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Black and White Theme - Deranged Photography Contest

derangedvisionsPosted for Everyone to comment on, 5 years ago8 min read

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Black and White

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This week it is all about Black and White photography. There is something special about viewing pictures in black and white. When you are taking a picture, you should shoot for black and white from the beginning and not have the black and white edit be an after thought. When I shoot for black and white, it is because I am going for a specific look or a feeling. Some people say that a good black and white image contains the actual "soul" of what you are capturing. I believe this is true, because when you are viewing an image in black and white, all distraction is removed and you are looking at just what the photographer intended you to look at.

So this week, I would like you to go out with a purpose of capturing the soul of what you are shooting and have a vision prior to taking that picture. Not just taking a random picture and turning it black and white for no reason. Black and white can create a timeless feel, try and achieve that.

We have had a lot of people forget to put their BTS address with their entry, make sure that is not you, unless you do not want your Whale Tokens!!

So what is the Deranged Photography Contest and what makes it different than all the other ones?

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Most photo contest get a lot of entries and then one or two people win because their photos are amazing. Of course it is cool to reward the best photo, but what about those that are new to photography or not quite up to the professional level? Many times those people get discouraged seeing the same few names winning all of the competitions across platforms like this. I saw this happening way too often and I saw people from all over the world with amazing images that could still use some sort of recognition for the work that they are doing. So I decided that I wanted to put together a contest that rewarded people of all skill levels.

The contest will be broken up into three different tiers. Each will have a different payout for the winners based on what tier you enter into. Here is a breakdown of the winning based on the tiers:

PlaceProfessionalAmateurBeginner
1st30 KrazyKoins and Pixel Coins25 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins20 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins
2nd25 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins20 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins15 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins
3rd20 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins15 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins10 KrazyKoin and Pixel Coins

Each contest will be open for submissions for one week. I will be posting a new contest theme each Saturday and it will run until the following Saturday. Then I will make a winners announcement post after I close submissions on that Saturday.

How to enter

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When you enter a photo in the competition, you will state what tier you want to be judged in and locked in for the month at that level. Also put your BTS address in the comment with your submission so I can track where to send your winnings. This is a very important step, do not forget to put your BTS address!!

For example if you enter a photo, you drop the photo in the comment section, state what level of photographer you are, and then give a description of the photograph. It is always cool to hear about the pictures instead of just having a picture dropped with no description.

If you want to make your own post and reference the contest in your post, that would be awesome, just remember to post your picture in the comment section along with your post link. This is a great way to get more exposure and earn rewards separate from the contest post itself. Plus making a post gives you the opportunity to share a lot of pictures instead of just one. Just remember, the picture that you post in the comment section of the contest post is the one that will be judged.

Be sure to use the tag #derangedphotography when making a post to make it easy to find your posts.

Additional Notes

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  • Only one submission per contest. Extra submissions will be not be counted.

  • You can switch your tier ONE time per month, but only if you are moving up into a higher tier, for example if you are currently in the amateur tier, but you think that you have a photograph that you want to enter in the professional tier, you can state that you are changing your tier to professional. You will then be locked into the new tier for the remainder of the month. You are not able to move down to a lower tier, like going from amateur to the beginner tier.

  • If you do not state wish tier you want to be judged in for the month, I will leave a comment to remind you to do so, but if you don't respond, you will be assigned to a tier and locked in for that month.

  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form. All submissions must be your own work. I will investigate every entry so if you are caught plagiarizing you will be blacklisted from competing in any future contests. It is not worth it to try and cheat, especially with the 3 tier set up where everyone has an equal shot of winning.

  • I have edited the prize pool to incentives people to push themselves to compete in the higher tiers. As time goes, I will can continue to make edits to the contest to best suit the community.

  • Once again, put your BTS address in the comments with your submission.


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Who is sponsoring the contest?

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Right now we have two of the most amazing community supporters as sponsors of the photo contest. @krazykrista and @pixel have generously donated some of their WhaleTokens as winnings to be spread out among all of you. @krazykrista is everywhere in the community and very active on discord, while @pixel is doing amazing things for the art and photography community. These two together are a dream team for the Whaleshares community and they are both witnesses that are very deserving of your vote.

If you are not sure what a witness does here on the platform, they are the ones that produce or "witness" the blocks that here on the blockchain. They run the servers that keep this thing going. Many of them are developers and many are community oriented. Both types of witnesses are needed to ensure a successful blockchain. It is very important to support the witnesses that devote so much of their time and effort into ensuring a great user experience for everyone here.

To vote for @krazykrista's witness named @krazywitness go to https://whaleshares.io/~witnesses and vote for her there. She is doing an amazing job here and I can't stress enough how important voting for witnesses is.

To vote for @pixel's witness named @artwhale-witness go to https://whaleshares.io/~witnesses and cast your vote. @pixel is very supportive of so many projects and people here on the platform and deserves your vote.

I am also a witness here on Whaleshares and my witness will be aimed at supporting the creative community. There are also a few projects that I have been working on that will be released soon that my witness will be supporting. If you want to support my witness go to https://whaleshares.io/~witnesses and cast a vote for @deranged-witness. I have plans in the future for releasing my own community token called Deranged Coin, but that can not happen without the support of the community.

Now go out and shoot some amazing pictures!

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I hope you are all excited about this new contest. The contest themes will be different than what you are used to seeing, and I am doing this to encourage everyone to get out and shoot new pictures. If you are a life long professional nature photographer, some of the themes may push you to try and learn something new. If you are just a beginner photographer, this is a great place to have fun shooting all sorts of exciting styles and learn in the process.


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I am looking forward to seeing all of your great submissions. Have fun taking those pictures!!

Vote for @deranged-witness at https://whaleshares.io/~witnesses

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