ARE HAVING A CONTEST
The contest is 'The Beauty of Everyday Objects'

The contest will:
begin on: 1st july 2011
and end on: 1st september 2011


The challenge is to take one everyday object from a list and put it in an enviroment to which you would never expect it to be, photographing it in a way you would never see it before

you have to pick a theme and choose a item that fits into that theme, REMEMBER THE ITEM MUST BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD USE EVERYDAY.

THEMES, YOU MUST USE

kitchen appliances -eg knife, fork, spoon, ladle, plate, microwave
stationary -eg pen, ruler, calculator, compass, pencil, markers
electrical devices -eg laptops, mp3 player, Ipods, mobile phones
clothes -eg underwear, socks, shoes.
food and drink -eg chocolate, fruit and veg, juice, take-away meals
hygiene products -eg soap, toothbrush, hairbrush, shower gel
make up and personal products -eg lipstick, hairbands, mascara, face wipes

if you have an idea of a theme that you would like to see added to the list, then by all means note the group and we will put it in the list as long as its an everyday item.

Rules of the contest are

YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY
You can only submit 2 entries
Your entry must have been submitted to your gallery in 2011
Your entry must either be an everyday object from the list or you must have asked for it to be added to the list
Your entry must be photography
NO PHOTOMANIPULATIONS
although we allow nude photos in the group, please do not submit any nude photos for the competition
Your entry must comply with the rules of the group which can be seen on the front page of the group
Your entry must be submitted to the groups gallery by midnight of the closing date of the competition
Your entry must be submitted to the contest folder

PRIZES

first place
6 month premium membership from `Emerald-Depths
3 month premium membership from ~zaz14ispottermad
3 month premium membership from *gregorland
100 points from `Emerald-Depths
50 points from #dALinkSystem
feature of the image plus 3 other pieces from their gallery plus a twitter feature from #dALinkSystem
a news article feature from `Emerald-Depths
a news article feature from ~umerr2000
one contructive comment on one piece of their work from ^3wyl

second place
3 month premium membership from `Emerald-Depths
1 month premium membership from ~zaz14ispottermad
50 points from :devEmerald-Depths
feature of the image plus 3 other pieces from their gallery plus a twitter feature from #dALinkSystem
a news article feature from `Emerald-Depths
a news article feature from ~umerr2000
one contructive comment on one piece of their work from ^3wyl

third place
1 month premium membership from `Emerald-Depths
25 points from `Emerald-Depths
feature of the image plus 3 other pieces from their gallery plus a twitter feature from #dALinkSystem
a news article feature from `Emerald-Depths
a news article feature from ~umerr2000
one contructive comment on one piece of their work from ^3wyl

plus ALL WINNERS WILL RECIEVE FEATURES FROM THE FOLLOWING GROUPS/PEOPLE



this prize list could change as new prizes may be added to it, any additional prizes will be shown on the contest journal
shown here-------> [link]