{"id":1785,"date":"2011-06-26T23:40:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T04:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:17:36","slug":"638-readers-photo-of-the-month-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/26\/638-readers-photo-of-the-month-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"#638 Reader&#8217;s Photo of the Month Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/26\/638-readers-photo-of-the-month-contest\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Every month we select one of YOUR photos for our <a title=\"Reader's photo of the month contest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/tag\/reader-photo-of-the-month\/\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fblog%2Ftag%2Freader-photo-of-the-month%2F','Reader')\">Reader&#8217;s Photo of the Month<\/a>. We look for a photo that moves us in some way and some kind of inspiration or indication of how the photo turns your crank! We&#8217;re less interested in what camera you used and more interested in your process.<\/p>\n<p>This month was, as usual, a tough choice.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end <a title=\"Andrea Johnstone\" href=\"http:\/\/ajphotoimages.com\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fajphotoimages.com','Andrea+Johnstone')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Johnstone<\/a> came out on top with her photo, below, from a recent session:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Photo of the Month contest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/POTMAndreaJ.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Month contest\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of the Month contest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Andrea says, simply, &#8220;<em>I grabbed this photo of Christine&#8217;s daughter.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><em>My inspiration was the way she was getting tuckered out and looked like she wanted some cuddling, which I thought was so spontaneous.\u00a0 It was just about the end of the session and the kids were getting tired.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a perfect chance to grab an instant non-posed snap.<\/em>&#8220;<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes the best photos are the least planned &#8211; especially with children.<\/p>\n<p>For Andrea&#8217;s efforts she wins a <a title=\"Ottawa photo safari\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/workshops\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.HarryNowell.com%2Fworkshops','Ottawa+photo+safari')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photo safari<\/a> at HarryNowell.com this summer or fall. We have two coming up in July &#8211; <a title=\"Ottawa Bike Race Photo Safari\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/workshops\/workshops_photo_safari_3.htm\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fworkshops%2Fworkshops_photo_safari_3.htm','Ottawa+Bike+Race+Photo+Safari')\">bike racing<\/a> or <a title=\"Ottawa Photo Safari - buskers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/workshops\/workshops_photo_safari_4.htm\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harrynowell.com%2Fworkshops%2Fworkshops_photo_safari_4.htm','Ottawa+Photo+Safari+-+buskers')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">street performers<\/a> &#8211; and are planning one for the fall &#8211; to be announced soon. Congratulations Andrea!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Prizes? You never said anything about prizes!!<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, we are now have prizes for the contest! Next month <a title=\"Canadian Geographic Magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CanadianGeographic.ca\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.CanadianGeographic.ca','Canadian+Geographic+Magazine')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Geographic<\/a> has kindly offered a subscription to their beautiful magazine. Interested in the prize, fame and glory?<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canadian Geographic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.HarryNowell.com\/Photo\/blog\/corp_logo.gif\" alt=\"Canadian Geographic\" width=\"171\" height=\"65\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian Geographic prize<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"mailto:harry@harrynowell.com\">Send us your photos!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please send one photo at a time. Maximum three photos per person per month. Please keep your photos small \u2013 we cannot consider photos greater than 1mb. Ideally, size photos to 450 x 300 pixels at 72 dpi. A\u00a0<em>gentle<\/em> watermark is fine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting Text<\/strong> \u2013 This is as important as the photo. What inspired you? Why do you like it? How did you do it? Tell us about your photo!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong> \u2013 Would you like a link to your site? Please send us the specific link!<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, we cannot reply to all photos submitted. Stay tuned. We will feature the\u00a0<em>Reader\u2019s Photo of the Month<\/em> at the end of each month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Every month we select one of YOUR photos for our Reader&#8217;s Photo of the Month. 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