Weekend Photo Walk #66

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Weekend Photo Walk — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Friday, February 27, 2009

The Watchman
Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 66 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

My Projects Tab Is Down

Filed under: General, Site Updates & Announcements — Jessica, Community Muse at 6:21 pm on Thursday, February 26, 2009

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We wanted to let you know that your My Projects tab, which houses current and completed photo projects in it, is currently down. Once we have more information on this issue, I will update this post.

Thanks,

Jess

Creative Challenge: Out of Place

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Creative Challenge — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Wednesday, February 25, 2009

nice legs, in san francisco

Things that make you go hmmm? This challenge is relatively self-explanatory: Out of Place! Explore your world and what this means to you, and submit your vision for this week’s Creative Challenge.

Wooden Shoe in Field of Tulips

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-outofplace. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on February 25 to 12:00 p.m. on March 2 (all times EST).

5. 3 pictures per person (regardless of how many member accounts you have) tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-outofplace

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Interconnected
As a community from around the globe who communicate regularly, this challenge should be interesting! Next week’s challenge will explore interconnections: how do you keep in touch, communicate, share and explore relationships with the people who matter to you? Explore what this means to you, and submit your vision for this Creative Challenge.

Creative Challenge Winners: The Future

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Creative Challenge — Jessica, Community Muse at 12:01 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2009

For some of you, the future is bright; for others, it’s apocalyptic. That’s why the Creative Challenge: The Future was such an interesting one to judge. We saw lots of fascinating architecture and people, but these three really impressed us:

“Green” eco-friendly lights
#1. By member akoene100. Congrats to member akoene100—we’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow!

San Jose City HallSan Jose City Hall
#2. By member mcnabb22

Sci Fi Museam (4)Sci Fi Museum
#3. By member scott_wagner444

Thanks to member oertlif_3, who sent us this feedback: “When you display the winning photos of the Creative Challenge, please also add the titles of the photos!” We loved the idea, and we’re now going to display the captions.

Thanks to everyone who entered the Challenge and shared their photos with us. We really enjoyed viewing all the entries and hope you had fun as well. To see all the entries in the Creative Challenge: The Future, visit the DISPLAY PAGE.

Weekend Photo Walk #65

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Weekend Photo Walk — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Friday, February 20, 2009

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Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 65 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

Creative Challenge: The Future

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Creative Challenge — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The futuristic City of Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de Artes y Ciencias)

After focusing on our past and reflecting on Black History Month, let’s look to the future! This week we will create images of things, places, or people that look futuristic or capture some aspect of how you envision the future. Explore what this means to you, and submit your vision for this week’s Creative Challenge.

weaving a star in the carina nebula

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-future. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on February 18 to 12:00 p.m. on February 23 (all times EST).

5. 3 pictures per member tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-future

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Out of Place
This challenge is sure to get you looking at things in a new way! Next week’s challenge should result in some interesting entries! Explore what this means to you, and submit your vision for this Creative Challenge.

Creative Challenge Winners: Black History Month

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Creative Challenge — Jessica, Community Muse at 12:01 am on Tuesday, February 17, 2009

What amazing interpretations you submitted for the theme Creative Challenge: Black History Month! We will feature many of these photos in the news section on Webshots to celebrate your wonderful work and bring awareness to the community. Here are the top three this week:

A New Day
#1. By member dawson30. Congrats to member dawson30—we’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow!

Dance and sing
#2. By member arsfb

Jackie Robinson Signed Baseball
#3. By member bigsister861

Thanks to everyone who entered the Challenge and shared their photos with us. We really enjoyed viewing all the entries and hope you had fun as well. To see all the entries in the Creative Challenge: Before & After, visit the DISPLAY PAGE.

New Navigation

Filed under: General, Site Updates & Announcements, Just For Fun — Jessica, Community Muse at 12:01 am on Sunday, February 15, 2009

We’ve just released a new navigation menu that’s simplified and easier to use. At Webshots, we’re always trying to improve your experience and make it easier to do what you want to do. Let us know what you think of the improvements in the comments section. To see bigger versions of the images below, just click on them.
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The major changes include moving the search field out of the navigation menu:

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Moving the links to Pro Shots and the Webshots Desktop and Toolbar under the “screensavers & wallpaper” tab.

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And creating separate tabs for buying prints and creating photo products at the Webshots store:
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We hope these changes make is easier for you to find what you’re looking for on Webshots…such as Valentine’s Day wallpaper!

Happy Valentine’s Day from Webshots

Filed under: General, Just For Fun — Jessica, Community Muse at 12:01 am on Saturday, February 14, 2009

Love Statue, New York City

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone at Webshots! We hope your day is filled with love and laughter. Whether your single or in a relationship, you can celebrate with us:

Valentine’s Day Pro Shots

Valentine’s Day Community Photos
two bears to love

A Bouquet of Roses Editors’ Collection
Harmony Rose.

Special Offer: Free Shipping on Prints
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Weekend Photo Walk #64

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Weekend Photo Walk — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Friday, February 13, 2009

Walking on the beach in  Winter
Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 64 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

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