In case you missed it, we set up a community site for Shoot! The Day and decided to have a little pre-shoot day contest. So we asked a few of our cool friends (Nikon, Lowepro and Apple) to pony up a few prizes, and just like that, we had ourselves a contest.

But why make it so competitive? Why not have a little fun and make it creative? Avatars have become iconic (literally) of the hours we spend online, so we figured that “best avatar” was as good a competition as any.

The fun thing about having a totally silly contest is that you don’t need strict rules and you don’t need Price Waterhouse audting your selection. Instead it’s just me with no pants on IMing a few other PhotoShelter peeps about what we like. But before we announce the winners, let’s talk about some trends that we saw.

You holding a camera
I don’t want to be a debbie downer, but in the annals of photography creativity, this particular trend ranks near the ground. And the ground is down low. Now, now. That doesn’t mean the photos are bad, I’m just saying…sometimes you have to step it up a creative notch. Here’s a little pupu platter.

Laura

THE WINNERS
Ultimately, we picked the avatars that we thought played well at avatars. There were a lot of photos that probably look great a little larger, but it was hard to discern detail in a small thumbnail, so here are the winners….

L. Darnielle

L. looks like a bad ass. Nicely composed and well lit, and probably reads well large as it does small.
PRIZE: Lowepro Nova 190 AW camera bag

Congratulations to all the winners! But don’t despair, we’ll announce the next community contest shortly…

 

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