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♦ – Yesterday my buddy Scott Kelby announced a new contest that he and sports photographer Mike Olivella are hosting over at Flickr. It’s called Shoot on the Sidelines with Scott and Mike and it is going to be huge for one lucky sports shooter wannabe.
So here’s the deal, start looking through your photos for your favorite sports shot and post it to their Flickr page. It can be any sporting-type event you want but you have to post it by Friday, August 21, 2009. Then, Scott and Mike will select one winner from all the images and the owner of that image will be flown to Florida to shoot a FSU game from the sidelines with Scott and Mike. We’re talking full press-pass. The prize includes airfare, hotel, and even a free rental of some very fast glass so you fit in with all the other glass junkies on the sidelines. This is a true dream assignment and it can all be yours by entering your best shot. So here’s the bad part, I’m not eligible to enter. That goes for all you other working pros out there as well. This is strictly an amateurs-only contest. I popped over to the Flickr page a little while ago and the images are already beginning to pour in. There are some great shots in there so make sure you find your best image and be sure to read the discussions while you are there to see what advice Mike has been giving. Also, make sure you watch Scott’s video for all the info.
♦ – As long as we are talking about contests, you should check out the one going on over at Layers Magazine. The contest is called How CS4 Saved the Day! As the name implies, you will need to tell your story about how you used Photoshop CS4 to get you out of a real Jam. The only trick is that you need to do it in 250 words or less. The prize for the best success story is a copy of Lightroom 2, Adobe 18-1 Card Reader, 8GB USB Drive, and a three-year subscription to Layers magazine. This contest is open to everyone and you can enter by clicking here. There will be six weekly winners and one grand prize winner who will receive the Adobe® Creative Suite® Design Premium or Web Premium (or equivalent value).
♦ – Even though news of the Nikon D300s was just released a couple of days ago, there are already videos starting to surface that were probably shot with pre-production models. Check out this very cool compilation of video and still imagery.
♦ – I stopped in over at photographer Dustin Snipes’ blog yesterday to see if he had posted anything new lately. You might remember Dustin from his great guest blog at Photoshop Insider. Well, it has been some time since Dustin posted anything but I did find a great post on a shoot he did with baseball player Matt Hobgood. Not only did Dustin show some great shots, he also had images of his set up for each shot along with the equipment he used. It was very educational and I hope Dustin gets back on the blogging trail because he always has great stuff to share. You can check out Dustin’s blog here.
♦ – This isn’t necessarily a photography related item but since we are in the middle of vacation season I thought I would point you to this great article from Flying with Fish. It’s all about safeguarding your valuables when you go flying and it’s well worth the read. You can find the article here.
♦ – I thought I would end today’s post with a little inspiration from photographer Paul Marcellini. Paul does some amazing landscape work but I think my favorite images come from the work Paul did in the Everglades. You have to admire someone that would stand waist-deep in alligator infested swamp water to capture a beautiful image. Check out Paul’s Everglade images and all his other collections in his gallery page.
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I love Dustin’s blog. I got on him a couple of months ago on Facebook about his blog.
His latest post was my inspiration for this:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30607950&l=db6f63f4d1&id=1007657684