Need Help With Contest

Hello, my name is Toni and I am from New Bern, NC. I entered a photo
contest with Hewlett-Packard and Snapfish. I recently found out that
I made it in the finals. I am wanting to pursue a career in
photography and winning this contest would be a great opportunity for
me. I hope you will take the time to vote for my picture. Any
feedback about the photo would also be appreciated. I would like some
opinions about the photo to help improve my photography. I used a
Canon PowerShot S40, which I hope to upgrade, if I win. Thank you
for your support and for helping a stranger.

http://www.snapfish.com/viewsinglevo...a=95171618(cut
and paste)

The main contest page is:
http://www.snapfish.com/viewentries/...ily+Ever+After
My photo is black and white with feet. Photo name: This little
piggy...

You do not have to sign up or sign in. There is a pop-up window with
a security code that needs to be entered. I guess this is to prevent
cheating. If you use a pop-up blocker, you will not be able to vote,
but you will still be able to see the photo.

Thanks again for taking the time to vote.

If I have offended anyone, or if this is not an appropriate post,
please accept my sincere apology. My intent is just to ask a favor.

wrote:
Hello, my name is Toni and I am from New Bern, NC. I entered a photo
contest with Hewlett-Packard and Snapfish. I recently found out that
I made it in the finals.

http://www.snapfish.com/viewsinglevo...a=95171618(cut
and paste)

1) Learn to post links properly.

2) The photo is somewhat ordinary, and not an original
theme/composition, although the technical approach is good.

3) I did not vote on it.

I do suggest you browse the first 1000 photos in "top photographers" of
photo.net to get an idea of what very good amateurs and pros are producing.

http://www.photo.net/gallery/photocritique/filter

Cheers,
Alan



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wrote:
Hello, my name is Toni and I am from New Bern, NC. I entered a photo


If I have offended anyone, or if this is not an appropriate post,
please accept my sincere apology. My intent is just to ask a favor.


Such requests are usually met with considerable resistance here, but I
appreciate the tone and nice request and all. Best of luck in your venture.

Feel free to ask questions, answer them and otherwise participate here.

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john mcwilliams

Alan Browne wrote:
wrote:
Hello, my name is Toni and I am from New Bern, NC. I entered a photo
contest with Hewlett-Packard and Snapfish. I recently found out that
I made it in the finals.

http://www.snapfish.com/viewsinglevo...a=95171618(cut

and paste)

1) Learn to post links properly.

2) The photo is somewhat ordinary, and not an original
theme/composition, although the technical approach is good.

3) I did not vote on it.

I do suggest you browse the first 1000 photos in "top photographers" of
photo.net to get an idea of what very good amateurs and pros are producing.

http://www.photo.net/gallery/photocritique/filter

Cheers,
Alan



I judged it compared to the other entries - that made it
stand out. On it's own, as another poster said, the photo
isn't "that" orginal. But it is very well done and far
superior to the other entries which are all the equivalent
of home movies, as I see them.

So, I did vote for it!

I have a request: how exactly did you do it? I'd like to
learn.

Thanks. If you want to email directly:

louise250 at nyc dot rr dot com

Louise

Snapfisherror is all I get! Sorry.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:30:11 -0400, louise wrote:

I judged it compared to the other entries - that made it
stand out. On it's own, as another poster said, the photo
isn't "that" orginal. But it is very well done and far
superior to the other entries which are all the equivalent
of home movies, as I see them.

So, I did vote for it!

Uh, so did I, and for the same reasons. I was surprised by
the dismally low average score most of the entries had, not that
they weren't earned. I didn't bother to see if there was an
explanation for how the scores were tabulated, but I hope each
person's score is a function only of votes for their own pictures.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:48:56 -0700, John McWilliams wrote:
: wrote:
: Hello, my name is Toni and I am from New Bern, NC. I entered a photo
:
: If I have offended anyone, or if this is not an appropriate post,
: please accept my sincere apology. My intent is just to ask a favor.
:
: Such requests are usually met with considerable resistance here, but I
: appreciate the tone and nice request and all. Best of luck in your venture.

At least she's not asking us to help her cheat. If the people who make the
rules are crazy enough to set them up that way, she's just playing the game.

It's like a couple of weeks ago, when everybody in our area was pestered to
get on the Internet and vote Hideki Okajima into the baseball All-Star Game.
(I didn't, but enough did that he got selected.)

Bob