TiBB Photography Competition 2010 ; Main Thread [Theme inside]

[Lewis.]

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If you haven't followed a TiBB photography competition before the idea is pretty simple; every week you are given a theme and then you have to take a photo that shows your interpretation of the theme. Every week members will rate the photo's in order of preference, and the contestant with the least amount of points will leave the competition.

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DeejayAJ
ukturtle
CaraRawr
BOOSH
Twilight
TheHarbinger
ThomasC
Iceman

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Same as every year;;
- You are not allowed to copy images off of the net, I WILL track the original source down of the image if I'm suspicious, and believe me don't go there.
- They must be taken by you, you are allowed to recieve advice from others but they themselves are not allowed to take the picture.
- Late entries will not be excepted.
- It can be a existing photo that you have taken, but preferably a newer one would be better.
- It has to be a still image.
- You can't show other people your picture before it is posted.

Rules On Editing;
You ARE allowed to;;
- Resize
- Crop
- Change the image to full B&W or Full SEPIA, not a mixture of the two or any other color.
- Change the contrast/brightness

You are NOT allowed to;;
- Use lighting effects.
- Blurring.
- Sharpen
- You can not use effects such as, Overlay, Lighten, Screen etc... on any picture.
- No text, or borders.
- No effects such as changing the exposure, selective colour etc..


Themes
Week 1: Misery

[Lewis.]

Welcome! As you can see, the contestant list is above! Well done to those who managed to get a place (everyone who applied)!

This year there will be just two judges: Myself and Vicky, and we will rate each photo out of 20, giving points to these 3 aspects of the photo:

- Originality 5 points available
- Sticking to the theme 5 points available
- Overall quality of the photo 10 points available

This will give you a final rating. This final rating will be put into a leaderboard. This leaderboard will be 25% of the final result! Votes from forum members will be the other 75%. The other forum members will have to put the photo's in rank order; the person with the lowest overall score being sent home.

The rules are the same as what they are every year and can be found in the opening post.

Themes will be posted in this thread. Contestants and forum members can chat in this thread about ideas, although please refrain from posting your photo on the forum.

Every Sunday evening there will be a 'photo exhibition' - which will contain the photo's from that week. The results will be later on in the evening.


Theme 1
Contestants, your first theme is Misery. You now have until the 21st of November by 6pm to send me your photo's. They must have a connection with the theme. The judges are looking for originality as one of their marking categories, so don't be too cliché; think outside of the box and get a good photo. Photo's must be sent in by PM please. So, get snapping!

[Benjamin]

:hugesmile:

[Vicky.]

:D

-Feels all important-

[Benjamin]

:D

-Feels all important-


Don't. :wink:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Why such a long gap in taking the picture though?

So we have to wait a week?

It doesn't take long to take a picture, even if you snap for hours you still only need 24 hours.

:(

Anyway...cool.

[Vicky.]

Don't. :wink:

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[Miss Ivy Balls]

To be honest, mine is going to be amazing.

No joke. Can we not do it for tonight, though, I mean seriously?

How long does it take to take and post a picture?

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I'd better win this first round. I've just cut myself like a bitch to show misery and I'm not joking either.

I don't think I'm right in the head. :(

[Vicky.]

I'd better win this first round. I've just cut myself like a bitch to show misery and I'm not joking either.

I don't think I'm right in the head. :(

I really hope you ARE joking :eek:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I really hope you ARE joking :eek:

I'm not.

I hope my mum doesn't go mad.

I just got a bit carried away. :(

It will be OK. Just need to hide it from her.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

They're only paper cuts really. Don't worry.

[Vicky.]

Please dont do anything else like this, especially not for anything to do with here :/

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Please dont do anything else like this, especially not for anything to do with here :/

Don't be angry with me. :bawling:

[Shaun]

delete my post again and i'll go all 4chan on your ass.

[Vicky.]

delete my post again and i'll go all 4chan on your ass.

What post :conf:

[Vicky.]

Don't be angry with me. :bawling:

Not angry, just...concerned :/

[Shaun]

sorry, wrong thread. -threat still stands-
LOL

[Vicky.]

sorry, wrong thread. -threat still stands-
LOL

:laugh2:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Not angry, just...concerned :/

Thank you Vicky. It really isn't that bad. I tried to find the tomato ketchup to start with, but I couldn't find it. :(

[Lewis.]

Yeah, Thomas. Please don't be doing anything like that. I'd rather you took a picture of you just frowning than that. To answer your question about why we need a week; some people lead quite busy lives (School, work, revision etc.) and probably have more important things to be getting on with. I for one could never take a photo in one night, as I simply get up, go to school, go to work, get home, do any coursework, leaving me an hour usually to do something. I can then do whatever I want on Saturday night after work or spend the whole day on Sunday doing something.

[BOOSH]

Can't we post them in here? Or post others we have taken but not the one we send you? It would be nice to have some photos in here too.

& I already have an idea for this :) But will have to wait untill tomorrow to take some snaps.

[Lewis.]

Can't we post them in here? Or post others we have taken but not the one we send you? It would be nice to have some photos in here too.

& I already have an idea for this :) But will have to wait untill tomorrow to take some snaps.

You can discuss ideas and stuff in here. You can post photo's too; as long you do not post the photo that you intend to use in the competition :hugesmile:

[BOOSH]

Lewis... I think that sharpness should NOT be allowed and enhancing the photo with brightness/contrast SHOULD

Unless you have your own studio it's pretty hard to control the light so sometimes a really good shot itself (the composition of it, the overall theme) can sometimes look rather dull, so a little enhancing can make it stand out
but with the sharpness, that's something you can control yourself by getting the focus or the depth of field right...

[Lewis.]

I thought that too BOOSH, but it seemed to work in previous years. I'm going to change them around as suggested. I think the main problem is that they are not contrasted too much, to the extent that they look fake. I'd hate for the competition to become a graphics competition, as many great photographers are not very good at computer graphics at all. Thanks for the suggestion and if I do think that the photo's are becoming more about graphics I'll change it back perhaps; we'll have to see :)

[Jordan.]

I'd better win this first round. I've just cut myself like a bitch to show misery and I'm not joking either.

I don't think I'm right in the head. :(

How silly.

[BOOSH]

Ah that's cool then, I was going to say wait and see what all the others think aswell?
Yeah I know what you mean about the graphics thing... only slight changes can make a photo look really good though.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Sent in my picture.

Can we show it on here? :)

[Benjamin]

Nope. Lewis will post them all at the same time to be voted on.

[Jordan.]

Thomas I have seen your photos, why would you do that to yourself. :nono:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Nope. Lewis will post them all at the same time to be voted on.

OK cool. I can't wait.

Thomas I have seen your photos, why would you do that to yourself. :nono:

I don't know what I was thinking really. It was only one and not the one I'm showing. :)

[Twilight]

Can we use a tripod? No one wants model on the photo for me, so i have to do it myself and use the 10 second timer :/

[BOOSH]

It doesn't say we can't...

[Jessica.]

I just got a new camera yesterday, it's a pity it wasn't sooner, i could have entered this. :/

[Benjamin]

It's only just started, you could PM Lewis and ask him if you can join. I'm sure none of us would mind since it started yesterday. :hugesmile:

[BOOSH]

Yeah ask him :)

[BOOSH]

sending my entry now :)

[LemonJam]

Excited to see your outcomes :)

[Maia]

Gonna send mine in soon :)

[Lewis.]

Keep them coming in! Got 2 photo's so far.

Still need photo's from-
Twilight
ukturtle
TheHarbinger
DeejayAJ
CaraRawr
Iceman

:)

[BOOSH]

Come on guys :D
The weather has been perfect for this "misery" theme if you've been getting as much rain as I have

[Lewis.]

Come on guys :D
The weather has been perfect for this "misery" theme if you've been getting as much rain as I have

I agree! It's been awful down here in Cornwall! Flooding EVERYWHERE :| :(

[Twilight]

Still haven't done mine.. I'll try do it tonight, had to change my idea though :/

[BOOSH]

Can't wait to see everyones....

[BOOSH]

Bumping this...

Hey Lewis, another idea... maybe people shouldnt get kicked out, they can carrry on and we just use a point system, winner after last round with the most points wins, otherwise there wont be so much interest in this?

[Benjamin]

When are the photos posted? :)

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I really want my picture posted.

It is a masterpiece of the highest perfection.

I'd like to see what I'm up against too. I know that I've thought outside the box.

:)

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I really want my picture posted.

It is a masterpiece of the highest perfection.

I'd like to see what I'm up against too. I know that I've thought outside the box.

:)

It's a good job I got a new camera not long a go too. Got that Lumix one that is advertised on the TV.

[BOOSH]

it's not all about the camera Thomas :)

[Benjamin]

it's not all about the camera Thomas :)

Very true. Mine isn't very good, I forgot about this as was preoccupied with The Mole 3, but hopefully I'll survive and make up for it next week :)

[Vicky.]

Bumping this...

Hey Lewis, another idea... maybe people shouldnt get kicked out, they can carrry on and we just use a point system, winner after last round with the most points wins, otherwise there wont be so much interest in this?

I really like that idea actually :)

[BOOSH]

Yay :) See what Lewis says aswell

[Benjamin]

Any news on the results?

[Miss Ivy Balls]

When do we find out?

Wasn't the first round closed yesterday?

[Jordan.]

How long does it take people to send their photos in. :o

[BOOSH]

Who's left to send in their photo then?
And why isn't this thread more active :(
Is it coz it's in it's own place and not in the c&g thread??

[GypsyGoth]

I'm wanna see photos! :elephant:

[BOOSH]

And meeeeeeeeee! :)

[Benjamin]

:)

[Lewis.]

Only got a few photos in out of the whole bunch... Not even enough to hold a proper competition with :( I'm going to pm the people that have not sent anything in... And I am going to set an extension seeing as it is week 1... Sunday at the latest please contestants! thanks to those who have managed to get a photo in so far!

[Maia]

I sent my photo in ages ago :laugh:

C'mon everyone, hurry up!

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Well this isn't on.

[Benjamin]

Come on people, send them in :nono:

[BOOSH]

come on guys....

Lewis did you see my other idea? Vicky said she liked it :)

[Benjamin]

OMG! Who has not sent in photos! Give me your F'ing camera and I will take a pic. What's the hold up? You forget how to work a camera? You forget which button to press? No? Then SEND IT IN!!!!!!!!


Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


I'm calm again now :hugesmile:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Right, how many photos have you got Lewis?

If you've got three or more then just eliminate all other places who have failed to send in something.

Then we can just go from there until we have a winner.

If not then I'm just going to post my picture anyway as this is pointless. Might as well post it soon if this doesn't get a move on as I spent time taking this picture. :(

[BOOSH]

No they should just get 0 points for this round......

[Maia]

Are we ever gonna see the photos...? :p

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I'd like to post my picture. :(

Are they ever going to get shown? :)

[GypsyGoth]

How about just running the competition with the people who sent in photos?

Also use Boosh's idea of not evicting anyone, that way there will be enough people.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

How about just running the competition with the people who sent in photos?

Also use Boosh's idea of not evicting anyone, that way there will be enough people.

I think that.

If there are no eliminations then it will just become a photography thread and we already have one.

I think, like you said, just run it with the people who sent photos in.

Even if it only means there are like 3-4 players. There can be like three themes per round so it runs longer, but still have an elimination at the end of each round until there is a winner as voted by everyone on TiBB.
:)

[Lewis.]

I'm going to run this after Christmas now. Perhaps when the X Factor and co is over people will be a little bit more interested as I can't really see tanything else being on at that time. When the mole is finished I'll start it... I'll have the same theme... So you can keep your current photo if you wish! sorry to those that have bothered!

[BOOSH]

Ahh yeah sounds cool. I'll keep my pic for the theme.

[BOOSH]

Can we start this now??

[Benjamin]

I assume this is not commencing?

[BOOSH]

It's suppose to...
:(

[Suze]

Oh I wish I had seen this thread before, I would have joined it :(

[Niamh.]

someone should start a new photography competition

[Jarrod]

someone should start a new photography competition

I agree. I'd love to take part in one :)

[Benjamin]

Is still awaiting the results from the first round. :hugesmile:

If I wasn't busy with The Mole 4 and TiBB Big Brother I'd start a new competition for this.

[Conor]

I'd love to do this again! I did the very fist comp :D One thing though. Some of the rules are a bit strange, like not being allowed to change exposure, gradients and selective colouring etc... because they generally help to create an atmosphere with pics and can also lift it a bit/make them more 3-dimensional. Although I do agree with adding text and blending/blurring etc.

[Conor]

I would do it, but i want to be a contestant :(

[Niamh.]

Is still awaiting the results from the first round. :hugesmile:

If I wasn't busy with The Mole 4 and TiBB Big Brother I'd start a new competition for this.

I'd volunteer to do it but I don't know alot about photography and I think it'd be better if the host did

[Benjamin]

I'd volunteer to do it but I don't know alot about photography and I think it'd be better if the host did

You could host it and have yourself, 2 other judges and the forum vote for each round as to who should go through?

[Maia]

I wouldn't mind hosting this if no one else could, I have quite a bit of photography knowledge and I always love looking at people's photography/artwork :) I could give it a try.

[Suze]

I wouldn't mind hosting this if no one else could, I have quite a bit of photography knowledge and I always love looking at people's photography/artwork :) I could give it a try.

Sounds good to me :)

I have no photography knowledge, just love taking photos, but would love a go at competing in the comp anyway :)

[Benjamin]

I wouldn't mind hosting this if no one else could, I have quite a bit of photography knowledge and I always love looking at people's photography/artwork :) I could give it a try.

I don't see why not. Just double check with Lewis, but I imagine that he has given up on this. :)

[Niamh.]

I wouldn't mind hosting this if no one else could, I have quite a bit of photography knowledge and I always love looking at people's photography/artwork :) I could give it a try.

yeah, I think you should go for it Mollie:hugesmile: