• April 18th, 2013

Thank you to all the participants for sharing their photos in this contest – the gallery of 12,000 entries is gorgeous displaying extraordinary examples of  how to use lighting!

A special thanks to our friends at Westcott for making this contest possible. Be sure to check out the Ice Light  by Westcott, a handheld LED light source!

We appreciate the collaboration of Joseph Linaschke for selecting the following winnners. Joseph is a Photographic Storyteller, Educator, & the ApertureExpert—he works with schools globally integrating photography in the classroom, leads workshops, shoots for celebrity & corporate clients, has written several books, and currently lives in the United States in Ashland, Oregon.

Congratulations to sarahduvall winner of the Ice Light by Westcott with photo Let Light Shine

“The composition and layout of the photo is compelling and dynamic, and more importantly for this contest, makes superb use of light and shadows. The antler shadows on the wall add a palpable tension; pointing at the subject further enhances that dynamic. It’s also a very good B&W conversion, maintaining highlight detail very well.” – Joseph

Congratulations to rturnbow the People’s Choice and winner of the year of ViewBug PRO with photo Death of the Beast

Congratulations to the following Runners Up:

benjoarwas with photo Forest Fairy

“The poes, expression and props all contribute to a very good photograph. The lighting may not be complex but it makes use of light and shadow very successfully. The eyes are kept out of shadow, and none of the shadows are too dark. I would like to see more detail in the highlight on the hair, however. Losing texture there is unfortunate, and distracting. Otherwise though this is a very good image.” – Joseph

–KT– with photo Contemplation

“Light and shadow are what create this image; the artfully painted shadows and spotlights draw the eye where you want it to go, and allow the eye to travel around the scene, finding more and more to see.” – Joseph

• April 17th, 2013

Thank you to all the participants that shared their photos in this competition. The judging was literally a mouthful of amazing shots displaying outstanding works of creativity.

Congratulations to PierreTurtaut with photo Virginie

Congratulations to michael_travers_0423 the People’s Choice with photo Bite yer lip

Congratulations to the following Runners Up:

hahhalev with photo Mouth

pablolemper with photo Erotic

kgornia with photo Untitled

• April 16th, 2013

Thank you to all the photographers that shared their ‘steamy’ work in this competition by our friends at Peachpit the #1 Publisher of Books for Creative People!

Congratulations to all the participants as all the photos are winners and a special thanks to professional photographer Christa Meola, who mentioned selecting the grand winner was a very tough decision, for her collaboration in selecting the following winner:

Congratulations to romanenko winner of the workshop with Christa Meola and a copy of The Art of Boudoir Photography book: How to create stunning photographs of women. with photo The Look

Congratulations to nigelsparg the People’s Choice and winner of the The Art of Boudoir Photography book: How to create stunning photographs of women.

Congratulations to the following Runners Up:

goldenera with photo Shapes and Shadows

davekai-piper with photo kbober

saridonas with photo Thinking about you

• April 12th, 2013

Thank you to all participants for taking part in the Candid Photo Contest. The contest was an initiative in partnership with SHOOTER Magazine, one of the top photography publications and the first photo mobile magazine.

The winner and two runners up were selected from a great number of of submissions showing very creative unplanned shots.

Congratulations to the winner “031913-candid-Arnold” by AmandaArnold – the photo will be published in SHOOTER magazine in the May 2013 issue.

Congratulations to the two runners up whose photos will be published in the SHOOTER magazine May 2013 issue!

“Full steam to past” by premio

“In the Dugout” by paulmullin