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Monthly Theme Contest Questions

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Here's a place to ask questions about our monthly theme contests.

Each month, we'll have a new theme, and it is your opportunity to show us what you can do. You may enter up to 3 "before/after" photos.

We'd like these themes to be a fun way for you to try new ideas, so please try to use new "edits" rather than digging through your stream for oldies. Feel free to use older photos that you want to "give new life" or take new photos; either is acceptable.

Please put your "after" photos into the group pool.

Any questions/thoughts are more than welcome here.
Originally posted at 1:54PM, 8 April 2008 PDT (permalink)
Brenda Anderson edited this topic 50 months ago.

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Karol A Olson  Pro User  says:

What a nifty idea. This will be fun!
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

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Sarire  Pro User  says:

Great idea! looking forward to it
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Did I forget to mention that there will be prizes for these theme contests? :)
Posted 50 months ago. (permalink)

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MercyMoments says:

when does the next contest start?

...and what are the prize?? =)
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

We're getting towards the end of the month, so I think the next contest will be started at the beginning of June.

Does anyone have any ideas on a theme?

(oh, and the prize will be announced when the winner is chosen). :)
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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MercyMoments says:

suggestion: best use of HDR
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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bulmachica24 says:

I don't know if this was a past theme but maybe making pictures look old or maybe have a vintage look...something like that. I know someone can use Sepia, black/white, or 1960's effect but maybe add a little more to give it an edge.
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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vincikun says:

i would like to see a contest on using HDR too!
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Nicky Thomas-Davies  Pro User  says:

would that be HDR as in just pressing the HDR button ? *crosses fingers*

nicky x
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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anneke!!!  Pro User  says:

I'm keeping my fingers crossed as well, nicky! for hdr-contests, there are different groups I think. (unless we can press the button ofcourse)
:-)))
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Alun Salt  Pro User  says:

A contest and tutorials on shapes could be a help. There are a lot of options. Is it possible to draw over a section of a photo to give an area a tint with a shape and then paint it back out?

Stonehenge Mondrian

Even if it can be fun I suspect there's a lot more to shapes than drawing blocks over a photo.
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Julie's Digital Photo Art says:

I can't find the "copy before/after html to clipboard" box? relating to your tip : You can quickly get the "before/after" HTML to post in the thread when you save your new version in picnik. Just click the "copy before/after html to clipboard" box on the picnik save screen

When I save a photo in picnik, it just asks me where I want to save it. I do know you can save a picture with same title as a new photo, or choose to replace the first one. Is that what you're talking about?
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

When you choose to Save to Flickr, you'll see a checkbox about the before/after HTML.. you might need to scroll the save box a bit to get to the bottom. Here's a screen capture. Hope it helps.

Mozilla Firefox
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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bulmachica24 says:

When I save to flickr, that check box doesn't appear as one of my options. I'm confused?
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

It only appears if you are starting with an existing Flickr photo. Is that what you are doing?
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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dany_xoxo says:

im starting with an existing flickr photo and that check box doesn't appear when im saving it to flickr. what's the problem?
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Sorry for the confusion. The choice is only there if you are starting with Flickr, clicking "edit photo" to open it in Picnik, and then Saving it back to Flickr. If you go directly to picnik.com and load up your Flickr photo there, the copy HTML function is not there.

Let me see about getting it added to that screen too. :)
Posted 49 months ago. (permalink)

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bulmachica24 says:

Thank you, I see that now. But then where do I copy the html after i've checked marked it and saved it?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

It gets copied to your clipboard automatically, so when you then come to the thread to post your entry, you can just "paste" and it should be there.
Originally posted 48 months ago. (permalink)
Brenda Anderson edited this topic 48 months ago.

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bulmachica24 says:

Okay...I feel really dumb for asking but thank you.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Not dumb. :) I'm sure there are others out there who had the same question and now they all know the answer. Thanks for asking.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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vincikun says:

oh.. i use the picnik.com website because i am having trouble with using the the mouse scroll in flickr.com, thats why i didnt see the before and after html
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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JuliaKhoury says:

on what date will the next contest be ? I hope it's soon... :) I like these contests!
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Hi, just working on it now so in the next couple of days at the latest. :)
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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fatyma.e says:

Hopefully It Will Be Fun
How Bout A Flashing Picture
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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JuliaKhoury says:

how would you make a flashing Picnik photo ?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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MercyMoments says:

suggestion: pixelate.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Sarah BD. says:

I rly dont know what to do!!
i have a picture on my computer.i edited on picnik.
how can i sign up for the contest?where do you upload the picture?
Sorry i feel dumb but im new to flickr and all that!!
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Hi Sarah, at the top of this page, you'll see a menu. Click You>Upload photos and videos ( flickr.com/photos/upload/ ). Once the photos have uploaded, click each one to load the photo page, click the "all sizes" button above the photo, choose the "small size", copy the html in the box #1 under the photo and then paste it into the contest thread.
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Sarah BD. says:

So i uploaded the photos then what?where do i go?
sryy but i seriously dunno
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Sarah BD. says:

ok ok i got it
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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beautyfromashez says:

You can only enter one set of photos per contest right?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

As it says above, you can enter up to 3 before/after sets. :)
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Sarah BD. says:

When do the results come out?? =)
im excited!
haha
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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tulips_234 says:

Are contestants aloud to vote for their own pic?

:P just wondering.

And do people only vote once for 3 pictures?
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Sarah BD. wrote

When do the results come out?? =)
At the end of the month. :)

tulips_234 wrote
vote for their own pic?
We assume that everyone likes their own photos, otherwise they wouldn't enter them, eh? So, please don't vote for your own... if you do, we won't count it and you'll end up with one less vote. :)
Posted 48 months ago. (permalink)

Campbell.Photography [deleted] says:

[edited out ... moved to other thread]
Originally posted 46 months ago. (permalink)
Brenda Anderson edited this topic 46 months ago.

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funnyhelen2  Pro User  says:

How do we vote?
Posted 46 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Go to the thread for the current contest, look through all the entries, and list your 3 favorite entries in the thread.
Posted 46 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Just a reminder... photos that you post to the Picnikers group (and to the monthly theme contests) must follow Flickr's guidelines... in other words, they must be photos that you've taken yourself (or have explicit permission to use). Please don't post picniked versions of photos you've collected from the internet. :)
Posted 44 months ago. (permalink)

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~carie~  Pro User  says:

I see that Jennerator and Goldscale's Breast Cancer Awareness photos haven't gotten kicked from the pool....the ones in bras. So is it safe to assume that those meet the safe filter for the group, and safe standards by Flickr? I'm trying to gauge what's appropriate here so I know what I can post for the contest. Please advise, though I know it's all subjective. :-)
Posted 44 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Flickr's safe "guidelines" aren't written in stone... but my interpretation would say those images are safe.

Flickr staff have said, "naked boobs and bums = moderate" ... sexual situations? probably moderate or restricted.

a photo of a woman in a bra, to my mind, is safe depending on the context.

does that help?
Posted 44 months ago. (permalink)

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~carie~  Pro User  says:

great. i sent you an email. thanks for the help!
Posted 44 months ago. (permalink)

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Stacy Leson says:

For the theme contests are we allowed to enter photos that have been edited by picnik and have also been edited using other software?
Originally posted 43 months ago. (permalink)
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meghuff  Pro User  says:

Hi Brenda, I was wondering if you have a cut off time for the December contest. I'm going on holiday next week and I was going to use those photos for the contest but If you're cutting it off soon I will do something else. Thanks.
Posted 41 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

meghuff wrote

a cut off time for the December contest.
Hi, the cutoff is tomorrow (Jan 5th) so you'll want to do something fairly quickly! :)
Posted 41 months ago. (permalink)

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ocam_caro says:

just to make sure: don't vote for your own pic is still on right?
Posted 40 months ago. (permalink)

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Brenda Anderson is a group administrator Brenda Anderson  Pro User  says:

Right. You can't vote for yourself.
Posted 40 months ago. (permalink)

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