The First CurrentPhotographer Photo Challenge

I’m honored to share that I am judging the first photo contest on CurrentPhotographer.com. When Trevor asked me to be a judge, I jumped at the opportunity. Trevor is an awesome guy with great knowledge of the photo industry. The other judges include Ana Ramirez and Joseph Cristina.

Make the Ordinary Extraordinary

The topic of this challenge is “Make the Ordinary Extraordinary”

Pick a very mundane and ordinary object and photograph it – the challenge being that you have to make it extraordinary, beautiful and interesting. When shooting your ordinary object think about what makes it interesting: Does it tell a story? Can you conceal what it is by zooming in closely? Does your fascination with it say something personal about you? Is it more interesting in monochrome? Will you process it or leave it as shot straight from the camera?

Prizes

First Place Winner will receive a prize package worth $780 and includes:

• Full retail version of onOne Software’s Perfect Photo Suite 5.5
• $150 gift certificate from Borrow Lenses
• Credit for a 50 page 12″ x 12″ photo book from AdoramaPix

Second Place Winner will receive a prize package worth $418 and includes:

• Full retail version of onOne Software’s Photo Tools 2.6
• $100 gift certificate from Borrow Lenses
• Credit for a 26 page 12″ x 9″ photo book from AdoramaPix

Third Place Winner will receive a prize package worth $104 and includes:

• $50 gift certificate from Borrow Lenses
• credit for a 14 page 8″ x 8″ photo book from AdoramaPix
• Canon Special Edition Lens Mug from CurrentPhotographer.com

So now that you have quick details, head on over to CurrentPhotographer.com, read the full details and enter your photo into the contest. Entries are closed after February 26, 2011.

Thanks for reading and happy shooting,

Scott