Hosting a Monthly Photo Contest

Find and Announce a Theme

Week 1:

  • Select a theme on your own or solicit theme suggestions and then have people vote on them in a poll.
  • Check to be sure your theme hasn’t been used recently:
  • Determine whether or not you will be making any exceptions to the rules.
  • Officially announce to prospective photographers in the group, Lounge, and GD what the theme and any special rules are. (You’ll need to add any rule changes into the template on your own.)

Enter intosubject line:

***Type Month Here Photo Contest***

Cut and paste from just below here down to the highlightedline:

[font size="3"][b]The theme for the Type Month Here monthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="3"]"Type Theme Here"[/b][/font]

[div class="excerpt"][font size="2"][b]Submissions (1 per person) can be made in the next thread which will appear around the weekend of Type Submissions Date Here. Prelims will be held during the weekend of Type Prelims Date Here, with finals being posted on Type Finals Date Here."[/b][/font]
Please keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 200K in file size, unless otherwise designated by contest host. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.
Please do not use frames, except for a 10 pixel black frame to define white backgrounds.
Post-processing is permitted in the same tradition as processing techniques of print photography.
The contest host may alter the written rules at the beginning of their contest, and is the final arbiter of the rules and any issues that may arise.
The contest host may not enter their own photo contest, but may choose the theme in any manner they decide. (The quarterly seasonal contests are an exception to that rule, and the host may enter those contests.)
The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest). For seasonal contests, winner agrees to be available to assist in hosting the next seasonal contest, should the hosts require such assistance.
Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph:
[div class="excerpt"][font size="2"][b]CONTEST LICENSE[/b][/font]
An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.
An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.[/div]

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Submissions Thread

Week 2:

  • Fill out the template. If you are making any changes to the rules, you’ll need to add those to wherever you deem is the appropriate spot in the template.
  • Set up a submissions thread in the PhotographyGroup by copying and pasting the template into a post.
  • Set up a comments thread in the group.
  • Officially announce to prospective participants with a link in the Lounge and GD that submissions are open.
  • When the submission time expires or the slots are filled, alert the thread to have it locked.

Enter intosubject line:

***Official Submission Thread for theType Month Here Photo Contest***

Cut and paste from just below here down to the highlighted line:

[font size="3"][b]The theme for the Type Month Here monthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="3"]"Type Theme Here"[/b][/font]

[div class="excerpt"][font size="2"][b]Submissions are Type Submissions DatesHere(or whenever 30 entries are reached.) Prelims will be held during the weekend of Type Prelims DatesHere, with finals being posted Type Finals DatesHere.[/b][/font]

[font size="2"][b]BASIC CONTEST/CHALLENGE RULES[/b][/font]

Only one entry per person. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the host of a contest/challenge.

Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments. The Host will usually start a separate thread just for comments.

Please keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 200K in file size, unless otherwise designated by contest host. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.
Please do not use frames, except for a 10 pixel black frame to define white backgrounds.
Post-processing is permitted in the same tradition as processing techniques of print photography.
The contest host may alter the written rules at the beginning of their contest, and is the final arbiter of the rules and any issues that may arise.
The contest host may not enter their own photo contest, but may choose the theme in any manner they decide. (The quarterly seasonal contests are an exception to that rule, and the host may enter those contests.)
The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest). For seasonal contests, winner agrees to be available to assist in hosting the next seasonal contest, should the hosts require such assistance.
Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph:
[div class="excerpt"][font size="2"][b]CONTEST LICENSE[/b][/font]
An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.
An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.[/div]

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Prelims Round

Week 3:(Should be held over period of time including both weekdays and weekends, eg Fri-Sun)

  • Break down the list of submissions into groups of 3.
  • Fill out all 3 poll templates below before posting the individual polls. (Yes, all those spaces are supposed to be there.)
  • You can get the picture addresses by right-clicking and selecting Copy Image Location.
  • Once all 3 templates are filled out, you can click Post and Make a Poll and cut n paste thesubject lines and individual templates into the body of the messages.
  • Preview the pictures, and if everything looks right cut and paste the titles (without the brackets, number and b, and with no quote marks or they won’t show up) into the poll choices.
  • Preview one more time. If it’s good, post it.
  • Do the same for the other two polls, then hurry back and do your poll link edits.
  • Don’t forget to announce the polls with links in the Lounge and photography group.
  • When the voting time expires, alert the threads and have them locked.
  • Post a thread in the group thanking the photographers and announcing the 10 pictures that will be moving on to Finals.

Poll 1

Enter intosubject line:

***Type Month HerePhoto Contest: Preliminary round, poll 1 ***

Cut and paste from just below here downto the highlighted line:

[font size="2"][b]The theme for the Type Month Here monthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="2"]"Type Theme Here"[/b][/font]

The three preliminary polls will run until the evening of TypePrelims End Date Here. [b][link:Pastepoll 2 link here (www only)|Poll 2 is here.][/b] [b][link:Pastepoll 3 link here (www only)|Poll 3 is here.][/b]

The top two finishers in each Preliminary thread will advance to the Final round, which will be held over the weekend of Type Finals DatesHere, along with the next four highest vote-getters overall. In the Final round, the top 3 of the qualifying photographs will be chosen by voters.

Please vote in all three polls. Feel free to leave your thoughts on the submissions. K-n-Rs are much appreciated! :hi:

Thank you all for participating!

Note to Mods: Skinner has authorized this contest to run in GD.

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[b] 10. Title[/b]

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Poll 2

Enter into subject line:

*** Type Month HerePhoto Contest: Preliminary round, poll 2 ***

Cut and paste from just below here to the highlighted line:

[font size="2"][b]The theme for the Type Month Heremonthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="2"]"Type Theme Here"[/b][/font]

The three preliminary polls will run until the evening of Type Prelims End Date Here.[b][link:Paste poll 1 link here (www only)|Poll 1 is here.][/b] [b][link:Paste poll 3 link here (www only)|Poll 3 is here.][/b]

The top two finishers in each Preliminary thread will advance to the Final round, which will be held over the weekend of Type Finals Dates Here, along with the next four highest vote-getters overall. In the Final round, the top 3 of the qualifying photographs will be chosen by voters.

Please vote in all three polls. Feel free to leave your thoughts on the submissions. K-n-Rs are much appreciated! :hi:

Thank you all for participating!

Note to Mods: Skinner has authorized this contest to run in GD.

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[b] 10. Title [/b]

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Poll 3

Enter into subject line:

*** Type Month HerePhoto Contest: Preliminary round, poll 3 ***

Cut and paste from just below here to the highlightedline:

[font size="2"][b]The theme for the Type Month Here monthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="2"]"Type Theme Here" [/b][/font]

The three preliminary polls will run until the evening of Type Prelims End Date Here.[b][link:Paste poll 1 link here (www only)|Poll 1 is here.][/b] [b][link:Paste poll 2 link here (www only)|Poll 2 is here.][/b]

The top two finishers in each Preliminary thread will advance to the Final round, which will be held over the weekend of Type Finals Dates Here, along with the next four highest vote-getters overall. In the Final round, the top 3 of the qualifying photographs will be chosen by voters.

Please vote in all three polls. Feel free to leave your thoughts on the submissions. K-n-Rs are much appreciated! :hi:

Thank you all for participating!

Note to Mods: Skinner has authorized this contest to run in GD.

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[b] 2. Title [/b]

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[b] 3. Title [/b]

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Finals Round

Week 4:(Also should be held over period of time including both weekdays and weekends.)

  • Determine the top 2 finishers per poll and the next 4 highest vote-getters and randomly assign them slots in thetemplate.
  • If you’ve made changes to the rules, add that information into the template.
  • Go start a post in GD and preview the pictures, and if everything looks right cut and paste the titles (without the brackets, number and b, and with no quote marks or they won’t show up) into the poll choices.
  • Preview one more time to check that everything is correct, then post the poll.
  • Announce the poll with a link in the Lounge and photography group.
  • When the voting time expires, alert the thread to have it locked.

Enter intosubject line:

***Type Month HerePhoto Contest: Finals round***

Cut and paste from just below here down to the highlighted line:

[font size="2"][b]The theme for the Type Month Here monthly contest is: [/font] [font color="red" size="2"]"Type Theme Here"[/b][/font]

Feel free to leave your thoughts on the submissions. K-n-Rs are much appreciated! :hi:

Thank you all for participating!

Note to Mods: Skinner has authorized this contest to run in GD.

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[b] 2. Title [/b]

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[b] 3. Title [/b]

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[b] 4. Title [/b]

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[b] 6. Title [/b]

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[b] 7. Title [/b]

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[b] 8. Title [/b]

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[b] 9. Title [/b]

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[b] 10. Title [/b]

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Winner’s Announcement

Week 4:

  • Determine the top 3 finishers and post their titles and pictures.
  • List the rest of the finishers and a link to the submissions thread.
  • Select a host’s favorite from the original field of thirty submissions and add a note on why the photo caught your interest.

Enter into subject line:

*** Type Month HerePhoto Contest WINNERS ***

Cut and paste from just below here to the highlighted line:

[font size="3"][b] Announcing the winners of the Type Month Here contest!![/b][/font]

Thanks to all the participants, photographers and voters alike.

[b] FIRST PLACE[/b]

[b] 1. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

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[b] SECOND PLACE[/b]

[b] 2. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

Paste second place photo link here

[b] THIRD PLACE[/b]

[b] 3. Title [/b]by photographer’s name

Paste third place photo link here

[b][link:Paste submissions thread link here (www only)|All other entries into this contest can be viewed here.][/b]

[b] 4. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 5. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 6. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 7. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 8. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 9. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] 10. Title [/b]byphotographer’s name

[b] Host’s Choice[/b]

[b] Title[/b]byphotographer’s name

Personal thoughts about photo.

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