Clarifications on the Real Photo Comp
Some feedback on a bunch of questions we have received thus far.
One entry per person ?
Quite a few folks are tagging more than one image for each category – Unfortunately that’s going to mean all your entries have to be disqualified and overlooked. This is the only way we can be fair to all the other participants who only tagged once. We will make our best effort to let folks know who have tagged more than once, but it’s up to everyone to play by the rules.
Don’t panic if you have multiple tags, just go back and remove the tags on all but your best image. Nobody will be disqualified before the closing date, as long as they only have a maximum of one image per category.
Why these themes ? What does each theme mean anyway ?
Depending which way you look at it, the first three themes are based around the major prizes, or the prizes are based around the themes. The idea is that if you shoot that kind of stuff, odds are the prizes will be up your alley.
The European and American themes are to celebrate our international expansion, and encourage folks from those regions into our bubbleverse – That doesn’t exclude the rest of us though, photos you’ve taken in those places, or just on those themes are just as valid… eg. A photo of a US flag over an embassy can make a strong photo and fit within the theme.
The intention isn’t that any of the themes will be interpreted too strictly. We want to see some great images, and the themes are a way of grouping them together for prizes.
Theme 1: Landscape, Nature and Travel
Landscapes, Macro of flowers, bugs and critters, wildlife as well as people and places images can all fit into this theme.
Theme 2: Portrait, Fashion and Commercial
Individual faces, environmental portraiture, fashion shoots, architecture and product photography could all fit into this theme.
Theme 3: Black and White, Street and Reportage
Black and white images, photo journalism, streets and cities, colour is fine in the street and photo journalism styles.
Theme 4: Europe
Anything taken in Europe or with a european flavor. Scandanavian tourists in Australia are still european for example…
Theme 5: America
Anything taken in America or with an american flavor. An american flag anywhere in the world is still american etc.
Melinda Kerr
Cool. Just one question (and I reckon it’s a dumb one ;0) But in Portraiture-does it have to be a fashion shot? Or can it be a street photo-but still a portrait?
James Pierce
As long as the primary subject is a person, then it’s a portrait.
Melinda Kerr
Cool thanks James.
Jennifer Heibloem
Exceeeeeellent clarification is good
Craig Goldsmith
Great work answering all the questions and making things crystal clear, can’t wait to see the final galleries once the comp closes.
luckyme
How do you know which photo has enterd into what cat. ? I have a photo meant to go into the contest but not sure if its filed right could you please check on it for me ? Its called watching the bubbles go by..
Let me know something Ill fix it if needed too and thanks
AnneRN
I am still confused by these themes and tags…do I just write “flower” as a tag? or “nature” or Theme#1 or what? what if I post many flowers but only want to enter one – can I only tag one of them “flower”? I am so confused :(
carpenter777
I am knew to this and I have a question. When I put a picture on redbubble, I say the catagory nature,animals and so on. But if I want to enter the contest, I use on of the themes like nature,landscape,travel and portrait and so on. What about all the pictures I have on here? Do they differentiate between them or do I need to take them off? I guess it is the tagging and how to do it that is confusing me a little
thelightseeker
Colour photos of pets don’t fit any of these categories, right?