Creative Challenge: In My Kitchen

Filed under: General, Just For Fun, Creative Challenge — Chandra, Photography Goddess at 12:01 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Our next challenge is bringing us closer to home - your kitchen! From still life, food photography and action shots in the kitchen, this challenge should be interesting and fun. We love to find out more about our members and the challenges that bring us closer to where you live and what you love are some of the most fun to judge :) . Brush up on the Food Photography Pro Tip for some great tips!

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Gnocchi Reflection in a Glass of Wine

Decorating the gingerbread house.

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-kitchen. 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 for first place or being featured on the homepage at a later date. 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 October 28 to 12:00 p.m. on November 9 (all times EST).

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

*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: Jump!
Get up and get active for our next challenge! There’s something about capturing the moment of an air-bound subject that evokes a sense of joy, excitement or perhaps anxiety. For the next challenge practice catching movement from an intriguing angle and/or fast shutter speed. You may want to review some Pro Tips for help in catching your subject in action: Shutter Speed, Cropping and Burst Mode,

29 Comments »

Comment by Cher

October 28, 2009 @ 10:28 am

I am going to leave Webshots if this spamming on all my photos does not stop. - Cher

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

October 28, 2009 @ 12:17 pm

Cher, Your spammers home page is at http://community.webshots.com/user/xjuehfgrkwjd?action=profile .Have you reported him or her to Webshots? Also, you can block that account and delete their spam. I currently have 39 people blocked, for spam. Also, DO NOT click on any of their links. A friend of mine, got a computer virus, because of this, recently. In the “Creative Challenge: Feeling Spooky” Blog at http://blog.webshots.com/?p=1226 ,we have some posts about spammers. All The Best, Teresa

Comment by Kelvin Wright

October 30, 2009 @ 1:09 am

I have set my comments options to allow only friends to post. It means I am missing out on quite a bit of feedback but it is preferable to the continual spamming. Blocking people doesn’t really work. The spammers are using different identities all the time. Surely it wouldn’t be that difficult for WS to stop it: limiting the number of links in a comment, for example or even stopping links altogether

Comment by Kelvin Wright

October 30, 2009 @ 1:09 am

I have set my comments options to allow only friends to post. It means I am missing out on quite a bit of feedback but it is preferable to the continual spamming. Blocking people doesn’t really work. The spammers are using different identities all the time. Surely it wouldn’t be that difficult for WS to stop it: limiting the number of links in a comment, for example or even stopping links altogether

Comment by Annick (frissons100)

October 30, 2009 @ 1:31 am

Why do you spoil and alter pro shots that are published daily with this new calendar insert?
This is worse than a watermark and a lack of respect for your talented professionnal photographers. Furthermore, if someone is really in need of a desktop calendar, there IS a feature in the Webshots Configuration MENU! I really hope that you will take this comment into consideration. Regards, Annick (frissons100)

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

October 30, 2009 @ 12:47 pm

On the Desktop Client, click on Options and go to the Wallpaper tab. In the Wallpaper Calendar section, you can set up the calendar. It has the current day highlighted. I have used this calendar for years and I love it.

Comment by iijoki

October 30, 2009 @ 3:21 pm

To Annick,

Many members are making the same good comment as you have. But will Webshots take any of our negative feedback into consideration?

Comment by Michel Lalonde - peg353

October 30, 2009 @ 7:43 pm

I just got one of those dreadful e-mail from WS, telling me that I have been a bit naughty in uploading a somewhat pornographic image. Me? Me so much against porn get my fingers slap! Not even skin and well over 21 years of age!
The Image was from my “Hand Painted B&W Print “ http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/575281234ekPmnz

I would really appreciate your input on this one… I’ve publish the image in question on my lame blog, totally at the bottom. http://michel-photo.blogspot.com/2009/07/intro.html

Please tell me I’m not that bad so I can sleep tonight.
Michel

Comment by Judy of North Carolina

October 31, 2009 @ 3:01 pm

A very good idea, Kelvin, to stop links in comments! Seems to me that would stop most of them. Polgaratex

Comment by Miriam Mishory

November 2, 2009 @ 4:13 am

Hey, guys! Is it just me or do we have a SCREAMING red background and BIG GREEN LETTERING on our home page? Isn’t it a bit early for CHRISTMAS? How commercial can you get?

WS staff: LOSE IT!

Comment by Miriam Mishory

November 2, 2009 @ 8:52 am

Hi, Everybody! Recuperating from Halloween?

WS STAFF: Take notice! I like my HAIR a vibrant, sexy RED–NOT the Home page background! Who’s the idiot who designed the “new” home page? No artistic taste at all! What hits us in the face is the SCREAMING RED, followed by the GLOWING GREEN, instead of the members’ albums, POTDs, etc. You guys certainly know how to grab center stage!

Boo! And I don’t mean Halloween, either!

GET OFF THE STAGE!

Comment by Jim (police370)

November 2, 2009 @ 9:23 am

In case you have not noticed, active links in messages no longer function. I think they did it Friday since nobody appears to work on weekends and they did not work this weekend. I unblocked my messages and so far, no spammer.

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 2, 2009 @ 1:37 pm

Michel, I just visited your beautiful album and blog. I could not find the offending picture. All The Best, Teresa

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 2, 2009 @ 1:43 pm

Miriam, I have the same problem, on my home page. Webshots is advertising their new store. “WS staff: LOSE IT!” I agree 100 % with you. All The Best, Teresa

Comment by Annick (frissons100)

November 2, 2009 @ 11:13 pm

Cher Michel, je n’en reviens tout simplement pas! Toi, censuré? Pour une image aussi innocente et si inoffensive? La bêtise, la bigoterie et l’hypocrisie de certains américains (dont fait partie l’ineffable Webshots!) me surprendra toujours! Et dire que ces gens ne trouvent rien de répréhensible à diffuser des images de tueries et de violence! Un corps criblé de balles, c’est ok, mais un corps dénuné ou certaines parties du corps, alors…l’anathème! Je suis 100% avec toi, Michel!

Comment by ericy202

November 3, 2009 @ 6:23 am

I am with Miriam on that SCREAMING RED homepage background, horrible & just makes me want to turn it off as quickly as possible. My eyes are bad enough already without webshots making them worse. WS please hear us & change the colour.

Comment by Joan

November 3, 2009 @ 10:10 am

Kitchen challenge photos are wonderful, fun, and very tasty looking. As Jim says with his photos, be prepared to drool. Joan

Comment by Brenda

November 3, 2009 @ 10:57 am

Michel, I visited too. Your work is beautiful! I see nothing even remotely offensive. I think a few people must have waaaay too much time on their hands and are spending it by flagging the work of valuable members, just to stir up you-know-what. We do not need this sort of foolishness. There are enough real problems that need attention, rather than inventing a fake one!

Personally, I feel that if somebody wants to raise an issue with a shot, then that individual had better be prepared to provide a well-argued justification for the concern. In this case, that would be impossible. Do the powers-that-be even bother to check before they delete?

Your “offending photo” reminded me of some very classy ads for jeans - composed well and fun-spirited - the kind of shot that can earn a photographer big bucks in any fashion magazine. Have you ever thought of assembling a portfolio and trying the commercial market? I’m serious.

Brenda

Comment by Jim (police370)

November 3, 2009 @ 6:39 pm

WOW! Has webshots done something to stop spammers? I see signs of some things changed so, I removed the block for my messages. Three days now and no spam. I could not go 20 minutes to 8 hours without a spam appearing. If you did something to cut them back, Thank you Webshots.

Comment by Michel Lalonde - peg353

November 3, 2009 @ 10:28 pm

Thanks Brenda, Jim and Frissons for your comments on my deleted image. IMO WS probably never saw it. As for spam, I’m still getting them with links.

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 3, 2009 @ 11:18 pm

Jim, Sunday’s and Monday’s POTD’S, got hit with spammers. I posted a warning message to the authors. They deleted the spam, in their pictures. I hope that Webshots, noticed this problem.

Comment by Jim (police370)

November 4, 2009 @ 10:02 am

I just tested adding a link for my personal website to Teresa’s pictures and the link is not active in the message for the pictures. Anything that looks like a link will be converted to a link by email and appear as if it was also on your pictures, but the real original link on your pictures is not there anymore on tests I have made. I tried putting my www.JimHarmonPhotos.com on pictures and on the message pages and it does not work. The words are there, but you would have to copy and paste them to use them as a link to the spam site. I do not know of anyone who would do that when they see it is spam.

For some reason, I still have no spam for 4 days now, and I used to get it multiple times every day of the week.

Comment by Jim (police370)

November 4, 2009 @ 10:05 am

While a link is not active on messages pages and picture messages in all my tests, I do see it active on this blog. Lets see if it appears for all to see or if it gets deleted when they read it.

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 4, 2009 @ 2:01 pm

Hi Jim, On the home page and server, that I am on, the links are not active, on pictures, albums, and on my message board. The links are active, in the emails, that I get. I just visited your beautiful website and signed your quest book. Links are active on the blogs. All The Best, Teresa

Comment by Judy of North Carolina

November 4, 2009 @ 3:27 pm

Michel your image was not even close to porn. Some people complain just to get attention I think. Nice album too. Polgaratex

Comment by Michel Lalonde - peg353

November 5, 2009 @ 1:27 am

The links are active when I use Firefox but not with Explorer. Do you get the same?

Comment by Jim (police370)

November 5, 2009 @ 10:05 am

I normally use Google Chrome for Webshots, but I just tried Firefox and Explorer 8. I had Vista 64 bit yesterday morning, but last night I installed the new “Windows 7, 64 bit” operating system. All links on all browsers are inactive on the picture messages. I have to add, that I find Windows 7 to be faster in many areas and my Ram usage monitor is running a lot lower with Windows 7. I find a lot of things I like better with Windows 7 that used to annoy me with Vista. I am still learning about it. So far it works great with Webshots (better in some areas.

Members and WEBSHOTS - If I find any issues with Windows 7 and Webshots, I will let you all know via my Help album or a support message to Webshots. So far there are none.

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 5, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

Michel, “The links are active when I use Firefox but not with Explorer. Do you get the same?” I use Internet Explorer. The links are active in the blogs only. Links posted on my pictures, albums, and message board, are not active. However, when I get the email of the picture or album comment, the link is active. I hope that Webshots, will RESTORE your picture. There was NOTHING wrong, with it. All The Best, Teresa

Comment by Teresa (Teres187)

November 5, 2009 @ 2:08 pm

Jim, I have Windows XP on my PC. What is the difference between XP and Windows 7? Thanks in advance. Teresa

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