We’re pleased to announce the PWP Q3 2007 Image Contest. 

The theme for this contest is:  Motion.   Contest images may be from any event or situation (wedding, portrait, or even personal work).  Images submitted will be judged on technical merit and how well they demonstrate the theme of the contest. 

Prizes for this contest have been generously donated by Blurb Books 

1st Prize:  A coupon good for two 40-page Large Format 13×11 Landscape hardcover books with dust jackets.
2nd Prize:  A coupon for two 40-page 10×8 (landscape or portrait) hardcover books with dust jackets.
3rd Prize:  A coupon for two 40-page 7×7 hardcover books with dust jackets.

Blurb is a creative publishing service that enables professional photographers to quickly create beautiful, commercial-quality books, both for clients and for business promotion. Blurb’s free bookmaking software works on a Mac or PC and features hundreds of professionally designed magazine-style layouts and backgrounds, including elegant wedding themes. Books come in four distinct sizes, including gift-sized 7×7, Standard 10×8 Landscape or 8×10 Portrait, and Large Format Landscape 13×11. Hardcover books come with fully customizable dust jackets, and both hardcover and softcover book bindings are built to last. Blurb’s service includes a free bookstore where you can market and sell books via email invitations, book previews, and more. Set your own price, and then sell your books to clients in the Blurb Bookstore keeping 100% of the markup. There’s no minimum order quantity and books are delivered in 7 to 10 business days. 

We are pleased to announce the following top ten placements for the PWP 2nd Quarter Image Contest: 

1.) Kenneth Mason

2.) argo (Johnny Arguedas)

3.) Amy Pezz

4.) chr15w (Chris Williamson)
5.) Stephen Seward
6.) mintyeyes (Megan Dupuis)
7.) Heather Mason
8.) Stephen Seward
9.) StudioVitae (Crystal Wedel)
10.) MikeD (Mike Dickson)

The top three winners will be receiving generous packages from ProDPI.

All top ten placements are offered a PWP t-shirt or contest image credits to be used in the next year.

You may view all the winning images here: Q2 Pro Contest Winners.

Congratulations, all!

Just a reminder that the 2nd Quarter Image Contest deadline is at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 15th. Don’t miss out on the fabulous prize packages donated by ProDPI.

Each Pro Photographer may enter up to 5 images per Quarter. Contest credits are $5 each. To buy your contest credits, use this link: http://www.pwpforums.com/forum/payments.php and select “Image Contest Credits”.

Digital Precision Imaging (ProDPI) has generously offered the following prizes for the top 3 placements in the 2nd Quarter Pro Image Contest.
1st Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
(1)20×24
(1)20×30
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
2nd Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
(1)20×24
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
3rd Place:
(1) 16×20
(1)16×24
+ (1) 16×24 of the winning image
Printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Super Type PD Luster Paper using their award winning Fujimoto SHP-5080.
All top 10 image placements also receive a PWP t-shirt.
For more information about the Pro Contests, check out the 2nd Quarter Contest thread in the Pro Access area.

Congrats to the winners of the first ever PWP Pro Image Contest.

Amy Pezzicara won first place to get a $75 B&H gift certificate and a PWP t-shirt.
Erin Curran won both second and third place getting a $50 and a $25 B&H certificate, and a PWP t-shirt.

The top 10 images can be viewed on the PWP Gallery

Thanks to all who participated!