-- Create Your Own Stock Story -- Contest

Theme:

Create your own stocks of a modernized fairy tale or famous character. (see some examples below) Make it humorous and fun! Judging will be done on a point system based on originality, idea, character choice, costume, quality, and composition.

Submitting:

For each character, please submit 1-5 stock photos and let us know who the character is. Send a link to the images in a Note to DellaMorteArts

Although the images do not have to be new for this contest, you will loose points when being judged if the stock is taken before this contest

The stock must be submitted in the correct category or else it will be disqualified

Limits:

You may submit up to 3 different characters, each one can have up to 5 different poses.

Time:

Contest Starts: January 29, 2007
Contest Ends: March 12, 2007

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Examples from our fine judges:



Cinderella:


Dorothy (Wizzard of Oz):
  
  

Snow White:

:thumb37060027:

Thumbelina:



Wicked Witch of the West:


Attempting to bribe the judges will not be tollerated and will get you disqualified

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Prizes:

Any help with prizes would be appreciated! You are welcome to donate anything you like!

First Place

DellaMorteArts has donated a 3 month subscription to deviantART
Quest2694 has donated a 3 months subscription to deviantART
Quest2694 has donated a photo tile with your photo on it!
JunkbyJen has donated a 1 month subscription to deviantART
JunkbyJen is offering a print from her gallery (up to $10)
oibyrd is offering a custom backdrops for manip'ers
eggy-chan will be manipulating one of the winner's stock from the winning pack!

For All Winners

JunkbyJen will make a personalized stamp!
oibyrd is offering an ODD feature!
Elerinwen offering a  custom avatar or a banner or a wallpaper for DA or for other websites


Journal Features for All Winners

DellaMorteArts Della-Stock stock-feature JunkbyJen brennennn

Prizes will be added until the contest is closed. To keep up with the list, please bookmark This Journal Entry

Those who donate prizes will still be able to enter the contest. And they will still be able to win! Donations can be anything from features to subscriptions to prints to items or online gifts!



If you are new at producing stocks or have never submitted stock before, you should take a moment to read these fine stock tutorials by cookiekitty-stock

Creating the Character
Being Creative
Posing Using Levels
Facial Expressions
_{The expressions found inside these tutorials are not hard fast rules for stock photography. Just ideas to try and help}

So get out there and start shooting!!!