| Copyright | As an entrant you agree to grant ReadyPhotoSite.com permission to use the work for promotional purposes, in any of our publications, electronic media or printed materials. Your work may be published in affiliated newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, solely for the purpose of promoting the work, the photographer, and the Contest. We reserve the right to use the photos in ReadPhotoSite design themes as the sample photos in the gallery or/and as the background image in the header or/and the body (as a general rule the photos are being replaced by the works of photograher/artist who buy our products). However, copyrights of the photograph shall remain with the photographer at all times, and every time we get to use their works, they'll get a credit. |
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| Eligibility | Open to residents of any country aged 16 or older at the time of entry. |
| Finish | 31 August 2009 |
| Entry fee | Free |
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"Summer is at its height which means that the time of vacations, travel, and heat is in its swing! Freezing here at air-conditioned office, we want you to breathe some sunny vibrant energy into our white as snow bodies. We want to share the fun summer moments with you that will warm us up throughout the year.
We are looking for photos that reveal the spirit of summer. We want to see tropical beaches, gorgeous sunsets, summer fields, flowers in full bloom and many more. Take us on a rocking road trip across the country, or fly us to some exotic land to feel what the summer is like there. Have us watch families picnic, children play, outdoorsmen fish, and the youth dance. Show us what SUMMER means to you!"
Prizes:
- The 1st place Grand winner will receive $1000 in cash in addition to being featured in the interview as the winner on ReadyPhotoSite.com
- The 2nd place winner will be awarded a free Ecommerce ReadyPhotoSite Package.
- The 3rd place winner will get a free Advanced ReadyPhotoSite Package.
- The Premium winners will be awarded the free Advanced ReadyPhotoSite Packages each.
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One entrant can submit no more than one photo for the contest (choose the best one!). Please submit your photos as .jpg or .png. We recommend submitting high resolution images (minimum 300 dpi), up to 5 MB. If you choose to submit lower resolution files for review purposes, please confirm that higher resolution versions are available.
The photo should be taken in the summer of 2009. The summer pics from previous years are not eligible.
To enter, use the submission form or email at contest [at] readyphotosite [dot] com. All the entrants will be required to provide an entry, which will include: entrant’s name, email address, website address or link to the profile on some photo sharing website like Flickr, digital image, image caption and the short story behind it. Please submit images that are relatively large.
Official web site and submission form: http://www.readyphotosite.com/summer_photo_contest.php
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