FAA National TV Photo Contest

[Lewis Lang]

Fine Art America is currently hosting a photography contest ending at
end of May, I believe. Winning images appear on a national TV
commercial.

I have three images up for votes in the contest, please consider
voting if so inclined :-).

Thanks,

Lewis Edward (of the Family) Lang - Sovereign**, "Flagist" and
Pentaxian and appreciator of fine coffee malteds everywhere

"THE LAST SUNSET"

http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2107771

"MARILYN FLAG"

http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2107244

"MOTHER NATURE'S SON"

http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2100453

Overall link to the contest itself:

http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=overview

Thanks in advance for your votes and interest :-)

*This post will be cross-posted to other rec.photo newsgroups

**I Am Sovereign, NOT a 14th Amendment U.S. or state(s) citizen, NOT a
resident of the U.S. or any of its several states - I live here in my
body, Across the Universe :-) (No, my body isn't that big, its just a
down-sized Universe ;-))

[Alan Browne]

On 2012-05-17 19:04 , Lewis Lang wrote:
> Fine Art America is currently hosting a photography contest ending at

Are you back?

Would increase the signal level immeasurably.


--
"A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."
-Samuel Clemens.

[PeterN]

On 5/18/2012 11:55 PM, John A. wrote:

> On Thu, 17 May 2012 16:04:56 -0700 (PDT), Lewis Lang
> <Lewi...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Fine Art America is currently hosting a photography contest ending at
>> end of May, I believe. Winning images appear on a national TV
>> commercial.
>

> In the current round voters choose the finalists, with the winners
> then chosen by a jury. (Of our peers, presumably.)
>
> I imagine in the jury phase they will be considering factors many 1st
> phase voters may not, such as how well the image works with just a
> brief view on a TV screen, whether it will bring people in to shop for
> art, whether there will be model releases needed, etc. (Is it
> "commercial use" if you're advertising art, or a natural extension of
> "artistic use"?)

>
>> I have three images up for votes in the contest, please consider
>> voting if so inclined :-).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lewis Edward (of the Family) Lang - Sovereign**, "Flagist" and
>> Pentaxian and appreciator of fine coffee malteds everywhere
>>
>> "THE LAST SUNSET"
>>
>> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2107771
>>
>> "MARILYN FLAG"
>>
>> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2107244
>>
>> "MOTHER NATURE'S SON"
>>
>> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=2100453
>>
>> Overall link to the contest itself:
>>
>> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=overview
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your votes and interest :-)
>>
>> *This post will be cross-posted to other rec.photo newsgroups
>>
>> **I Am Sovereign, NOT a 14th Amendment U.S. or state(s) citizen, NOT a
>> resident of the U.S. or any of its several states - I live here in my
>> body, Across the Universe :-) (No, my body isn't that big, its just a
>> down-sized Universe ;-))
>

> Interesting. I believe I saw the Marilyn one among the entries
> earlier. Going to have to consider that one.
>
> Here are my entries if anyone's interested...
>
> Fall Pumpkin Pair
> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=3572005
>
> Red-Yellow-Green Peppers
> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=3573905
>
> Yesterday's Blooms
> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=3574164
>
> Is anyone else in it?
>
> JA

There seems to be a lot of interesting, creative, and manipulated
images. I didn't see submission rules. Did I miss them?

--
Peter

[PeterN]

On 5/19/2012 4:27 PM, John A. wrote:

> Here's the "fine print" page:
> http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest.html?tab=overview&tvtab=tvfineprint
>
> The only thing there about qualifying works, beside the usual about
> the entrant needing to have the rights to enter the work, seems to be
> "The contest is for photographs only. Please do not submit
> paintings, drawings, or other media."
>
> Despite that, I do see some paintings, drawings, and other media among
> the images, which I assume will be disqualified in the end.


I was surprised to see no sizing criteria.

--
Peter