Flickr

Flickr

Flickr

People like to learn, but learning is always more fun if you have a chance to win something!  The sense of competition, spirit, and challenges to your creativity are empowering tools, and here at CB, for as often as I am able, through the generous donations from sponsors, I have had the unique opportunity to hold regular contests where the winner can walk away with some pretty cool prizes, all for free!

There are two conditions for contest participants though (you knew they were coming, right?)  The first is – you must have a Flickr account, as this is where we host the contests, and where your images should be posted from.  Second, in order to feature the finalists (and winners), I need to be able to download and assemble the photos into a gallery.  I do not use the photos for any other purpose and the shooter always retains full copyright over their images, so rest assured, your copyright is respected.

As I remember to, I will add links to the most recent contests here, but if you are ever in doubt as to whether there is an active contest – simply visit the main group page, called Learning Digital Photography.  Links to current and past contest threads are all in there too.  Check the guidleines for contests regularly as sometimes you can enter more than one, other times, up to three images per person are allowed.  Sometimes you can use archived images, other times, current captures only…but the most important thing to remember is:  It’s all for the sake of learning and having fun!  So, let’s have fun out there! :)

Here’s the contest history:

Oh yeah, and if you want to follow me, my Flickr Page is here.

*****NOTES ON HOW TO ENSURE YOUR IMAGES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONTESTS*****

If you don’t see an option above your photo that says “All Sizes”, then you are likely not including an image that is accessible for inclusion in galleries, or is between 600-800px on the longest side.

The screen immediately above your image should look like this:

When you click on “All Sizes” – click on it and all the available sizes should populate on Flickr.

If you don’t see that, then I can’t see it at the 600-800px size…

If that is not there, then you’ve uploaded an image that is not accessible, and is likely under the minimum requirement of 600-800 pixels, or your privacy settings don’t let people see things correctly:

www.flickr.com/account/prefs/downloads/?from=privacy

If you are concerned about privacy, and don’t want the world to see your photos, then the next best option would be to add me to your contacts list, and set the option to allow your contacts to see your images in the option below:

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