PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT: Blown Away
UPDATE: The entry form for this project has been closed. Results can be found on the PROJECT RESULTS page. Go take a look at the entries — there are some pretty amazing images in there.
It's that time again! Time to participate in a super-fun project here at Epic Edits. The last project on reader websites went pretty good, so I can't imagine that you guys would let me down now. This one's going to take a little more effort on your part though.
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
The topic is overexposure and the subject is a photo of yours. I want you to post a photo that exhibits overexposure, or blown-out highlights. If you need further definition or examples, visit my recent post titled “Should You Expose For Shadows Or Highlights?“. The image can be overexposed by the camera (which is really the intent of this project), or through post-processing.
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
This project is open to anybody. Your entry will be in the form of a photo and optional text items, but just one photo. If you have your own blog or website, use it to publish your entry. Post the photo and tell us about it — how you did it, why you did it, what it means to you, or any other thing you'd like. If you don't have your own site, you may also post your entry on a site like Flickr or Zooomr. These types of sites allow you to post photos and add titles, descriptions, keywords, geotags, comments, etc.
So after you post your photo
- Go to the Entry Form.
- Fill it out.
- And wait for the results on September 4th.
- DEADLINE: September 1st, 2007
Just like with the last project, DON'T SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES IN THE COMMENTS!!! Use the form; that's why I made it. Limit your entry to one photo per person. After the project comes to an end, I'll gather up all the photos and links and I'll post all of them in an article. I plan on using a 150 pixel thumbnail image to link to your original photo/article. With each image, I'll also list the title of the photo and your name.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S OVER?
Once I post the final list, you will all have the option of posting other participants' thumbnail images and links. You can post the images (with credits), text links, or any other creative method of linking out — just as long as you give credit to the photographer. You can post the entire list, you can post your favorites, or you can post none. It's up to you. You can also link back to my final list if you don't want to repost all the images, but it's not a requirement.
This should be kind of a fun project, so have a good time with it. Blown out images aren't typically “normal” or “natural” looking, so get creative with the camera and with Photoshop and turn on your artistic side.
Andrew Ferguson
August 21, 2007This should be fun 🙂
I’ll try to get something up in time, before I take off on vacation. I noticed Jim G. has his up already, so I’m behind 😛
Brian Auer
August 21, 2007I don’t think he sleeps — he sent in his entry around 1AM.
Mmo
May 2, 2008The photography project seems really awesome.
Brian Auer
June 14, 2008I don’t have anything running right now, but I’ll be launching a new one within a few weeks time. I’m working on grabbing a few sponsors.
Ben fonejacker
August 21, 2008This competition is more than great. when is the next time you are hosting a competition?? I would love to know!
Brian Auer
August 21, 2008Right now we’re running the $50 Film Camera Project.
Imran
September 8, 2008Hmm… I think i should subscribe to your posts because next time i don’t want to miss any photography contest.
Carl
September 25, 2008This sounded like a really interesting contest, unfortunately I didn’t discover your site until it was already closed. Are you going to have any more in the near future? Thanks
Brian Auer
September 25, 2008We just finished up another project too, so it will probably be another month or two before the next one starts up.
indir
December 14, 2008This sounded like a really interesting contest, unfortunately I didn’t discover your site until it was already closed. Are you going to have any more in the near future? Thanks
souyeah
December 23, 2008Missed a real chance, would love to take part in a competition like this !!
Ashish Mutha
February 2, 2009I think I missed it any other project running at the moment?
Brian Auer
February 2, 2009Not at the moment. We’ll probably start up another one in the next month or two.
Albert
April 3, 2009Photography amazes me in some way and I got to say the designs on your page is truly amazing. It’s really all about the hype of getting photographs of the most splendid things of life and capturing that moment or the complex image into a single picture. Once again, I love the designs on your site, and what more to spark more photographer’s interest than an contest?
alex
November 19, 2009Are there any new contests coming up?
Brian Auer
November 19, 2009right now we just have one running at:
https://epicedits.com/2009/11/15/book-review-polar-obsession/
As for future contests, just keep an eye on the home page or pull the rss feed. I don’t have anything explicitly planned out though.