Pages: 1 2 3 4  Next -- Posted by Porcelina at 1:20 pm on June 1, 2006 I haven't hosted an art contest in a good amount of time. I feel that now is the time to do so, especially in an attempt to retain some of the traffic Swift's photography contest may have brought into this forum. Intent:   The contest is to capture some sort of humanity. Obviously this means that at least one person must be the subject of your piece. I don't care what emotion you're trying to show, as long as you get one. Albeit, I don't want to see 500 pictures of smiling faces. That's not what I'm looking for.   Rules:   Due to the rules of LiveWire, you MAY NOT submit photos of people under the age of 13. HOWEVER, thanks to the graciousness of Allie, aka DoveLove, you may PM the entries to me and they will be considered in the contest. IF YOU DO NOT ABIDE BY THIS RULE AND PLACE PICTURES NOT PERTAINING TO LIVEWIRE'S GUIDELINES IN THIS THREAD, OR CAUSE A FUSS OVER THIS RULE, YOU'RE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Obviously, if there's no human in your piece, it is not acceptable. Any visualmedium is accepted. I have nothing against poetry, but sorting through the tons of horrible poems that may be entered is not worth the few good ones. I DO NOT CONSIDER PHOTOSHOP OR ANY OTHER PHOTO-ALTERING PROGRAMS AS A MEDIUM, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE USED.   There are 4 exceptions to the photoshop rule where photoshop may be used: 1) To turn the picture into black and white. 2) To change the OVERALL contrast of a picture. 3) To change the OVERALL saturation of color. 4) You may also crop pictures if necessary.   Entrance:   There is no entrance fee. You may enter as many times as you like, but please alter the emotions. I don't want to see 3 entries of your kissy-faced boyfriend. When entering a piece, be sure to add which medium you used. Judging:   Each piece will be judged on two qualities; the difficulty of making the piece, and most importantly, the strength of the emotion shown.   I often like to judge myself, but I will accept 1-3 others who would like to help judge this contest. Prizes:   There will be 3 places, and possibly honorable mentions. For now, the prizes stand as 150 for first, 100 for second, 50 for third. But, I plan on giving away all the reward points I have over 2,000. For instance, when this contest ends, if I have 2,642 reward points, I will distribute 642 points to the winners. THE END OF THIS CONTEST IS SET AT JULY 10TH I will talk to Audrey and get this up on the contest page.   ONE HUGE THING I MISSED, THE PIECE MUST BE YOUR OWN WORK. The following would constitute as your own work: For Photos- 1) You have taken the photo. 2) You are the subject of the photo. For All Other Mediums- You are the one who has produced the piece. You may reproduce a famous artwork, or use a photograph taken by somebody else. If you reproduce a work or use another's photograph, you must cite it using the same format as one of the following: Original (painting) done by (Andrew Wyeth.) Original (photo) by (Andy Warhol.) Original photo by (my friend.) Anything in parenthesis would be changed to fit the piece. Since I never bothered to make this clear; when I say a human must be present in the photos, that does not necessarily mean their face.   (Edited by Porcelina at 9:27 pm on June 5, 2006) (Edited by Porcelina at 10:30 pm on June 25, 2006) -- Posted by mooble at 3:52 pm on June 1, 2006 are we allowed to do linear modifications, like a crop? -- Posted by mooble at 4:28 pm on June 1, 2006 i'm gonna enter a few: #1 "Show respect" these aren't mine but i found them very inspiring. http://www.pbase.com/clickaway/candids -- Posted by mooble at 4:30 pm on June 1, 2006 Determination: -- Posted by Porcelina at 6:00 pm on June 1, 2006 Quote: from mooble at 6:52 pm on June 1, 2006 are we allowed to do linear modifications, like a crop? Ah, yes, I"ll edit that into the rules. I just kind of figured cropping was implied. -- Posted by Blacksummer at 7:35 pm on June 1, 2006 Interesting, but this is might postpone my own intended contest for another month since I hate fighting for attention. -- Posted by maleficent at 8:02 pm on June 1, 2006 i lke this! hmm i'l deffiantly have to go and take some new pictures but for now here are some of the appropriate ones from my immage basket. wishful, dreamer, whimsical: thoughtful, mellow, pre-occupied: Fear, adrenaline: sorrow, lonesomeness, reflection: Thoughtful, wonderous, inspired: -- Posted by haggardgirl at 9:00 pm on June 1, 2006 To be honest, I don't remember what camera I used for these. It was probably my friend's Nikon FG. Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entries have been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by dovelove at 12:37 pm on June 5, 2006) -- Posted by mooble at 9:11 pm on June 1, 2006 Rememberance [imghttp://sleepyhead.zoto.com/img/600x400x1/524cb0130c9fe485456de0fc261a98bb-.jpg (Edited by mooble at 12:14 am on June 2, 2006) -- Posted by mooble at 9:13 pm on June 1, 2006 gonna try this again. Rememberance -- Posted by audrey820 at 10:46 am on June 2, 2006 I suck, but here's what I found when i dug through my pics. -A pic at the moving wall.  Very emotional because my dad was a vet.  he was crying, looking at the names of friends he lost. -Yeah, I guess lonely. -Same thing, different view. Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entries have been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by dovelove at 12:38 pm on June 5, 2006) -- Posted by Porcelina at 11:58 am on June 2, 2006 Quote: from Blacksummer at 10:35 pm on June 1, 2006 Interesting, but this is might postpone my own intended contest for another month since I hate fighting for attention. Sorry about that, Nick. -- Posted by myystic at 9:40 pm on June 2, 2006 I heartily support this contest. If my faith in the LiveWire public is well-placed, this is going to go off. Expect entries in a week or so, I should guess. For now, there are some points headed your way. -- Posted by frank112916 at 12:09 pm on June 3, 2006 (Edited by frank112916 at 10:04 pm on June 3, 2006) Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entries have been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by frank112916 at 10:09 pm on June 3, 2006) (Edited by dovelove at 12:40 pm on June 5, 2006) -- Posted by Porcelina at 3:31 pm on June 4, 2006 BUMP! -- Posted by MoonlitEden at 11:17 pm on June 4, 2006 Shy Pure Excitement (my boyfriend at his 3rd birthday) Lust Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entries have been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by dovelove at 12:43 pm on June 5, 2006) -- Posted by Spure at 5:43 pm on June 5, 2006 a poem Wayward Plane In the beginning there was a boy Who had dreams and aspirations for joy When he was four He had an urge to soar Get above all of the rest Fly high with some of the best At age five he had soul and drive To get in a plane to hope to thrive But at age six He fell into a bad mix His mother is dead and his father a bum Constantly reassured him he was dumb As he hit eight A cruel twist of fate Father had come down with cancer No one he knew had the answer When he hit nine He was treated like swine Father was angry and had him hit He was depressed but he wouldn’t admit As he hit the big ten His dreams began to soar again Teachers and friends pull him from his ditch It was almost as if he found his niche Father is dead at age thirteen With this, his heart grows cold and mean The plane in his mind fly’s farther away As the drugs in his head are there to stay Dropped from school at age fifteen Hope is lost, as it would seem. Drugs consumed the young aged boy Robbing him permanently of his joy Broke into a store at just eighteen For his life, this set the final scene The worst way for dreams to be lost He will soon pay the ultimate cost Now it’s a week before release His dreams soar again like wild geese But an event is occurring that he cannot stop, His cellmate drops him with a violent flop He feels a pain as never before A searing pain burns deep in his chest As the knife is plunged deep into his breast In the final breathes of the young boys’ life He speaks “Is this what I earn for all my strife?” Pondering the decisions of his life now past He wishes that he could make it last Realizing his actions were hardly the best The boy of four’s dreams are laid to rest The mood in the cell is all but bright As his plane flies silently into the night -- Posted by frank112916 at 5:54 pm on June 5, 2006 Quote: from frank112916 at 3:09 pm on June 3, 2006 (Edited by frank112916 at 10:04 pm on June 3, 2006) Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entries have been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by frank112916 at 10:09 pm on June 3, 2006) (Edited by dovelove at 12:40 pm on June 5, 2006) All of them were over 13..... Thanks for not even bothering to ask me. That's real classy of you. -- Posted by Porcelina at 6:22 pm on June 5, 2006 Frank, please do not harass her. It's LW guidelines, and while cliched, it still holds true in this situation that it's better to be safe than sorry. I have your entries, and it's thanks to Allie that they were not completely omitted from the contest. -- Posted by MoonlitEden at 9:45 pm on June 5, 2006 Yeah, one of mine was gone too.  I had completely forgotten about that rule.   -- Posted by Native Daughter at 6:20 am on June 6, 2006 Edit: Pictures of children under 13 are not allowed; it goes against LW's guidelines. Your entry has been PMed to Porcelina. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Edited by dovelove at 10:24 am on June 6, 2006) -- Posted by dovelove at 3:32 pm on June 7, 2006 *bump* -- Posted by hypnotiq desir3 at 7:09 pm on June 8, 2006 They're all older than 13.  Except my cat.  He's two.  But...he shouldn't count. And ummm..the emotions are all lust.  Lust is an emotion right?  Well, it is now. -- Posted by xsweetemptashnx at 8:30 pm on June 8, 2006 Thanks for the help.  Sent pictures to your email. -- Posted by myystic at 5:29 am on June 9, 2006 Solace. -- Posted by dovelove at 7:35 am on June 9, 2006 Quote: from myystic at 8:29 am on June 9, 2006   Solace. Oh my god, that is amazing. I love it. Wow. -- Posted by katyduck at 10:50 am on June 10, 2006 Quote: from myystic at 1:29 pm on June 9, 2006   Solace. j'adore j'adore j'adore j'adore! -- Posted by xo jess ox at 12:16 pm on June 10, 2006 Quote: from myystic at 8:29 am on June 9, 2006   Solace. Wow, that's really awesome. -- Posted by The Oath at 5:16 pm on June 10, 2006 Depression: EDIT: The picture looks so effing tiny. Hopefully you kids look at the larger version in my IB. (Edited by The Oath at 8:20 pm on June 10, 2006) -- Posted by chalkboard sonata at 9:29 pm on June 10, 2006 Monochromatic nostalgia. Pages: 1 2 3 4  Next