Author Topic: Microstockgroup Challenge - Eggs (september) (Read 20616 times)

leaf · « **on:** September 04, 2007, 16:57 »

Ok... something new to try. In the spirit of DPChallenge

This is going to be sort of like the microstockgroup lightboxes except one thing is different. It is a CHALLENGE lightbox.

This is how it works.

Everyone takes a picture with the main theme of EGGS. If you ask someone who had never seen the image before what the image was about - they should say eggs in their first sentance of describing the photo. for example, a woman eating an egg, an egg on black, an egg in the pan, an splattered egg. i chose this topic so that everyone could participate if they wanted.

So the point of this is to make everyone think and push themselves to take better pictures and learn from others. As time goes on we will see which egg image has sold the most (who is 'winning) and then I will post a little 'display' on this site somewhere with the current leaders. I think it will be interesting to see how everyone interprets the theme differently and which images become good sellers and why.

I look forward to seeing the entries

only 26 days til the deadline.

RULES RULES RULES RULES
The egg(s) should be a chicken egg.
The focus of the image should be one or more eggs in any shape or form. ie if it is a breakfast table where 1 out of the 10 items is an egg - someone is going to take a long time to say the picture if of an 'egg' they would say a breakfast table. The viewer has to say the image is of an EGG very quickly.
The image has to be uploaded to istock in september (but doesn't have to be necessarily reviewed in sept).
The image must be a photogarph
The image has to be uploaded to istock in the month of september. No exceptions.
When you have taken and uploaded your picture (and it is accepted)- put
THIS TEXT in the description and link your image in this thread.
You can submit up to three images.

GeoPappas · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2007, 17:37 »

I love photographic challenges. We used to have two bi-monthly (every 2 months) challenges at my last job. As a matter of fact, many of my first stock images were from the challenges. One challenge was more generic (like the color red) and another was more specific (like this one). It is one of the main things that has helped me to grow as a photographer. I highly recommend it to everyone.

leaf:

One thing that I would recommend is nailing down the rules, because there are ALWAYS questions. For example:

- Are other eggs, besides chicken eggs, allowed?

- Does the image have to be a photo? Or are illustrations, flash clips, and movie clips allowed?

- What about chocolate covered eggs?

ErickN · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2007, 18:14 »

So Leaf, I guess it's you who bought my egg on black picture today at LO

Thanks very much !

The challenge is a nice idea. I will try to participate.

Erick

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2007, 01:12 »

Quote from: GeoPappas on September 04, 2007, 17:37

- Are other eggs, besides chicken eggs, allowed?

- Does the image have to be a photo? Or are illustrations, flash clips, and movie clips allowed?

- What about chocolate covered eggs?

Ok i have added a few rules to my first post to hopefully make things clearer. But in short. Only chicken eggs - and hmm yeah only photos this time.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2007, 01:44 »

Great idea Leaf! Thats a nice challenge, I am looking forward to it! Hope I will make it in time..

sharply_done · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2007, 02:38 »

Heh, too bad for Freezingpics that it can't be a Penguin egg!

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2007, 03:04 »

Thanks for the idea Sharply! Great idea really, how can I thank you! No Penguin egg, but I will guess a chicken egg photoshoped in a fitting Penguin picture would be great! I definetely will look into this

It probably will have lots of dls. I even have a picture in mind allready

(Even if it will not be acceptable for this challenge, because it will look as a penguin egg, I will do it non the less)

pr2is · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2007, 07:26 »

I am terribly sorry for off-topic leaf, but I just had to ask... Freezing, how come we haven't seen any smiling Penguin with a headset, two business-Penguins shaking hands (flippers?), Penguin typing on a laptop... come on man, get to work, possibilities are endless!!

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2007, 12:38 »

Ok, uploaded, now I just have to wait 5 days or so

Hope they will accept such a weird image.
Pr2is, I do not know if they are worth the effort. I might try a penguin with sunglasses

(thats not too much work) and then see if I can go in such directions.. However in gerneral I want to keep it close to nature...

pr2is · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2007, 13:00 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on September 05, 2007, 12:38

However in gerneral I want to keep it close to nature...

Thank goodness... that was tongue-in-cheek by me

Your Penguins is a breath of fresh (antarctic) air among all the shaking hands business-women in headsets.

Fortunefame · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2007, 14:52 »

Hi Leaf!

Great challenge! I'm in! So to see if I get this ok. UPload to istock, after accepted adapt the description and add the link you provided us?

Cheers

chellyar · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2007, 15:05 »

:-).

Have to break out the eggs.... (sic)

Read_My_Rights · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2007, 15:45 »

How many pictures can be submitted? Are we sticking to 5 or 2 or no limit.

leaf · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2007, 15:55 »

3 is the limit

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2007, 16:04 »

eggs, hunh?? humm...... i've gotta think about this one... eggs....

an original idea with an egg. I'm there!

-tom

hatman12 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2007, 16:25 »

I exhausted my egg ideas earlier in the year. Now, I never want to see another egg....

leaf · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2007, 16:35 »

awww common.. you must be an egg pro by now.

johngriffin · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2007, 11:48 »

if we got a shot of someone with egg on their face, do we still need to get a model release ;-)

ancientimages · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2007, 14:37 »

Why just Istock?

Bateleur · « **Reply #19 on:** September 06, 2007, 14:56 »

Quote from: hatman12 on September 05, 2007, 16:25

I exhausted my egg ideas earlier in the year. Now, I never want to see another egg....

Don't you mean you eggs-hausted them ...

Seriously ... does it have to be a picture with one chicken's egg, or can it be a number of them?

leaf · « **Reply #20 on:** September 06, 2007, 16:11 »

Quote from: ancientimages on September 06, 2007, 14:37

Why just Istock?

because istock allows us to create a link to the lightbox in the file description - and when you get files on there they have good downloads so the ´competition´part of it will have things happening

leaf · « **Reply #21 on:** September 06, 2007, 16:14 »

Quote from: Bateleur on September 06, 2007, 14:56

Quote from: hatman12 on September 05, 2007, 16:25
I exhausted my egg ideas earlier in the year. Now, I never want to see another egg....

Don't you mean you eggs-hausted them ...

Seriously ... does it have to be a picture with one chicken's egg, or can it be a number of them?

you can use 1 or more eggs

ancientimages · « **Reply #22 on:** September 06, 2007, 20:43 »

Well, would love to play - but I can't. I was banned from Istock several years ago because I reviewed photos for another site after I was accepted by them. They were quite rude about it - 9 e-mails saying I was banned from everything from viewing their site to breathing the same air (or some such). I had never even uploaded an image. So I don't play.

Bateleur · « **Reply #23 on:** September 07, 2007, 02:14 »

Quote from: ancientimages on September 06, 2007, 20:43

... I was banned from Istock several years ago because I reviewed photos for another site after I was accepted by them. They were quite rude about it ...

Wow! That seems a bit harsh! How can they ban you for reviewing at another site? What's it got to do with them? Were you exclusive?

leaf · « **Reply #24 on:** September 07, 2007, 03:27 »

Quote from: Bateleur on September 07, 2007, 02:14

Quote from: ancientimages on September 06, 2007, 20:43
... I was banned from Istock several years ago because I reviewed photos for another site after I was accepted by them. They were quite rude about it ...

Wow! That seems a bit harsh! How can they ban you for reviewing at another site? What's it got to do with them? Were you exclusive?

yeah that is surprising.

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