5 Week Creative Photographic Challenge - THE VOTE!

[Mischief]

Wow, I cant believe that 5 weeks has gone so fast. The time has FLOWN. Thanks to everyone who participated, its been a heap of fun.

Please vote for your favorite collection, there are 5 photographs in each set. The challenge was to take a photograph that met the following briefs.

Week 1
Challenge: Macro.
Theme: Red

Week 2
Challenge: Portraiture.
Theme: Glasses

Week 3
Challenge: Landscape/Seascape.
Theme: Black and White

Week 4
Challenge: Motion.
Theme: Outdoors.

Week 5
Challenge: Sound of Inspiration*.
Theme: Ke$ha - We R Who We R.

*The number 1 song on the iTunes list the morning of the challenge starting. Inspiration can be taken from the song title, or lyrics.

So here are the final 10 contestants in alphabetical order.
(I have linked to sets on Flickr so that you dont have to click through 50 individual links)

aLittleLoopy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362076721/with/5222572821/)
Chicken and Eggs Mum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362074021/)
GoneBatty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362092163/)

IttyBitty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625487478374/)

LaLa77 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625487491984/)

Larlee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362095787/)

LuvMyBoys (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362098757/with/5215751906/)

Mischief (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625487497358/)

7Rugrats (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362080129/)

TabouliRasta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625362070137/)
3BoysBlue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mischiefslittlemonsters/sets/72157625487494398/)


:flowerz: Happy voting! :flowerz:

[Mischief]

Oh and I meant to say... The poll will close at 930am on the 7th. :)

Anyone up for another challenge, maybe after Xmas? :D

[JJAZ]

Sounds great Kat! :)

[chicken and eggs mum]

Count me in for another one Kat!!!!! :-)

[Hootenanny]

Gawd do we have to vote now!!! I might wait til the last moment I can't decide, everyone had some great shots but have to say Mischief love the one of your little boy and the dandelion and Larlee love the last one of yours with your ds and the globe, just gorgeous. I'm designing a website for a childcare centre and on the lookout for some inspiration.

[Mischief]

I'm waiting to LMB. I love my shots, but am really inspired by some of EVERYONE elses. Lol. :)

I'd love to know more about the site. Im a webdesigner too, always cool to chat with someone who knows a bit about it. Pm me if you want to chat. :)

[Hootenanny]

I'm just a beginner, having a play with a joomla template at the moment.

[Mischief]

Goodluck! :D

I dont use templates where I can help it, but unfortunately all my business seems to have steered in that direction lately. GAH! LOL

[Mischief]

aLittleLoopy has just been added (poll will be updated once a Mod has some time free :)) as she had some issues meaning she couldnt get online to submit her photo before close of time. :)

[Izy]

OMG, I've got it DOWN to 5 but can't seem to cull any further for one fav!
Can't decide yet... to much pressure. Will need to score each photo I think and then put all the numbers together to choose it's that close!

[Mischief]

Lmao. It's hard isn't Izy!!! :) Thank you to whomever fixed the poll!!! :)

[Mischief]

Just a shameless bump. Please take a few minutes to look and vote. Pleeeease. ;)

[Hootenanny]

Bumpity Bump :D

[Mischief]

Hi everyone. Final day (closes tomorrow morning) so dont forget to get your votes in! :)

[Izy]

ooohhhh. almost winner time!
And again, I am so going to be in on the next one!

[Mischief]

I know. :D

Im thinking the next one could start around the 9th of January? Gives people time to get over their hangovers, and family fun? LOL What do you think?

[JJAZ]

Sounds great!!! I am super excited!!!! Any ideas for briefs yet!!! LOL!!

[Izy]

I'm working right through so anything is good by me!

[Mischief]

I havent really thought of briefs yet? Is everyone happy for me to organise it again, or would someone else like to have a crack? :)

Maybe we could go:
Abstract - Structures
Macro - Green
Landscape - Rustic
Portrait - Monochrome
Interpretative Challenge - Edible

Or something like that? I'd love some ideas?

[aLittleLoopy]

I'll be in Sydney training for a new job then! I'll just have to take the camera with me :). That first week sounds perfect for pics in the city anyway, so stick with that :D

[ElizaDoLittle]

Bump!

[Mischief]

I'll be in Sydney training for a new job then! I'll just have to take the camera with me :). That first week sounds perfect for pics in the city anyway, so stick with that :D
WOOHOO! :) Sounds great. :D

Im a bit excited.

I struggled to know to to vote for, I had 3 favorites, and my own, but decided to spread the looooove and vote for someone other than myself. LOL It was hard to choose which one!!!

[larlee]

9th sounds great, can't wait :smiliedance:

maybe we could try Bokeh or Contre-jour for one image, never done them but they sound interesting and a bit challenging. I was looking for ideas for the xmas challenge but they don't really work for that challenge and maybe a little hard as it is ment to be a more relaxed challenge.

[Mischief]

Oh I like the idea of that. Which one would you like to change? Or we could have the interpretative challenge as Brokeh?

[JJAZ]

or Portraiture Bokeh... LOL

I think the ideas sounds great so far!! I am pumped!!! :)

[Mischief]

Either of those. Anyone else got some ideas for other styles or themes? :)

I love it!

Come on people, please vote. Only 12 hours (most sleeping time) to go! LOL

[JJAZ]

I really like the ideas you had Kat! :) They are creative and challanging! :)

[misskittyfantastico]

I've been trying to vote, honest! We've had a stupid blackout,but the TabRas household is back in the light.

Thankyou to whomever voted for my set. I'm really humbled, and grateful!

I might have a crack at the Christmas challenge, but we'll be on holidays in Jan, and not near the interwebs.

Challenge sounds great - really good ideas!

[ElizaDoLittle]

Oh I like the idea of that. Which one would you like to change? Or we could have the interpretative challenge as Brokeh?
You speaking tha English? Lol what on earth do you mean?

[Mischief]

Tab - when would you be back? :)

[7rugrats]

I look forward to another challenge.
Brokeh is something that I have been playing with recently.
We could also do some high key and low key shote.

[Izy]

oh, just looked up Brokeh and I like it.

I'm a fan of creative blur so wooooooot, count me in on that one.

[aLittleLoopy]

I got a vote!:smiliedance: :smiliedance: Thank you!! :hugs:

I just looked up Bokeh and ooooohhhh, LOVE IT! That would be great for any of them, but my vote is for macro. WDYT??

Larlee I think Bokeh would definately work for the Christmas challenge, so I might do one anyway :D.

I'm wishing I had studied photography instead of painting at uni now :laughing:. Oh well, I've forgotten most everything anyway, it was so long ago!

[Izy]

I think that macro almost always has the same effect due to the tools used, so I'd like to see it in a different category. That way it's more of a deliberate thing.

[aLittleLoopy]

I think that macro almost always has the same effect due to the tools used, so I'd like to see it in a different category. That way it's more of a deliberate thing.

:laughing: you're right Izy!

Ignore my suggestion Mischief :laughing:

[larlee]

Congratulations IttyBitty :yelclap: You have a great sense of style with your images.

so proud of us all, the new challenge looks like its gearing up to be a good one.

Loopy I wish I had studied photography too, but then again my brother is a photographer and it's not all that glamourous of a career, but love it as a hobby.

Yeah I like Bokeh for portrait or even Mischiefs suggestion on bokeh inspired for the last one. Now to figure out how to actually achieve bokeh, might have to get practicing. :p any advice would be great.

[JJAZ]

This is a good tutorial for Bokeh.

http://www.canon.com.au/worldofeos/learn/get-creative/experimenting-with-bokeh.aspx

Larlee - Thank you very much! :)
I agree we will did a GREAT job and had lots of fun!! Was very tough competition! :)

Thank you to everyone that voted for me!!! :) Very lovely of you all. :)

Look forward to the next challenge

[larlee]

Thanks Ittybitty :)

[misskittyfantastico]

Tab - when would you be back? :)

Not until the end of January, so please do go on without me. Sounds like there are lots of interested hubbers :)


Congrats, Ittybitty!! Very much deserved!

[larlee]

I really need a tripod, hope DP got my million dropped hints for this for xmas :laughing:

[JJAZ]

Thank you TR! :) Very much appreciated! :)

Larlee - hope you get your tripod !!!

[Mischief]

Congratulations Jes! :)

I'll be back tomorrow, been a LONG day and Im off to bed! :D

[JJAZ]

Thanks Kat.
:)