geiger now serves as one of the many photo editors for the magazine, helping to shape its editorial content and is also in charge of the
magazine's conversion to digital photography.
PETE SOUZA, PHOTOJOURNALIST
Pete Souza is a freelance photographer and assistant professor of photojournalism at Ohio University. He has worked as an Official White House Photographer for President Reagan, a freelancer
for National Geographic, and as the national photographer for the Chicago Tribune based in their Washington bureau.
DAVID BURNETT, PHOTOJOURNALIST
David Burnett has been photographing the world for more than 35 years. He began working as a freelancer for Time, and later Life Magazine. His awards include Magazine Photographer of the Year
from the Pictures of the Year Competition, the World Press Photo of the Year, and the Robert Capa Award from the Overseas Press Club.
Click here for complete bios of our judges.
Q3 '08 CONTEST SPONSORS
The WPJA proudly presents our Q3 '08 contest sponsors. Through this sponsorship, the WPJA has teamed up with Adobe and liveBooks who have agreed to support
our quarterly contest.
For the FIRST PLACE WINNERS in each of the 12 categories in the Q3 '08 contest, Adobe is offering a software bundle
consisting of Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom 2.
The Adobe® Photoshop® family of products is the ultimate playground for bringing out the best in your digital images and transforming them into anything you can imagine.
Together, Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2 provide a complete software solution for importing, processing, managing, and showcasing your images, as well as pixel-level editing and composting.
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4
Put Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 software in your hands and see what you can create. The new Adjustment panel and Masks panel give you more intuitive access to unrivaled editing power. Experiment
freely with nondestructive adjustments. Explore your creativity by compositing images, text, and graphics. And work at peak efficiency in a streamlined, flexible work environment. With accelerated
graphics handling, precise color correction, efficient image management, and powerful raw image processing, you can do more, faster than ever before.
More Photoshop CS4 Info
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Import, manage, process, and showcase your photographs — from one shot to an entire shoot — with Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2 software. Master your workflow with powerful sorting, selecting,
and organizing tools. Target specific areas of your photos for precise adjustments, or enhance overall color, exposure, and tonal range nondestructively on more than 190 camera raw file formats, as
well as JPEG, TIFF, and PSD. Then present your images in dynamic slide shows and interactive web galleries, or use flexible templates to create prints.
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For the FIRST PLACE WINNERS in each of the 12 categories in the Q3 '08 contest, liveBooks has
generously agreed to offer an $800 credit / discount off the cost of a liveBooks Professional website.
A liveBooks photography website gets you:
- A unique customized website designed by their in-house designers
- Drag-and-drop online tools that empower you to sequence and re-sequence your portfolios whenever you want
- Business minded tools such as world-class search functionality, to help you increase your exposure while enhancing your interactions with clients
- A partner in your success with free web and phone support
A photography website by liveBooks will show the world your unique talent and help you grow your business better than any other solution.
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Q3 '08 CONTEST CATEGORIES
01. Bride Getting Ready
02. Groom Getting Ready
03. Ceremony
04. Reception
05. Details (Found)
06. Dancing
07. Emotion
08. Lit Portait
09. Transportation
10. Scene Setters
11. Cake Cutting
12. Silhouettes and Shadows
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