IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration for the contest has ended. If you missed it, look for our next contest in the Spring. If you did register, an email with important information was sent out on August 11. If you did not get that email, please let me know and I will find your registration and get it out to you asap.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

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Every town has a story. Every summer does as well.

We want to see your town’s summer in photographs. From 6-8 photographs, tell us something about the place you live. Tell us about how summer feels in your town. Summer is such a great time of year, now show us the images of how your town, city, village during this fabulous season.

Maybe it’s the people, or the scenery, or the old mill, or the rush-hour traffic that lends a sense of place to your town. Show us in pictures. make us feel, hear and smell the city or town as you do. Food, portraits, still life… whatever it takes to make us KNOW your town in the summer.

Rules:
1. 6-8 images in the story. (No less than 6, no more than 8. No exceptions)
2. Text is optional. If there is accompanying text, it will be submitted as an email.
(Do not try to layout the pages or incorporate the text into the images. Just have the text ready to accompany the work for when you submit it.)
3. Photographs must be taken between June 1, 2011 and August 15, 2011.
4. Images must be 700 pixels on the largest side.
5. Every image must contain the photographer’s name on the lower left corner, horizontally (72 PPI, 11 point type).
6. Images are transferred electronically. (More info to come)
7. Images must be named with photographers last name, and order of presentation. Example “don-giannatti-img1.jpg” This is quite important so please follow these instructions.

LE will be granted the rights to show the images on the contest page, and on additional sites that may be linking to the contest page. No additional rights are transferred, no third party use of the images. Copyright remains with the photographer.

You must register (free) to be entered, and all photographs are due on August 15th. We will make the uploading area available on August 1, 2011. Photographers must register before August 10, 2011 to be eligible.

Just as last time, there is only one big winner. (Photography is like that.)

First prize winner will receive:
1. Midwest Photo Exchange:
LP608 10ft stand, LP621 mini-boom and 42” 5-1 reflector.
$150 value.

ThinkTank
2. “Speed Racer” Model
$179 value

3. Amherst Media (6 books)
All Four from Kirk Tuck (Autographed) and
“Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers” (link)
“Portrait Photographer’s Handbook, 3rd Edition” (link)
$200 value

4. Syl Arena’s Book, (Speedliter’s Handbook) Autographed.
$30 value

5. A custom Blog from WordPress Themes for Photographers
$80 value

6. Attendance at any LE workshop for 2011 and 2012
$550 value

7. A Medium Standbagger (Model 8) from Standbagger.com.
$80 value

8. Selina Maitreya’s Platinum Package of Clarion Call I and Clarion Call II. The Clarion Call Platinum Package is HUGE. All of the information from the first Clarion Call plus all the info from Clarion Call II. See more info at this page. Sign up while you are there and be a part of an exciting special LE/Project 52 call with Selina.
$300 value

9. My new book, “Lighting Essentials: Subject Centric Lighting for Digital Photographers” – autographed by me.
(Available in September from Amherst Media, and will be shipped pre-release edition)

10. A full set of Tony Kuyper’s Luminosity Masks. These are my secret weapon, and I use them on most images. Enhance the contrast within specific luminosities easily and with tons of control.

That’s nearly $1400 in value for the winner. That’s pretty cool, eh?

Second and Third place will receive:
1. My new book, “Lighting Essentials: Subject Centric Lighting for Digital Photographers” – autographed by me.
(Available in September from Amherst Media, and will be shipped pre-release edition)

2. A two hour consultation with me: can be used for portfolio review, or general review of marketing/online presence.

NOTE: I WILL BE ADDING PREMIUMS TO THIS LIST FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THAT’S RIGHT – MORE PRIZES TO COME.

Judging will happen as soon after the closing of the contest, August 15, 2011, as possible. Winners will be announced on September 15, 2011. Judges will be announced on July 1, 2011. All judges decisions are final.

Please have a blast with this contest. We will be reminding you on Twitter, Facebook and here at LE at every opportunity.

Time is closing in on the Clarion Call II by Selina Maitreya: It’s business, real business information.

Thanks – and good luck everyone.