Contest Entry - -CLICK- Photography Contest

I was roaming around buying poses last week and, in the process, stumbled across -CLICK- Props & Sets and was overwhelmed by the coolness of the idea of full sets, poses and props, conveniently packaged in a self rezzer.  You can use either a control panel or a HUD to rez and switch between sets and then access the included poses (from some of my favorite pose creators - see pose SLURLs in the right bar) or use your own to click away to your heart's content.  Multiple avatars can access the poses in many of the sets and many have additional included props.  Since "The Ritz" elevator set was perfect for Azul's gorgeous Malena evening gown and EarthStones Zahra Limited Edition release, I decided to go ahead and toss my (admittedly amateur) hat in the ring and submit a few pictures.
First picture is one of the ones I submitted, additional photos, credits, SLURLs and contest rules after the cut.

Location:  -CLICK- Props & Sets, DReaMiNG OuTLouD

-CLICK- PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 
Sponsored by:

• -CLICK- props for the professional
• The Best of SL Magazine
• Glitterati
• Long Awkward Pose
• Exposeur
• DCNY
• Shaft SLDVD
• Exodi

The -CLICK- Photography contest is open to all residents of SL. All pictures must be submitted to Click Memo by June 22nd:  The CLICK gallery for the contest is here http://www.flickr.com/groups/1433580@N21/

RULES:

1. To be eligible for submission the picture must include a -CLICK- Prop with use of at least one pose from a -CLICK- Product.
2. Photos must be done in high resolution (exception is the Most Natural title. These will be accepted as snapshots ONLY to ensure no post-processing has been done). Photos should be perfectly square sized as a 1024x1024.
3. Only the photographer is eligible for the prize, not the model. Photographers may model in their own photos.
4. You may submit up to 10 pictures but you may only win 1 prize per category.
5. Photos for the Most Popular prize will be sorted and a max of 100 will be displayed for popular vote at http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Renaissance%20Galleria/160/106/2
6. Winners will be announced in The Best of SL Magazine Readers Group. You MUST be a member of this group to be eligible.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Please title all photos: -CLICK- Photo Contest (Title of picture, Your Name).
2. Place photo(s) in ONE folder titled: -CLICK- Photo Contest (Your Name) **Even if you only submit one photo, please place the photo inside a FOLDER.**
3. Photos must be submitted as FULL PERMS. Submitting a photo grants -CLICK-, The Best of SL and all sponsors full rights to the picture. Photos will not be sold or altered (other than possible cropping or resizing, and typeface may be added for ads), but may be used for advertisements in The Best of SL Magazine or at any of the sponsor locations.
4. Failure to title photos properly or failure to submit a full perms photo will disqualify your entry.
5. Submit your folder to Click Memo by Midnight SLT on June 22nd. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Pictures will be judged and winners announced in 6 categories:

• Overall Best Picture
• Best Use of Prop
• Most Original
• Most Artistic/Creative
• Most Popular
• Most Natural (No photoshopping or other post-processing)

Judging criteria will be done on a grading scale based on several aspects of the picture. Overall quality, originality, artistic merit, use of subject material, etc. From these we will sort the pictures into categories for prizes.  Picture MAY win several awards depending on the subject matter. i.e. you could win Best use of prop and Overall best picture.

PRIZES:
Overall Best Picture:

*1st $10,000L + 4 Sets from -CLICK-(10k value), A Gift certificate from Glitterati (5k Gift), LAP(5k Gift), Exposeur(5k Gift), Exodi(5k Skin fatpack) ,Movie card from Shaft (4k) and DCNY (2k cloth package) total prize worth 46,000L

*2nd $5000L + 2 sets from -CLICK(5k)-, A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package)Movie card from Shaft (2400) and DCNY (1k clothing package) total prize worth 17,900L

*3rd $ 2500L +1 set from -CLICK-(2500), A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package)Movie card from Shaft (1600) and DCNY (1k clothing package) total prize worth 12,100L

Most popular 

*1st $2,500L + 2 Sets from -CLICK-(5k), A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package),Movie card from Shaft (2400) and DCNY(2k cloth package) total prize worth 16,400L

*2nd $1000L + 1 sets from -CLICK-(2500), A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package),Movie card from Shaft (1600) and DCNY(1k clothing package) total prize worth 10,600L

*3rd $ 500L +1 set from -CLICK-(2500), A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package).Movie card from Shaft (800) and DCNY(1k clothing package) total prize worth 9,300L

All other categories

*1st $2,500L + 2 Sets from -CLICK-(5k), A Gift certificate from Glitterati(1k), LAP(1k), Exposeur(1k), Exodi(2.5k jewelry package)Movie card from Shaft (2400) and DCNY(2k cloth package) total prize worth 16,400L 

Total prizes valued at 210,000 Linden.  Any and all questions should be directed to Flix Saiman. Please make sure you carefully read all the rules and guidelines before making contact for questions.

Credits:

Hair: BishWear TossMeAround (Raven)

Skin: Dutch Touch MaAn (Cocoa - WinRedLips)

Jewelry: EarthStones Zahra (Black Opal/Gold - Limited Edition)

Gown: Azul Malena (Nude)
Poses: ComPOSEure

Featured SLURLs:

Azul Mainstore

EarthStones Mainstore